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Tre Cime di Lavaredo
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: July to September
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Welcome
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, in a few days
Three limestone towers of almost 3,000 metres side by side in the Dolomites, circled by a 10 km loop from a hut you can drive to on a toll road. It is one of the busiest walks in the Italian Alps, yet within four hours you go from a packed car park to the silence below a 500-metre north face.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Tre Cime loop free · half a dayTen kilometres and about 400 metres of ascent in four hours; go anticlockwise from Rifugio Auronzo to reach the north faces before the clouds.
- Afternoon · Rifugio Lavaredo · about 1 hThe first hut on the loop, at 2,344 metres and 45 almost flat minutes from the car park, serving canederli, strudel and barley soup.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Lavaredo€115 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Forcella Lavaredo at sunrise free · about 1 h 30The first spot on the route to catch the light, at 2,454 metres; at summer dawn the south faces turn from blue-grey to pink.
- Afternoon · Rifugio Locatelli and the north faces · a full dayThe classic view, at 2,405 metres and two and a half hours from the start: the three north faces lined up across the valley.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Sorapiss€95 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Malga Langalm and the lower variant · about 1 hA mountain dairy turned refreshment hut at 2,283 metres; the lower return adds about a kilometre and 100 metres of climbing, and far fewer walkers.
- Afternoon · Rifugio Auronzo and the toll road · a few minutesThe start of everything, at 2,320 metres, seven kilometres of hairpins above Lake Misurina; book a time slot online with your number plate beforehand.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Juventus€120 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Cadini di Misurina viewpoint free · about 1 h 30Path 117 heads south from Rifugio Auronzo and in 35 to 40 minutes reaches a ledge above the jagged spires of the Cadini.
- Afternoon · Lake Misurina free · about 45 minA lake at 1,754 metres below the toll road, ringed by firs and old Tyrolean-style hotels, with a flat 45-minute path around it.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Albergo Miravalle€115 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Neapolitan pizza: soft dough, wood fire, and best eaten in Naples.
- Regional pasta: carbonara in Rome, ragu in Bologna, and never the same twice.
- Gelato: artisan ice cream. Walk past the tubs piled high and glowing.
- Aperitivo: a spritz and small plates at the end of the afternoon.
- Espresso: standing at the bar, and no cappuccino after a meal.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Restaurants with photo menus and a man outside waving you in, especially near the monuments.
- Check the bill for coperto and service before you add anything.
- Cappuccino after midday marks you out. An espresso works at any hour.
- Shoulders and knees covered in churches, and that includes the big ones.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Italian
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Hello | Buongiorno |
| Thank you | Grazie |
| Please | Per favore |
| Yes | Sì |
| No | No |
| Excuse me | Mi scusi |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci |
| Do you speak English? | Parla inglese? |
| I don't understand | Non capisco |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Where are the toilets? | Dove sono i bagni? |
| The bill, please | Il conto, per favore |
| Help! | Aiuto! |
| Cheers! | Salute! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €130 a day, mid-range
Best seasonJuly to September
PlugC/F/L · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingCover charge often included, rounding up is enough
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Make sure tetanus, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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