Anywhere worth stopping between Hallstatt and Venice?

Do I understand that you are driving? You would still spend your last night in Venice? Why not just spend your last two nights in Venice and have a full day there? What is the advantage to stopping somewhere (and adding another hotel change)?

Coming from the Dolomites to Salzburg means going north, going to Venice via Hallstatt means going south again; a somewhat long-winded route.

Driving from Hallstatt to Venice is more than 5.5 hours (approx. 300 miles), given that there are no traffic problems on the freeways.

We are driving, and having spent a week in Venice last time (Dolomites were rained out), we don't really need two nights there. We're flying out at 10am, so I'd like to get there the day before - just so my (grown) kids can see it. The focus of our trip though is the alps, and I don't want to give up a night there......

But, I also don't want to chance a 5 1/2 to whatever hour drive it would take to get there the last day and get to Venice too late to see anything.....

I understand the going north and going south thing. We fly in and out of Venice, so we do have to go there. And, my daughter and I, being photographers, both really want to see Hallstatt....... That's why the round-about route. Just wondering if there's a midway point worth visiting between Hallstatt and Venice, besides going a bit out of the way and back to the Dolomites....

Thanks - I know it seems wacky, which is why I'm asking.

Theresa

If your interest is the Alps,then Hallstatt will be a disappointment. While pretty,the mountains around it are not all that big.

Our interest in in nature and beauty - what we've seen (photos) of Hallstatt, we love.

Our interest in in nature and beauty - what we've seen (photos) of Hallstatt, we love.