Cortina

Cortina is a term used in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese with several related meanings. Most commonly, it denotes a curtain or drapery: a movable piece of fabric or other material that covers a window, doorway, or opening to regulate light, provide privacy, or add decoration. Curtains can be made of textiles such as cotton, linen, silk, or synthetic fabrics, and may be drawn, gathered, or layered. In architecture, the phrase muro cortina (curtain wall) refers to a non-load-bearing façade system in which glass and other cladding elements are hung from a frame rather than bearing structural loads.

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, in the Dolomites and the Ampezzo valley, in the province of Belluno. It is a renowned ski resort and tourist destination, famed for its alpine scenery, shops, and dining. The town hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and forms part of the Dolomiti Superski area, one of the world's largest ski networks. It is one of the host locations for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

Outside of the place name, cortina functions as a surname and appears in toponyms and cultural references in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. It also remains the standard word for curtain in those languages, used in everyday speech and commerce.