The Sella Pass (; or ''Jouf de Sela''; ) (2218 m) is a high
mountain pass
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between the provinces of
Trentino
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and
South Tyrol
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in
Italy
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.
It connects the
Val Gherdëina in
South Tyrol
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and
Canazei
Canazei ( Ladin: ''Cianacéi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about northeast of Trento. Its name derives from the Latin wo ...
in the
Fascia Valley in Trentino.
With
Pordoi Pass,
Gardena Pass, and
Campolongo Pass, this pass forms a quadrangle around the
Sella group. In the winter, ski trails are prepared that make the entire round in both directions, known as the ''
Sella Ronda''.
Maratona dles Dolomites
The Sella Pass is the third of seven Dolomites mountain passes riders cross in the annual
Maratona dles Dolomites single-day
bicycle race. It is also on the route of the
Dolomites Gold Cup Race.
See also
*
List of highest paved roads in Europe
*
List of mountain passes
References
External links
Passo Sella from Passo Pordoi crossroadPasso Sella from the Gardena crossroad*
Mountain passes of the Dolomites
Mountain passes of South Tyrol
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