Next Stop Ortisei

Our next stop was going to be Ortisei. Now that we knew how to get around, after breakfast we asked the hotel to call us a taxi, no more messing around with buses. And as a point of info, for anyone going to the Dolomites, taxis are plentiful and will get you where you want to go. They of course are more expensive, but my-oh-my, are they a more efficient use of time.

Our taxi driver quoted us a price to get us to Ortisei. We packed in our bags, and we were off. He was so great, he even offered to stop if I needed to take a photo at no extra charge.

We got to Ortisei and found that we’d left our down sweaters back in Cortina. We could have them brought to us by taxi but that would cost over $400. We decided that we’d brave the cold with the clothes we had and buy new when we got home. Alas!

The taxi dropped us off at hotel in Ortisei, we dropped our bags and took off for Seceda. The gondola was close to our hotel and an easy walk. I carried my big camera and tripod for this. WOW, this was so amazing to see in real life!! I couldn’t get enough photos!

To get up to Seceda one must take 2 separate gondolas, but they are easy to access, changing from one to another part  way up the mountain. There is a trail up to the top, but we didn’t have time for that.

At the top of the gondola there is a walk to the top for views that are seen in many travel photos. Then there are walks around the area.

We didn’t think that we’d walk to 1 spot or another, but we ended up walking all over, somewhere over 10,600 steps before we were done.

We’d love to go back.