Location

The village, which was the birthplace of Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, is Canale – called Forno di Canale from the first half of the 19th century up to 1964. It is a small mountain municipality in the province of Belluno, in the heart of the Dolomites and precisely in the Agordino area. It has become Unesco World Heritage since 2009. The village is in the centre of the Biois valley, more precisely between the touristic centre of Falcade to the west and Cencenighe to the east. The Valles and San Pellegrino passes favour a suitable communication with the nearby Trento Region. Canale is surrounded by majestic tops such as the Civetta, Lastéi (Focobon), the impressive Altopiano delle Comèlle, the Cime d'Auta and the Marmolada.