Pilgrim Hiking Tour – Cammino delle Dolomiti
On the pilgram route from Misurina to Pieve di Cadore
The official “Cammino delle Dolomiti” leads through the whole province of Belluno, passing the most important religious and historical places. During this hiking week you will discover the section between Misurina and Pieve di Cadore. The route leads on quiet pathes, mostly aside from confusion and traffic and invites you to leave the stressful daily routine behind of you to enjoy the beautiful landscape and nature all around.
This is an easy and accessible hiking tour and suitable for anyone in good basic physical condition. But the lenght of the singular stage and the walking time are not to undervalue.
TRAVEL ITINERARY
8 days / 7 nights
Day 1
Individual arrival at the hotel in Hochpustertal. Free, unguarded public car park near the hotel.
Day 2
ascent approx. 475 m, descent approx. 1.250 m / approx. 5 - 6 hours
A short transfer takes you to Misurina in the middle of the Dolomites, UNESCO world heritage since 2009 and nearby the beautiful honomynous see and starting point of your hiking week. The panoramique route leads through Val Marzon towards Auronzo di Cadore, visited in 2007 from Pope Benedikt XVI. The last 8 km of the hiking stage on the valley cycle path can be shorten by public transfer (ticket not incl.)
Day 3
ascent approx. 975 m, descent approx. 650 m / ca. 5 - 6 hours
From Auronzo di Cadore your hike begins with an ascent to Passo S. Antonio; from this point you continue in slightly ascent till the beautiful hut-village Alarnola. You just need to cover a short descent to get to your destination for today, Padola in Val Comelico.
Day 4
ascent approx. 850 m, descent approx. 825 m / approx. 6 - 7 hours
In the morning a short transfer will bring you to your starting point in Val Digon. From the small chapel „Ai Caduti di Cima Vallona“ you hike to several small mountain residentials; while on the way you can always enjoy the amazing view over the whole Comelico Superiore. Your stage ends in the beautiful and natural „Val Visdende“, where Pope Johannes Paul II during his summer-resort celebrated the openair Mass in front of 20.000 believers.
Day 5
ascent approx. 725 m, descent approx. 725 m / approx. 5 - 6 hours
At the foot of Monte Peralba („white rock“ in English), which Pope Johannes Paul II climbed in one of his frequent hikings in the region, the tour leads passing over Passo del Roccolo to the springs of the river Piave. This river, which is flowing the Adriatic Sea, was hart-foughtet front during the WWI. Endpoint of this stage is Sappada, a German linguistic enclave, well-known for the characteristic frame-houses.
Day 6
ascent approx. 850 m, descent approx. 1.000 m / approx. 6 - 7 hours
After a short transfer to the starting point of today you begin hiking along old transit routes to Sella Ciampigotto and forward to Lorenzago or rather Lozzo di Cadore, named as „village of mills“. The river Rio Rin has always been an important driving force for development of productive operations as well as smithy and sawmill. In Lorenzago is also small castle „Castello Mirabello“, settled in the forest over Lorenzago, chosen from Pope Giovanni Paolo II as his summer-residence.
Day 7
ascent approx. 650 m, descent approx. 650 m / approx. 5 - 6 hours
Your last hiking stage leads in slighly ascent and then descent through small villages. Above Domegge di Cadore your view over the less known - but not less amazing - peaks of the Dolomites will impress you. In the next villages of Grea and Grizzio you can admire the old constructions of this region, Cadore: farmhouses buildt with wood and stone. At the end of the day you reach Pieve di Cadore, place of birth of the famous artist Tiziano.
Prices and dates
| Standard | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in double room with breakfast | From 19/06/2021 to 18/09/2021 | 649 € |
| High season supplement | From 17/07/2021 to 11/09/2021 | 49 € |
| Single room supplement | 169 € | |
It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.
| Price per night in double room with breakfast | Toblach | From 01/06/2021 to 30/06/2021 | 59 € |
| Single room supplement per night | Toblach | From 01/06/2021 to 30/06/2021 | 17 € |
| Price per night in double room with breakfast | Toblach | From 01/07/2021 to 31/08/2021 | 79 € |
| Single room supplement per night | Toblach | From 01/07/2021 to 31/08/2021 | 17 € |
| Price per night in double room with breakfast | Toblach | From 01/09/2021 to 30/09/2021 | 59 € |
| Single room supplement per night | Toblach | From 01/09/2021 to 30/09/2021 | 17 € |
It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.
dates of arrival
General information
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By car: on the Brenner/Brennero motorway (A22) to Brixen/Bressanone – take the exit “Brixen-Pustertal”, then through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria (SS49) to Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco, depending on the location of your hotel or drive along the Felbertauernstraße to Lienz in Eastern Tyrol (Austria) and then further into Italy through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria to Toblach/Dobbiaco or Niederdorf/Villabassa, depending on the location of your hotel.
By train: take the train from Innsbruck over the Brenner/Brennero to Franzensfeste/Fortezza. Change the train to the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria - Lienz and get off either at Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco depending on the location of your first hotel. Timetable available on: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at,www.trenitalia.com.
By plane: low cost flights are available to Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari and Innsbruck. We can organise your airport transfer to the first hotel (on request and not included in the price).
Accommodation in hotels 3*** category.
Attention: Tourist tax – if requested – has to be paid on the spot.
Free and unguarded parking facilities for the duration of the bicycle tour at a nearby public parking area.
Accommodation in hotels 3*** category
Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
Personal tour information
Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
Tickets for transfers according to the program (cable-car, bus and trains)
Well planned routes
Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers)
Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
Arrival to the starting point of the tour
Departure at the end of the tour
Drinks, tourist tax and all extras
Lunch, Dinner
Not mentioned entries
Rental bikes and travel insurance
All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“
