Hamlets belonging to the municipality: Gries, Alba e PeniaEtymology: Canazei comes from the Latin word "cannacetum", "groove of reeds". Probably there was a marsh created by the periodic overflowing of the stream Avisio.Points of interest: San Floriano Church (founded in 1570) in Piaz de Sèn Florian; Canazei Town Hall by the architect Ettore Sottsass senior (end of the twenties, renovated in 1998) in Piaz Marconi; frescoes in Cèsa Bernard (by Virgilio Soraperra, 1979) in Strèda Dolomites; Madonna della Neve Church (founded in 1570) in Piaz de Gries; Sacro Cuore Church (founded in 1935 and renovated in 2009) in Strèda de la Gejia; Sant’Antonio continue...