Comments on: Where to Stay in the Dolomites in 2024: 8 Best Areas

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:02:45 +0000

In reply to Mel. Hi Mel, Val Gardena and Cortina d'Ampezzo are the most popular areas of the Dolomites. Regardless, it is a good idea to divide your time between the Puez-Odle area and the Ampezzo/Braies/Sexten area. If you stay in Val Gardena, stay in Santa Cristina, or Selva. You could also stay in Alta Badia (La Villa, San Cassiano) rather than Val Gardena. For visiting Seceda, I think you'd like the Monte Pic-Seceda route. If you stay in Cortina d'Ampezzo, definitely check out the Tofana di Rozes circuit trail. If you want to see Tre Cime di Lavaredo a "secret way," consider hiking the Torre dei Scarperi hike. If you visit Val di Funes, take a look at the Tullen summit hike, a very quiet peak hike. Have an amazing trip! Sabrina

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:36:59 +0000

Very helpful! My husband and I are heading to the dolomites for 5 days the first week of September. We love long hikes, via ferrata, quaint and quiet towns, and generally do not like the “popular” spots. We love coming back to our hotel for a meal. We visited the Bernese Oberland area and stayed in Murren and loved it. We are looking for a similar experience. We have a car, but do not want to spend hours a day in it. We do not need to hit the popular spots that are drivable, but instead prefer to “work for our views” and avoid lines and crowds. Should we divide our time, or if we picked one home base knowing that we will miss out on some of the highlights on the other side – would you choose Val Gardena or Cortina? Thanks!

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:07:44 +0000

In reply to Marc. Hi Marc, Thank you so much! Have you considered neighboring Alta Badia. Val Gardena and Val Badia are linked by the Südtirolmobil transit system. Use their journey planner to find the best bus connections. All the best, Sabrina

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:39:59 +0000

Ciao Sabrina,

What a great site, well done! I am looking to base out of Val Gardena for a few days and then go to a second location for a few days. I will not have a car and was looking for recommendations of where I can go via public transportation (bus), along with which bus route it is.

Grazie,
Marc

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:37:56 +0000

In reply to Andy. Hi Andy, We haven't traveled by transit between Lake Garda and the Dolomites, but it looks like there's a bus from Affi to Bolzano (2 hours), operated by Curcio Viaggi. From Bolzano, you can take a a direct bus to Ortisei in Val Gardena, which is a great base for seeing Seceda and Alpe di Siusi. A car will probably be the easiest. Good luck, Sabrina

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:09:07 +0000

Hi! Thanks a lot for this info, super inspiring for a trip im trying to plan! Im trying to fit in lake Garda for 3/4 nights and Dolomites for 3/4 nights – I haven’t driven abroad before so am trying to work out whether it’s best to drive or take public transport from lake Garda to a spot in the dolomites. Any advice would be very much welcome! It’s proving difficult to plan the route via public transport online atm. Thank you.

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:23:25 +0000

In reply to Lotus. Hi Lotus, I would leave your luggage in your hotel in Cortina, before heading to Lago di Braies, and then return to Cortina post-trek. From Cortina, you can take the Cortina Express to Alta Badia. And, if you want to continue to Val Gardena, that's easy to do with South Tyrol transit. All the best, Sabrina

By: Lotus

Lotus — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:36:02 +0000

Hi Sabrina – your articlei is fantastic on the Dolomites! I’ve just mapped out a 6-day trek on the AV1 (thanks to the helpful M&H article) – starting from Lago di Braies and ending at Rif. Staulanza. I’d like to spend a few days based out of and mountain biking in Val Gardena, Val Badia or San Martino di Castrozza, but I can’t figure out the following: 1) how to get our luggage from the trek starting point (either Dobbiaco or Cortina) to one of these towns, and 2) how easy is to use public transit (Dolomiti bus or Cortina Express) to get to Val Gardena (e.g. Selva or Ortisei), or Val Badia (Colfosco), or San Martino from the end of the trek exiting near Rif Staulanza (should we bus it back to Cortina, pick up luggage, then bus it over to Val Gardena etc.). Many thanks in advance for you thoughts!

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:58:59 +0000

In reply to Kinny. Hi Kinny, I would stay in Ortisei, if you're traveling without a car. All the best, Sabrina

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:58:06 +0000

In reply to Ethney.

Hi Ethney,
It’s not great for solo-traveling in terms of a vibrant social scene. However, there are many places where people gather (town squares, mountain huts, etc…).
In terms of safety, many easy-moderate hikes/walks are absolutely suitable for solo adventuring.
Best wishes,
-Sabrina