Hiking in the Dolomites
Mar 25, 2012 | 2:59 pm
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Hiking in the Dolomites
Anyone have either personal experience or a good source for information on hiking in the Dolomites? I would like to take a few days away from Rome (3-5 days) in order to see northern Italy. Ideally, I'd like to spend a day or two in Venice and then the same in the Dolomites hiking. Generally, I prefer train travel, but the logistics from TrenItalia seem to not make this a doable plan. Getting to Venice is easy, but it looks like the trip to the Dolomites is a few hours by train to Balzano, and then a bus further into the peaks- so two days of travel. Has anyone tried the trains, or, alternatively, driving? Any recommendations for accommodations in the mountains? (Venice I can take care of just fine.) Many thanks!
Mar 26, 2012 | 6:21 am
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Anyone have either personal experience or a good source for information on hiking in the Dolomites? I would like to take a few days away from Rome (3-5 days) in order to see northern Italy. Ideally, I'd like to spend a day or two in Venice and then the same in the Dolomites hiking. Generally, I prefer train travel, but the logistics from TrenItalia seem to not make this a doable plan. Getting to Venice is easy, but it looks like the trip to the Dolomites is a few hours by train to Balzano, and then a bus further into the peaks- so two days of travel. Has anyone tried the trains, or, alternatively, driving? Any recommendations for accommodations in the mountains? (Venice I can take care of just fine.) Many thanks!
One of the reasons that Trenitalia might not be giving you all the answers is that on the mainline (Verona - Bolzano - Brennero) many of the trains are operated by a joint venture between German and Austrian railways (DB-BB EuroCity) which are very comfortable. One or two of these trains run to/from Venice daily.
The DB-BB EuroCity service has completely separate ticketing from Trenitalia and tickets of one company are not valid on the other.
Mar 27, 2012 | 9:00 am
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Otherwise you could take a train from Venice to Calalzo and then a quick bus or taxi until Cortina d'Ampezzo, called the "pearl of the dolomites"... ;-)
Total time of travel is around 4 hours.
Or you can rent a car from Venice and in a couple of hours you'll be in Cortina.
Total time of travel is around 4 hours.
Or you can rent a car from Venice and in a couple of hours you'll be in Cortina.