Bolzano
Bolzano arcades & Ötzi
Mediterranean-feeling old town — wander the arcades and meet Ötzi the iceman at the museum before the peaks.
Dolomites Road Trip
1
Bolzano
1 nightDay 1
DAY 01
2
Lago di Braies
1 nightDay 2
DAY 02
Lago di Braies
Sunrise row on Lago di Braies
Be there before 7 to beat the crowds and rent the wooden rowboat — the water is unreal.
3
Cortina d'Ampezzo
2 nightsDays 3–4
DAY 03
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop
The classic 10km loop around the three peaks. Rifugio Locatelli for goulash with a view.
DAY 04
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Rifugio lunch — canederli
Bread dumplings in broth at altitude. Earned every one.
4
Val Gardena
1 nightDays 5–6
DAY 05
Val Gardena
Seceda ridgeline
Cable car up, jaw on the floor — the tilted grassy ridge with the Odle behind it.
DAY 06
nothing planned