Day 1
Morning: arrive at Venice airport. Your driver will greet you and you will head for a 90 minute transfer to Cortina D’Ampezzo where you will be arriving at your hotel, one of the most iconic and historic properties of the Italian Alps.
Lunch: enjoy a lunch at the hotel or we can advise a restaurant in town.
Afternoon: relax at the hotel and enjoy its many facilities including its great spa alternatively a personal shopper can assist you and take you to the village’s best boutiques.
Dinner: you will dine in a great one Michelin star restaurant where chef combines local “mountain” ingredients with modern techniques.
Day 2
Morning: your day will kick off with a unique experience. You will have the chance to heli- ski a full morning with a local legend, an ex world champion!
Lunch: you will head to a rifugio where you will have lunch with the champion and enjoy a local lunch. Give Polenta, mushrooms and melted cheese a try.
Afternoon: after an intense morning head back to the hotel and relax by enjoying a special “post ski massage”.
Dinner: you dine in a refined local agriturismo in the middle of the woods. An unexpected culinary experience where the chef will delight you with his twist on classics.
Day 3
Morning: adrenaline seekers that want to experience a different sport on snow will have the chance to go on a fat bike downhill activity, a lot of fun indeed!
Lunch: you will take a cableway to head up to one of Cortina’s highest mountains for a lunch with phenomenal views.
Afternoon: great family activities options. Either head to the kid’s ski park for some special rides and soft ski activities or alternatively a guide will take you through the woods to discover some of nature hidden gems and give you at the same time some historical facts on local “heroes” that once used to live there.
Dinner: you will have dinner in a modern restaurant on the outskirts of Cortina that just opened which is expected to become a leading gourmet restaurant in the Italian Alps.
Day 4
Morning: your guide will pick you at the hotel for a special walk on the snow. You will wear special snow shoes “Ciaspole” to go explore some of Cortina’s most sunning corners.
Lunch: you will eat in a rifugio famous for its hearty meaty dishes.
Afternoon: An afternoon dedicated to history and culture. Your guide will take to visit important historic sites of the world war giving you very interesting facts.
Dinner: you will have dinner in one of Cortina’s best restaurants. A fantastic rustic-gourmet restaurant for you last meal.
Day 5
Morning : your driver will greet you in the morning and transfer you to the picturesque resort of San Cassiano in the heart of South Tyrol where you will staying in a wonderful luxury hotel with the highest standards of hospitality.
Afternoon: relax at the hotel and enjoy its wonderful spa
Dinner: kick off your holiday with a fine culinary moment. You will eat in the hotel’s restaurant awarded with 2 Michelin stars and arguably Italy’s best “mountain” restaurant.
Day 6
Morning: a special ski experience for foodies: you will go on a gourmet ski safari! Together with your instructor you will be skiing all day long and stopping in different chalets on the slopes to taste their signature dishes crated by Michelin star chefs, an experience not to be missed.
Afternoon: head back to the hotel and enjoy a “post ski” massage.
Dinner: enjoy a rustic meal in the grill restaurant of the hotel.
Fondues are a must.
Day 7
Morning: enjoy one of Europe largest ski carousels. Together with your instructor you will be skiing in some of the most wonderful slopes, a perfect day out.
Afternoon: head back to hotel and relax
Dinner: you will enjoy a special wine tasting in a wonderful cellar followed by a dinner with selection of local antipasti.
Day 8
Morning: together with your instructor you will go for some offpiste skiing to test your skills
Lunch: you will have lunch in a special hidden rifugio for some mamma food.
Afternoon: head to the neighboring towns for some quality shopping
Dinner: for your last meal you will go somewhere special. You will go with a snowmobile on top of a mountain for a last meal in a great restaurant known for having a great atmosphere. After dinner you will have the chance to either come down with sledges, snowmobile or with skies.
Day 9
Morning: relax at hotel
Afternoon: head either to Verona airport