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Extract from the Cortina d'Ampezzo Travel Guides:
The 1956 Winter Olympics were staged at
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO
(it still has the Pista Olimpica di Bob), an event which began the transformation of the town from a small resort to a city in the mountains. Its main reason for existing now is the skiing season - roughly Christmas to Easter - when the population rises from 7000 to around 40,000, packing out the designer-clothes and antiques shops, as well as the slopes around the city. Cortina is the Italian equivalent of Saint Moritz, attracting actors, artists - and the rich. The place encourages a kind of Hollywood existence: taking sleighs down the mountain after a meal at a glamorous rest...
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