Mountain Majesty in Northern Italy

Crowning Italy's northern border, the Dolomites are a pristine alpine playground, where vivid green meadows nestle against enormous limestone peaks and charming rifugi (mountain huts) welcome hikers with satisfying strudel and steaming cappuccino. Join us to explore four of the region's most prized natural parks: Sciliar, Puez Odle, Fanes-Sennes-Braies and Dolomiti di Sesto. Ascend by cable car and gondola to some of Europe's most breathtaking hiking routes. Lose yourself in fairy-tale villages, whose architecture, cuisine and language reflect a delightful blend of Italian and Austrian cultures. At night, enjoy distinctive lodges, savoring outstanding local cuisine and superb local wines.

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Days 1-2 fie allo sciliar

Days 3-4 San Cassiano

Day 5 Fanes

Days 6-8 Cortina d'Ampezzo

Route Rating What's this? Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. Each offers options for more or less activity, so you can decide exactly how much you want to do day by day.

Lodging What's this? Our lodgings are divided into three different categories.

Premiere Inns:These lodgings possess both elegance and authentic regional flair.

Casual Inns:These lodgings are comfortable and appropriate to the areawith such characteristics as authenticity, scenic settings and proximity to our activities.

Deluxe Camping:We set up the tents (and take them down), handle every camp chore and perform culinary magic.

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This is our first Backroads trip. It far exceeded our expectations, in every way. The food was over the top in quality and quantity. The scenery and hiking are diverse and extraordinary. The inns were intimate and excellent. But it was the guides who made the trip so very special. They appeared to handle all the logistics effortlessly and we so appreciated having everything handled. They both provided leadership, but it never quite appeared so. They were tons of fun, inspiring, well informed and good teachers, and just so generally interesting as human beings I would have loved to have been almost anywhere with them. I effuse enough. It was a perfect trip.

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ALPINE MAGIC: Premiere Inns*

Romantik Hotel Turm

Fiè allo Sciliar (2 nights)
A 13th-century hotel with Tyrolean-style décor, an acclaimed art collection and delicious regional cuisine prepared by proprietor and renowned chef Stefan Pramstrahler.

Hotel Ciasa Salares

San Cassiano (2 nights)
A four-star family-operated hotel complete with Turkish baths, a sauna and a restaurant wine list offering 1,800 labels.

Rifugio Fanes

Fanes (1 night)
Slumber at 6,800 feet amid some of Europe's most spectacular scenery at our simple yet cozy family-run mountain hut. (Shared bathrooms are likely.)

* With 1 Casual Inn night

Cristallo Palace Hotel & Spa

Cortina d'Ampezzo (2 nights)
Delight in a full array of spa services, a heated swimming pool and unrivaled views of Cortina d'Ampezzo Valley at this sophisticated member of Leading Small Hotels of the World.

Route Rating: Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain