DoloMythos

Room after room, the labelling thins out and one section runs into the next, so what the place offers is a browse rather than a story of the mountains. Screens fill part of the gap, though they auto-scroll and serve their pages out of order. The part that works cleanly is aimed at children: a treasure hunt in the play area, good for about twenty minutes of digging. There is a gift shop, and a bistro and deli counter beside it, in a good-looking building in the middle of San Candido. On a wet Dolomite day the museum earns its place.

• Labelling: sparse throughout, and the sections run into one another without a clear order.
• Info screens: they auto-scroll and serve their pages out of sequence, so reading one through takes some doing.
• With children: the play area runs a treasure hunt, worth about twenty minutes of digging.
• Rain plan: the whole museum is indoors, which is what fills it on days when the peaks are in cloud.
• On site: toilets, a gift shop, and a bistro and deli counter.

The museum stands in the middle of San Candido, so the last stretch is short whichever way you arrive. The nearest car park is a few dozen metres from the entrance; a second one close by is customers only. From the bus stops in the village centre it is under 200 m on foot, past the tourist information office, and the walk is all village street.

Better: a wet or overcast day, when the peaks are in cloud and the outdoor plan has fallen through.

Avoid: clear weather — the mountains outside have the better claim on the day.

The museum is entirely indoors, which is the whole of its timing: it works exactly when the Dolomites do not. At Christmas the building is decorated and the mood turns festive, which suits families.