Driving from Venice to Ortisei (Dolomites)

[Halmyre]

Holiday in Italy next month, trying to decide how to get from A to B. Not bothered about the extra time on the alternate (3hr 50m) route but is it worth it scenery-wise? Would I be missing out anything on the Venice - Trento leg?

[Harpoon]

Some superb scenery and mountain passes.

I can't quite tell which way the route takes you north of Agordo but there's several passes - Sella, Pordoi and Gardena. Plenty of hairpin practise to be had

[DB4DM]

Either way, make sure you know where fuel stops are especially on a Sunday. Ortisei is a good base with a great funicular up the mountain

[Bujinkhal]

Parents lived in Orgnese which is just off to the right of your map (By Maniago) and I drove from there to Wolfgangsee, absolutely beautiful once you get into the Dolomites. Venice to Trento unfortunately I can't really comment, if it's anything like the area to the east it's extremely flat and just field after field of grapes.

Have a great time, it's an amazing area of the world and the food is fantastic.

[Halmyre]

Update - did the scenic route, took considerably longer than expected (got slightly lost at one point, and a half hour wait for an accidnet to be cleared) but the scenery was incredible, and the hiking trails are so well organised. Not cheap though - 52 euros (return) for the cable car to Seceda, but worth every cent.

[biggles330d]

Thanks for that - we're off in that direction next friday and will be in the area for a couple of weeks mid July.