8 Day Self-Guided Motorcycle Tour around the Dolomites and Veneto, Italy

Overview

Verona, Provincia di Verona, Veneto, Italy This tour will take you on fantastic bikers’ roads through the unspoiled nature, a pure pleasure for eyes, mind, and soul that everyone should reward oneself with to recover from daily stress. You will go on a sublime scenic route with some superb attractions to visit to experience Italy at its best! With a hint of melancholy but bags of romance, elegance, and sophistication, northeastern Italy is a land that grabs your heart. An ideal combination of exhilarating bikers’ roads amid breathtaking mountains sceneries and a series of unique, magnificent historical cities turn this itinerary into an unforgettable, magic holiday.

Highlights

• Starts and ends in Verona
• A visit to Roman ruins of Grottoes of Catullus
• Go on a splendid tour across Cortina's mountain villages
• Ride along the stunning nature of the Dolomites
• A navigation system in Sygic and GPS format
• Assistance, medical, and luggage insurance
• 7 nights' accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Meeting in Verona

   Today is dedicated to the individual arrival of all participants in Verona (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Italy on Motorbike recommends you to dedicate at least one day before or after the tour for a self-contained visit.

2. Day 2: Trento (185 kilometers)

   The tour starts with a visit of the splendid and ancient small fortified city of Sirmione on Lake Garda and a visit of the Roman ruins of Grottoes of Catullus. You'll continue along the lake to then travel some of the most fascinating roads of Italy in a deep canyon before you reach an ancient mountain village with marvelous houses of stone and a profusion of flowers. Finally, you'll arrive in the enchanting city of Trento, founded by the ancient Romans but now featuring all the fascination of the contemporaneous Mittel-European towns, where you'll stop for the night.

3. Day 3: Cortina d'Ampezzo (225 kilometers)

   You will leave Trento to follow a splendid and breathtaking itinerary. You'll see the pyramids of Segonzano along the road towards the first passes of the Dolomites like the Rolle pass with San Martino di Castrozza, and later the splendid Giau pass which will bring you to Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of the most famous ski station, where you'll spend two nights.

4. Day 4: Cortina d'Ampezzo (245 kilometers)

   You will go on a splendid tour in the middle of the most spectacular nature, surrounded by the most beautiful landscapes and enjoying the most famous passes of the Dolomites. You'll see the delightful mountain villages of Ortisei and Canazei with Sassolungo, the Sella group, and the Marmolada massif as well as two beautiful lakes. It's definitely a wow program! You will stay overnight in Cortina.

5. Day 5: Udine (310 kilometers)

   You will leave Cortina to go and see the very symbol of the Dolomites, the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo” (three peaks of Lavaredo) and another very suggestive lake. A breathtaking ride along the roof of the Dolomites will be followed with a foray in Slovenia wherefrom you descend back to Italy and the Friuli Dolomites to visit the amazing Renaissance fine town of Cividale (XV century). Finally, you head for the enchanting Udine, and open-air salon with delightful ancient palaces and squares with Venetian charm mixed to an elegant Austro-Hungarian atmosphere, reign of aperitifs, and pubs.

6. Day 6: Asiago (230 kilometers)

   After a first stop in the historic city of cured ham San Daniele, along with the Dolomite of Belluno, you'll go and see the beautiful lakes Barcis and Vajont with its dike now in disuse and sadly known for the disaster of 1963 that caused 1,917 victims. You'll continue in the land of Prosecco (sparkling wine) and finally reach Asiago on the “Sette Comuni” (7 municipalities) plateau, where you'll spend the night.

7. Day 7: Verona (240 kilometers)

   You start our ride roaming around the splendid landscapes of the plateau of Asiago to then dive in the Middle Ages through a visit of the greatest fortification from Trentino and continue along the charming panoramas of the cliffs towards our final destination, the awesome Verona, where you'll drop off the rented motorbikes before returning to your initial hotel.

8. Day 8: Farewell in Verona

   After breakfast, you will be free to go home or explore further the magic of Italy on your own. Italy on Motorbike is at your complete disposal to help you planning your remaining days in this awesome region, for instance a visit of Venice (Venezia, Unesco world heritage site, 120 kilometers), a stay in some warm water spa around Padua (Padova, Unesco world heritage site, 90 kilometers), or in some holiday resort on Lake Garda.

Ride Details

Terrain

asphalt

Bike

personal or rental bike (available at an extra cost)

Total mileage

1,435 kilometers / 892 miles

Daily rides

239 kilometers / 149 miles

Meals

Daily breakfast

Accommodation

During the tour, you have the options of staying in hand-picked three-star charming hotels and various accommodations, a mixed of two-star hotels and a B&B. You will stay in Verona on your first night. Then, you will spend a night in Trento, before moving forward to Cortina d'Ampezzo to stay for two nights. Your fifth and sixth nights will be spent in Udine and Asiago respectively. Lastly, you will go back to Verona to spend your last night of the tour there.

Getting There

During the tour, you will explore the northeastern part of Italy through the Dolomites. With their exceptional beauty and magnificence, the Dolomites are the ideal scenery for a pleasure tour. The variety of landscapes offers new perspectives every few kilometers, passing from beautiful forests to flowered meadows, from green lakes to rocky peaks nearly touching the sky, heart-moving lakes, and br