We will be in Venice for 3 days before we leave for our Airbnb in Santa Christina for 3 nights on September 22. . After we leave there we will have a couple days in Malcesine before we move on to CT, Tuscany and Florence. So we are renting a car when we leave Venice. I thought I read something about Rick Steves scenic route to the Dolomites but I can't find it. and I don't want to spend time along Lake Garda as we'll be doing that later. What I really need is some advice on the best trip to get to our Airbnb from Venice. We will hopefully leave by 11 am and have a little time. Would we have time or would it be advisable to stop in Bolzano on the way? Or we should do that on the way to Malcesine?
So with 2 days I want to spend one taking the lift to Rasciesa Ridge and do some hiking and maybe spend a little time in Ortesei for dinner and wandering around. Any recs on places to eat, not fancy?
The second day is where I'm having problems developing a route. I would like to do the Great Dolomites Road. I have lots of maps and downloaded one but I'm still having issues. Also would like to visit Lago Di Braies that day, maybe just hike around the lake first and go for a paddle but then just taking the scenic ride, stopping in little towns if we have time. Could anyone please suggest a route and how I could put it in google maps?
Any other suggestions you have would be helpful. Thank you so much! You all are always so great. I'm making myself crazy with this :)