Year-round activities recommended by Parkhotel Ladinia
Each season offers a special way to experience the Dolomites. In winter, we’ll recommend activities to suit your wishes: a day on the slopes, a walk through snowy landscapes or a snowmobile excursion.
In summer, we’ll guide you along scenic trails and to less-visited spots, where you can immerse yourself in nature and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Here are a few suggestions to help you start planning your holiday. When you arrive at Parkhotel Ladinia, we’ll be happy to share many more tips to make every day special, whatever the season.
Activities
Snowmobiling to Monte Piana
We offer a truly thrilling snow experience: a snowmobile ride up Monte Piana followed by a sled ride downhill.
The trip starts from the ski lift car park beyond Lake Misurina, where a snowmobile will take you to Rifugio Bosi, at an altitude of 2,200 metres, in around 20 minutes. From there, enjoy an easy walk of around 40 minutes at altitude to reach the summit cross and admire the spectacular 360° panorama.
For the return journey, we recommend the fun sled ride downhill or, if you prefer, you can return to the starting point by snowmobile.
No booking is required.
Skiing in Cortina
Cortina offers more than 100 km of slopes for all levels. There are three main ski areas:
- Faloria – Cristallo. We recommend parking for free at Rio Gere, making it easy to explore the whole area, which is suitable for advanced skiers
- Tofana – Ra Valles, wonderful and fairly challenging slopes, including the famous Olympia. Socrepes is the area for children and beginners. You can park at the La Freccia nel Cielo cable car or at Socrepes
- Cinque Torri – Col Gallina - Lagazuoi. An iconic ski area connected to the famous Super 8 circuit and also to Val Badia. You can park for free at the Cinque Torri chairlift.
The Cortina ski pass includes all these areas, as well as the slopes in San Vito, Misurina and Auronzo.
Skiing in San Vito
San Vito’s ski slopes are close to the hotel, and with our convenient on-call transfer service, you won’t even need to use your car.
There are several red runs, one black run and a few blue runs for beginners, covering a total of 12 km, all with wonderful views of Monte Pelmo.
Kids can enjoy Parco Neve e Sole, with a sledging run, inflatables and magic carpets to help them learn to ski.
The Cortina ski pass also covers the slopes in San Vito, as well as those in Misurina and Auronzo di Cadore.
Rifugio San Marco (1823 m)
From San Vito, head to the Sun Bar in the ski-lift area. Follow the forest road and turn left shortly before Rifugio Scotter.
Continue along the woodland path and, after about 2 hours of walking and an elevation gain of 700 m, you’ll reach this beautiful mountain hut, which looks like Snow White’s cottage.
A little-known fact: it is the oldest mountain hut in Cadore. Built by the CAI of Venice in 1895, it still retains its original structure.
It is named in honour of Saint Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of the lagoon city.
Lake Federa and its gorges
Lake Federa (2,046 m), in Cortina, is one of the most captivating lakes in the Dolomites. Nestled beneath the majestic Becco di Mezzodì, it looks like a painting by a master artist.
Here’s how to get there:
➡️ “Gores de Federa” trail: We recommend this spectacular route through an enchanting forest dotted with beautiful waterfalls. The trail leads to Malga Federa, surrounded by flower-filled meadows, and continues on to Lake Federa.
➡️ Trail No. 437 from Ru Curto: This route starts below Passo Giau and, with an elevation gain of 400 m and around 2 hours of walking, takes you to the magnificent lake.
➡️ Shuttle service: If you’d rather not walk, a convenient jeep service departs from the Lake Pianozes car park in Cortina. No booking is required.
Venezia Refuge (1,947 m)
At the foot of majestic Monte Pelmo, this destination is within reach of the whole family.
We recommend driving to Malga Ciauta (1553 m), above Vodo di Cadore, then setting off on a pleasant walk through woods and flower-filled meadows that will take you to the refuge in about an hour and a half.
We love this trail for its peacefulness, the cows grazing along the way and the spectacular views of Antelao, the Sorapis Group and Marcora.
4-star hotel near Cortina
Conveniently located for the ski slopes and cycling paths of the Dolomites in Cortina
Just a few kilometres from Cortina d'Ampezzo, San Vito di Cadore is a charming alpine village in the heart of the Dolomites, at the foot of the beautiful Monte Pelmo, Antelao and Marcora mountains.
In the centre of San Vito, set in a 5,000 sqm park, Parkhotel Ladinia enjoys a privileged location: an oasis of peace and tranquillity just steps from shops and local amenities. The 12 km of ski slopes, sunny and rarely crowded, are just 400 m from our hotel residence near Cortina. In summer, there are countless opportunities for excursions in the Dolomites and walks for families and sports enthusiasts of all levels.
The famous Dolomites cycle path (50 km) runs alongside the hotel grounds, making it easy to reach Dobbiaco to the north and Pieve di Cadore to the south. San Vito boasts a charming lake where you can sunbathe and relax. At an altitude of 1,000 m, everyone can enjoy the mountain climate without the discomforts of high altitude.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, with its extensive ski area and elegant international boutiques, is 10 km away (12 minutes by car).
How to get here
By car
From the south, take the A27 motorway from Venice to Belluno, then follow the state road towards Cortina. Once you reach the centre of San Vito di Cadore, turn right onto Via Ladinia a few metres before the parish church.
Coming from the north on the Brenner motorway, take the Bressanone exit and continue towards Dobbiaco and Cortina (about 1.5 hours). When you reach San Vito, turn left towards Via Ladinia just before the parish church.
By train
To the south, the nearest railway station is Calalzo di Cadore (35 km); to the north, the station is in Dobbiaco (40 km).
From Calalzo, you can reach San Vito in around 40 minutes on DolomitiBus route 30.
Get off at the stop near the church, and our Resort is just a 6–7-minute walk away.
From Dobbiaco, you can take the Alto Adige/Südtirol bus route 445 to Cortina (about 45 minutes), then continue to San Vito on DolomitiBus route 30 (about 15 minutes)
By plane
The nearest airports are Treviso (120 km) and Venice (135 km).
From Treviso Airport, take a bus to Mestre railway station with ATVO, Barzi Service or Itabus(about 30 minutes).
From here, you can reach San Vito by FlixBus, CortinaExpress, ATVO line 29 or Itabus(around 2 hours).
From Venice Airport, you can reach San Vito directly, with no changes, using FlixBus, ATVO route 29, CortinaExpress, Itabus or DolomitiBus route 72 (about 2 hours).
By taxi
To reach San Vito comfortably by private taxi, we recommend contacting Autotransfer Talamini or Taxi Bernardo Tel: +39.328.1003290
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