Signature experience — Venice
Dolomites day trip, Cortina d’Ampezzo
Duration
Full day
Price
From €990
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Head 160 km north from Venice on the A27 and SS51 and the plains give way to Ladin valleys: dolomite towers, spruce woods, clearings at 1,700 m. The route follows the Ansiei valley to Auronzo, climbs to Lake Misurina (1,756 m), then winds up to Passo Giau at 2,236 m with grandstand views of Croda da Lago and Nuvolau. A UNESCO site since 2009, these ranges are a live geology lesson where light flips by the hour, and Cortina d’Ampezzo—Olympic in 1956 and again in 2026—acts as a polished gateway.
The day runs smoothly: hotel pickup in Venice, a Mercedes at your disposal, and stops flexed to weather and snow while your private driver in Venice handles traffic and parking. Stretch your legs on Misurina’s 2.6 km loop, sit down to a reserved mountain-refuge lunch (polenta, casunziei all’ampezzana), then crest Passo Giau for photos before an espresso on Corso Italia. You taste and explore; they drive, wait, and tweak the return via Pieve di Cadore, Titian’s birthplace, as the torrents turn silver in late light.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 — Hotel pickup in Venice; drive the A27 to Belluno, then SS51 toward Auronzo.
- II
10:30 — Stop at Lake Misurina (1,756 m) for the 2.6 km lakeside loop (45–60 min).
- III
12:30 — Reserved lunch at a mountain rifugio near Passo Tre Croci or Giau, weather permitting.
- IV
14:30 — Views at Passo Giau (2,236 m), photos, then Cortina for coffee on Corso Italia; return by ~18:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated private driver
- ✓ Mercedes E/V class
- ✓ Hotel pickup
- ✓ Waiting time, flexible
Your chauffeur’s tip
From mid-June to late September, leave before 8:00 to beat Misurina crowds; request a valley-side table at Rifugio Passo Giau to frame Ra Gusela perfectly in your shots.
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