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Best Driving Map to navigate Dolomites

Ciao I am planning a trip for northern Italy and would appreciate recommendations for the best road map, specifically for the Dolomites region. My road trip will start in Trieste, Italy, to Dolomites (Ortisei area), then onto Lake Como. I already purchased the Michelin #561 Northwest Italy map, but it does not include the Dolomites region. I see there are a few options on Amazon.. Michelin Trentino-Alto Adige #354 map and Michelin Northeast Italy #562 map, also there are a few South Tyrol maps as well.

Thank you.

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I found Michelin #562 map which seems to cover Dolomites. Has anyone used this map for Dolomites?

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I use a 5-year-old TomTom Premium GO X with everlasting updates, real time traffic etc. It gets me everywhere and places I would have never driven with a paper map (Adventure tour... trains, ferries one lane roads, mountain passes). You would probably need an EU version with the right maps (radio frequency). Yes, it costs, but maybe eBay.IT, DE etc? If you have a phone plan, then maybe the App.

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Not a paper map, but we used Google maps to drive to Ortesei. You can download the area in advance and use the map offline, without using data.

I’m kind of old fashioned and prefer a paper map, but I would never have guessed to go the way the app sent us. The on-ramps for the freeways can be few and far between, and the fastest route may start in the opposite direction of where you want to go. I was the navigator for a 3 week road trip and google maps was a lifesaver. I said several times “I would never have been able to figure this out with a paper map.” And we still got turned around a couple of times due to construction.

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The Michelin Regional Map 562 covers the whole Dolomites area.
If you understand a little of Italian I suggest you even the Guide Verdi Touring. Some ones are even in English, but not all. Are one per region and are designed for car travellers. They have inside very good road maps, itineraries and brief description of places and what you can find of typical in any area.
The are even thematic ones, like the guide dedicated to Dolomites: https://www.touringclubstore.com/it/prodotto/dolomiti-15106