My wife and I are spending two weeks in Italy this (early) September and have five nights at the end of the trip to spend in the Dolomites. We’ll have a car, driving up from Venice. When we leave we have to return the rental car in Venice and then immediately catch a train down south, so I was thinking of splitting up the time between two locations so we could end closer to Venice since it’s a long day of travel.
We’re in our 30s and mostly looking for shorter hikes, generally 8km or less, and just enjoying the alpine towns and villages. Horseback riding in Alpe di Siusi would be fun too. If there are areas that are less touristy we certainly wouldn’t mind that. Many people seem to recommend staying in Val Gardena - is three nights enough to enjoy it? For a second stop I was thinking about Belluno, as it has great hiking and close proximity to Prosecco country/Venice, so I would have two nights there.
Is this too rushed, or does it allow me to cover a lot of ground? Any alternative suggestions? Am I missing out on Tre Cime?