Comments on: 4 Roads You Can’t Miss On A Road Trip In The Dolomites

By: Lieselot

Lieselot — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 08:56:48 +0000

Hi Lizbeth, you’re in for a great trip 🙂
Yes, no problem to drive the Grande Strada Della Dolomite in one day. it’s a nice road, so you’ll have more than enough time to take a break and enjoy the scenery.
Bolzano is a lot bigger than Ortisei, so it really depends what you prefer. I’m more into small villages than big cities. In Ortisei there is also a nice variety of restaurants, but it stays village.
Lake Garda is lovely too! Try to take the road that goes along the lake.

Have a great trip!

By: Lizbeth Criscenzo

Lizbeth Criscenzo — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:02:43 +0000

Hi there. Thanks for your very informative article. We are visiting the Dolomites in July. My husband and I plan to travel by car from Verona to Bolzano stopping in Trentino and at Madonna Della Corona along the way. We plan to base ourselves in Bolzano for 3-4 days, doing day trips from there. We prefer not to move around too much.
Is it feasible to drive the Grande Strada Della Dolomite in one day, returning to Bolzano? (Is there a shorter route for the return?)
You mentioned that you prefer Ortisei to Bolzano. Geographically, do you think Ortisei would be a better base for us. We generally enjoy places that have a nice selection of restaurants, bars and cafes that we can frequent in the evenings. (We are also planning a day trip to Innsbruck by train. When we depart Bolzano we plan to drive south along Lake Garda where we will spend 2 nights in Sermione before returning to Milan.)
Do you have any other suggestions? All would be greatly appreciated. Thanks:)

By: Roi B.

Roi B. — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:18:48 +0000

In reply to Gerry Mack. Sounds like you drove Timmelsjoch Pass :-)

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:54:02 +0000

We are spending a bit of time in Cortina d’Ampezzo, and then we have to be in Bolzano to meet up with others. We’d like to rent a car in Cortina and then drive the Great Dolomite Road to Bolzano, then drop the vehicle off in Bolzano. However, we are having a difficult time finding a car rental company in Cortina. Any suggestions?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:46:01 +0000

Thanks for the excellent post.
It looks more oriented to spring to fall. How would you say are these roads in winter, specifically March? I would be especially interested in your insight as to the quality and safety of driving and whether these roads are even open.
Thanks!

By: Majki

Majki — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:32:51 +0000

In reply to Gerry Mack. Hi Gary. I think i know this road. It goes from Predil little town, by Lago di Predil to border with Slovenia ( yugoslavia) to Bovec.If you have more question let me know by instagram @majkimalinowy

By: Lieselot

Lieselot — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:42:01 +0000

In reply to Gerry Mack. Hi Gerry, I'm sorry for my late reply. Wonderful to read your nice memories in Italy, and how great that you're doing a trip back in time! Unfortunately I don't know which road you are talking about. I never explored the eastern border of Italy. You could maybe ask in a Facebook group about Italy? Good luck on your search! Kind regards, Lieselot

By: Gerry Mack

Gerry Mack — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:45:00 +0000

I am hoping you can help me. In 1967 I was hitch-hiking with a friend from Austria, heading for Italy, when we got a ride in a huge American car. We traveled through the Dolomites at night and some of the roads were so narrow, I would not have called them roads. Once, we met a small truck and we were hugging the mountainside with a huge drop on the other side of the road. There was barely room to pass each other and we only accomplished it by having everyone get out to direct the drivers. It was very scary, but totally exhilarating. I am sure the roads we traveled were replaced with more modern roads? The only other thing I can tell you about this particular road was that, at a very high altitude, we had to stop and submit our passports to some officers in an old shack on the side of the road. We were crossing the border into Yugoslavia. and, when we got down from the mountains, my driver drove further into Yugoslavia and I and my friend took a train to Trieste. It would solve a 50 year mystery if you could tell me where I traveled, which pass was open in 1967 so I could make plans to return. Thank you so much. Gerry Mack in Berkeley, CA USA

By: Lieselot

Lieselot — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:50:20 +0000

In reply to Tom Lloyd.

Hi Tom, thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m glad to hear that you and Ann are planning your trip to the Dolomites – you guys will have a blast! Get ready to fall in love with the area and to go back 😉

By: Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:23:45 +0000

Hi Lieselot i’m Tom & my wife is Ann , i’m into photography & love dramatic landscapes , we have just started planing our first trip to the Dolomites in our motorhome & found your information to be very helpfull , thanks for the massive effort & detail you have provided for us ,