Beautiful Belluno, set on the River Piave in the Valbelluna, and ringed by superb peaks, is the jump off point for exploring the eastern Dolomites. Visitors come here year round for outdoor pursuits – skiing, snowboarding and skating in winter, hiking, cycling, golf and fishing in summer. It’s also popular touring country, with many tourists simply coming for the scenery, the pretty towns and villages, the gastronomy and shopping. Belluno has a 16th-century cathedral, churches, and a couple of museums – the Museo Interattivo delle Migrazione tells the story of local migration to find work all over the world during the 19th century.