IT · Trentino-Alto Adige · 46.43°N 11.85°E
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Pale rock towers, green Alpine meadows and cable cars to ridges above the clouds.
- Best time
- Mid-June to September is the walking season, when lifts and mountain huts are open; snow can linger on high paths into early summer. The ski season runs from December to early April, with the surest snow from January to March. May and November fall between seasons, when most lifts, huts and many hotels close.
- How long
- 4–6 days
- Getting there
- Fly with one stop to Venice, usually via Dubai, Doha or Istanbul, about 17–19 hours all in. Coaches run from Venice airport to Cortina in about 2.5 hours. For Val Gardena, take the train to Bolzano (about 3 hours) and a bus up the valley (about an hour). Italy is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Pale, jagged limestone peaks above green alpine meadows in Italy's far north-east, where many villages speak German or Ladin as well as Italian. Cable cars do the climbing for you, but the region is big, so pick one or two valleys rather than chasing every view.
Makan
- CanederliBig bread dumplings in broth or with melted butter. The classic has speck (cured pork), but cheese and spinach ones are common too.Map ↗
- CasunzieiHalf-moon ravioli filled with beetroot and topped with butter and poppy seeds, a Cortina speciality.Map ↗
- Apple strudelThin pastry rolled round apples, raisins and pine nuts, the standard mountain-hut dessert.Map ↗
Things to do
- SecedaA cable car from Ortisei to a ridge of tilted rock fins above steep green meadows.Map ↗
- Alpe di SiusiEurope's largest high alpine meadow, crossed by easy paths, with the Sassolungo and Sciliar peaks behind.Map ↗
- Tre Cime di LavaredoThree huge rock towers near Cortina, with a mostly gentle loop walk of about 3–4 hours right round them.Map ↗
- Lake CarezzaA small green-blue lake under the Latemar peaks, a short walk from the road.Map ↗
Good to know
- Base yourself in Val Gardena for Seceda and the Alpe di Siusi, or in Cortina for the Tre Cime; the drive between them over the passes takes about 2 hours.
- Driving the toll road up to the Tre Cime's Rifugio Auronzo now needs a parking slot booked online in advance.
- Halal meat is almost unknown in the mountains and hut menus lean on pork, so cheese dumplings, polenta and strudel are the easy choices.
Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.