Pala group

The Pala group is the largest massif of the Dolomites, with about 240 km² of surface, located between eastern Trentino and Veneto, in the area between Primiero, Valle del Biois and Agordino.

In the central sector of the group, discovered by the Marquis Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu in 1788, consisting of dolomite, a sedimentary rock formed by double calcium carbonate and magnesium, extends the plateau, on an area of about 50 km², forming a huge empty space, rocky and almost lunar that fluctuates between 2500 and 2800 m above sea level.

The part of the group extended in Trentino is entirely included in the Paneveggio — Pale di San Martino Nature Park. According to some sources, the group inspired the Belluno writer Dino Buzzati in the setting of his novel "The Tartar Steppe".