Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy Aug 11, 2025

Tucked into the northern Italian Alps, the village of Santa Maddalena is a postcard-perfect hamlet in South Tyrol"s valley of Val di Funes. With its iconic church steeple set against the jagged peaks of the Dolomites—a mountain range in the Alps—it"s one of the most photographed spots in the region. The Dolomites themselves—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—rise dramatically behind the village, their pale limestone faces glowing pink at sunset in a phenomenon locals call "enrosadira."

© Sakrapee Nopparat/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Aug 11, 2026Lime Kiln Lighthouse on San Juan Island, Washington state, USA

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Jul 24, 2024Swaledale sheep in North Yorkshire, England
Jul 10, 2024Collared aracari
June 14, 2026Mallard duck
Sep 19, 2024Milky Way over the Elbow River, Alberta, Canada
Aug 27, 2024Young black caiman
Sept 2, 2026Beach huts, Southwold, Suffolk Heritage Coast, England
Aug 2, 2024Saint-François, Guadeloupe, Caribbean
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Nov 15, 2025Irohazaka Road, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Aug 28, 2024Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris
Aug 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
May 11, 2024Indigo bunting
Feb 14, 2024Red-crowned crane
Nov 6, 2024Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Sep 16, 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Jul 9, 2025Constitución railway station, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Feb 8, 2026Corfu, Greece
Jun 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Jan 30, 2024Ayna, Albacete, Spain
Jan 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Aug 17, 2024Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
Feb 5, 2024Monarch butterflies
Mar 13, 2024Lesser flamingos, Lake Magadi, Kenya
Feb 3, 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
May 8, 2025Donkeys in a valley near Rhyolite, Nevada, United States
Mar 14, 2026Lanyon Quoit, a Neolithic dolmen in Cornwall, England
Feb 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China