MMM Dolomites

Fifteen minutes inside was enough for one visitor, and the rest of the time went on the view. That is a fair account of MMM Dolomites. The rooms hold paintings, photographs and mountaineering artefacts, but they sit there with next to no supporting information beside them, and the history of the building itself has to be looked up afterwards rather than read on the wall. Outside, the summit of Monte Rite opens onto the Dolomites, and Antelao is the peak that draws the eye. Cloud does not cancel it — the top is worth reaching on a grey day too. Climbers get the most out of what is in the cases; everyone else comes back down talking about the panorama.

• The shuttle is extra — the ride up from the car park is paid on top of the museum ticket.
• Do not leave it late — the museum stops letting people in before 16:30, and the shuttle timetable does not line up with that cut-off.
• Bring your own background — the paintings, photographs and artefacts are shown with next to no supporting information on site.
• Allow time outside — one visitor walked the whole museum in 15 minutes; the summit view is what fills the rest of a visit.
• Toilets — there are toilets at the museum.

Drive as far as Cibiana and the Forcella Cibiana pass and leave the car there. The road on up to the summit is closed to public traffic, and Google Maps will still try to route you along it, so ignore the directions at that point. From the car park the last stretch is either the shuttle, whose kiosk stands by the parking area and which runs on its own timetable, or your own legs: 7 km of climbing road with about 600 metres of ascent. Vehicle and walkers use the same road.