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A tour in the Dolomites in summer
In 2021 I decided to return to the Dolomites in the summer as a child with my family, but this time alone and with a traveling trip. Also because the pandemic had not yet been resolved, so it was possible but risky to book planes.
This was my google itinerary, which was changed from the original due to bad weather.
The main stages then were.
- Belluno
- Vajont Dam
- Cortina
- Lake Misurina
- Canazei
- Bolzano
- Trento
- Madonna di Campiglio
- Lake Molveno
Treks in the Dolomites
Of course, the most beautiful activity to do in the Dolomites in summer is walking the trails through the forests and meadows. The trails are excellently marked. The initial idea was to stay in one place for 2/3 days as a base for trekking, and sleep in tents. In between campsites I would also visit the provincial capital cities. Specifically, the bases for trekking were 3 of the most popular locations in the Alps, also to have more choices both in terms of campsites and supermarkets for picnic lunch and restaurants for the evening.
I always like to sleep in camp, in the alps it is even nicer, too bad I caught heavy rain for a change.
The itinerary
From Cortina I hiked through beautiful trails to the Tofane and the 3 peaks of Lavaredo with a memorable lunch at a hut along the route around it. Of the many thrills of those walks I cannot forget the marmot sighting. Evidently when I went there as a child with my brothers we made too much noise to spot them. They are too funny when they stand up to warn their companions of danger.
From Canazei I made equally beautiful excursions to the Vajolet Towers and to the Marmolada. One evening I found myself a table in a restaurant with a television view; it was the final of the European soccer championship that Italy won against England. Next to me was a disinterested German family, I saw it as a rematch of when in 2002 in Germany I saw the defeat against South Korea along with dozens of Germans and a Korean all allied against us, of course.
In Madonna di Campiglio, it made a certain impression on me to return to the Grostè as I had done years before with friends. I had lunch in the same refuge and told a nice waitress from Riccione about the fact of the keys.
I know Switzerland
This time I walked there and slept in a shelter for the first time. I had imagined promiscuous tables and dormitories; instead there were few people.
We chatted for a long time with a Swiss girl who was doing a tour of all solo ferratas. We had drinks together on the lawn in front of the hut and then had dinner together. She was very interesting and nice, but we went to bed early, each to his own room.
Every now and then I feel a bit adventurous about shooting alone but there are people who do it but climbing with ropes up vertical mountain walls, I’m a rookie by comparison.
The return to the valley early in the morning, the trek with the mountain all to myself was a wonder.
Taking advantage of the commute, I also saw other beautiful places such as Lake Misurina, Molveno and Tovel but also passed by the San Romedio shrine.
One activity that is doable in the Dolomites in the summer and not much of the year because of snow are the great Alpine passes. Although I am not a cycling fan, I made sure to go over the Pordoi and Sella passes, mythological places of two-wheeled sports and where Fausto Coppi and my countryman Marco Pantani entered legend. These are remarkable passes to make by car, let alone by bicycle.
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