hiking in the southern tyrol or dolomites
Dec 9th, 2008, 07:29 AM
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Ortisei is the most attractive of the Val Gardena villages IMO.
If you stay in Ortisei centre, this is what you get -
http://www.valgardena.it/download/ga...sei_centro.jpg
- an attractive, typical Tyrolean-style village.
Val Gardena has the advantage over other areas of easy access to several major lifts.
Castelrotto is quaint as Schuler says, but has no major lifts - so you'd need to drive over to Val Gardena if you wish to use the lifts.
You can drive over to Val Badia in 40 mins - so I'd choose one resort for your entire stay rather than splitting time between Val Gardena and Val Badia.
Steve
If you stay in Ortisei centre, this is what you get -
http://www.valgardena.it/download/ga...sei_centro.jpg
- an attractive, typical Tyrolean-style village.
Val Gardena has the advantage over other areas of easy access to several major lifts.
Castelrotto is quaint as Schuler says, but has no major lifts - so you'd need to drive over to Val Gardena if you wish to use the lifts.
You can drive over to Val Badia in 40 mins - so I'd choose one resort for your entire stay rather than splitting time between Val Gardena and Val Badia.
Steve
Dec 9th, 2008, 08:00 AM
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Hi,
I'd go with Steve James' suggestion. Just so you know, none of the towns/villages in Val Gardena will
"feel like a suburb congested..." They are all very charming. Ortisei is the only one with a small pedestrian zone though. My opinion is that the other two would qualify more as a village. With 4/5 nights, I'd probably stay in one location. You'll probably (most likely) get a better hotel rate staying 3 or more nights also.
Paul
I'd go with Steve James' suggestion. Just so you know, none of the towns/villages in Val Gardena will
"feel like a suburb congested..." They are all very charming. Ortisei is the only one with a small pedestrian zone though. My opinion is that the other two would qualify more as a village. With 4/5 nights, I'd probably stay in one location. You'll probably (most likely) get a better hotel rate staying 3 or more nights also.
Paul
