The Great Dolomite Road Bolzano - Cortina with Cortina Vie Ferrate

Enrico Massetti - Enrico Maioni

Author Enrico Massetti

In this little book, I cover the Great Dolomites Road. It crosses three regions: Südtirol, Trentino, and Veneto. It is a classic itinerary to visit some of the most scenic parts of the Dolomites. I advised anyone driving along it to begin in Bozen (Bolzano in Italian). The road is paved and very well developed; however, it is curvy with a maximum gradient of 12% and requires actual driving.

I only partly recommended the teams' route because the streets are very narrow and confusing, especially from the Fassa Valley.

This guide will help you go on the entire road with clear color maps that indicate the distance and time between places and photos of the localities. Furthermore, it gives you the route to follow between the different stages.

Numerous viewpoints and parking areas on the Great Dolomite Road allow a panoramic view of the surrounding Dolomites.

The guide starts by describing the attractions in Bolzano, the Ötzi – the Iceman Museum, Bolzano's castles, and nearby locations.

It then leads you on a drive from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo, going through the Carezza Lake, Val di Fassa, and the Tofana.

It contains many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants at the location described.

It includes maps, color photos, and descriptions of the attractions of all the localities touched.

An extensive section is full of helpful information on how to get to Bolzano and Cortina, go back, and what kind of services are available to rent a bike, the favorite means of transportation to ride the Great Road.

The Great Dolomite Road: Itinerary

The itinerary goes through Karneid, Nova Levante, Carezza Lake, Passo di Costalunga, Vigo di Fassa, Pozza di Fassa, Campitello di Fassa, Canazei, Pecol, the Fedaia Pass, Pieve di Livinallongo, Col di Lana, Falzarego Pass, Valparola Ridge, Cinque Torri, and the Tofana.

A final section by Enrico Maioni describes the vie Ferrate you can have in Cortina.

Language English

Author Enrico Maioni

Enrico Maioni is an expert, a local mountain guide born in the Dolomites. He is an expert, a certified local Mountain Guide born and grew up in the Dolomites! You can also call him, but often he is in the mountains and not always able to answer the phone.

Enrico Maioni wrote a last section that gives you all the information about the via Ferrata, how to climb it, the required equipment, the dangers, and much more.

Published by Massetti Publishing Washington DC, USA

Italian Edition

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Enrico Massetti

Links to the establishments' websites

Restaurants reviews

Website addresses

Bolzano

Bolzano

Bolzano: Gateway to the Dolomites

Mediterranean climate with Alpine splendor

Bolzano: The countryside in the city

Bolzano: A bit of history

Ötzi - the Iceman

Where to eat in Bozen/Bolzano

Where to stay in Bolzano

Castles in Bolzano

Bolzano Sigmundskron Castle

Bolzano Runkelstein Castle

Maretsch Castle

The Great Dolomite Road

Bolzano - Kardaun

The legend of the ghost riders of Karneid

Kardaun

From Kardaun to Nova Levante

Vacations in the Rosengarten area

Welschnofen/Nova Levante

Where to eat in Welschnofen

Where to stay in Welschnofen

Nova Levante - Vigo di Fassa

Lake Carezza - Karersee

Where to eat at Lake Carezza:

Where to stay in Carezza

Passo di Costalunga

Vigo di Fassa

Vacations in the Fassa Valley

Where to eat in Vigo di Fassa:

Where to stay in Vigo di Fassa

Vigo di Fassa - Canazei

Paragliding in Canazei

Surroundings of Canazei

Pozza di Fassa

Where to eat at Pozza di Fassa:

Where to stay in Pozza di Fassa

Campitello di Fassa

Where to eat at Campitello di Fassa:

Where to stay in Campitello di Fassa

Canazei

Where to eat in Canazei

Where to stay in Canazei

Passo Pordoi

The road from Alba to Fedaia Pass

Where to eat in Alba

Where to stay in Alba

From Fedaia Pass to Salesei (Pieve di Livinallongo)

Livinallongo - Arabba

Where to eat in Arabba

Where to stay in Arabba

Col di Lana

Salesei (Pieve di Livinallongo) - Passo Falzarego

Passo Falzarego to Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cunturines-Spitze

Cinque Torri

Tofana

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Where to eat in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Where to stay in Cortina d'Ampezzo

How to return to Bolzano from Cortina

How to continue from Cortina to Venice

Where to rent a motorcycle in Bolzano

A Great Road, why not a stop, a short one?

The mountain trails you can do alone

All the previous itineraries courtesy of

Let a mountain guide be your guide!

How to reach the Dolomites Road

How to get to Bolzano

South Tyrol connection ticket:

Europe-wide connections:

For those coming from the south

For those coming from the north

For those coming from the west

BZ Centro/Mitte P8

Useful Links

How to get to Cortina

Trails in Cortina

Vie Ferrate

History and origins of Ferrata

The first via Ferrata in the Dolomites

Via Ferrata equipment

Carabiners

Via Ferrata set

Warning!

Harness

Helmet

Ferrata shoes

Ferrata gloves

Headlamp, ice axe, and crampons

Other tourism guides

Italian-visits.com

The Author

Travel books of the same author:

Things to Know

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