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. Santa Maddalena is small, quiet and deeply rooted in local Ladin and Tyrolean traditions. Wooden chalets dot the green hills, and cows graze in meadows that seem painted into place. Although it feels remote, the village is a gateway to some of the Dolomites" best hiking, including trails through Puez-Odle Nature Park.

© Sakrapee Nopparat/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A one-of-a-kind splash
An unbreakable bond between siblings
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Stretching to the sky
The butterfly effect
Shining city on the hill
Jan 23, 2024Maldives
Jan 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
An unbreakable bond between siblings
Sep 7, 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
A remote oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert
Aug 4, 2024Friendship Day
Apr 22, 2025Earth Day
Oct 20, 2025Hoffmanns two-toed sloth, Ecuador
Jan 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Jun 28, 2024Stonewall uprising anniversary
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
Dec 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Oct 5, 2024African elephants in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Sep 23, 2024Sea otter in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
The picturesque Mughal architecture
On a dark and stormy night...
Dec 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 25, 2025World Penguin Day
Dragon tails trail to the sea
Apr 1, 2026The Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
Feb 11, 2026Death Valley National Park, California, United States
Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jun 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Feb 27, 2025Polar bear cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England