Cortina, Italy
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the most fashionable ski resort in Italy, near the north-eastern border with Austria.
The village, boasting a thousand-year old remarkable historical background, has nearly 7,000 inhabitants. It attracts visitors from all over the world for its lively international atmosphere, its fashionable shops, and excellent restaurants.
Cortina is also known as the "Regina delle Dolomiti" - Queen of the Dolomites - since it is in the heart of the wonderful Dolomites.
It is surrounded by forests and wide ski slopes, below the towering craggy red rock mountains. It offers something to everyone and most keen skiers will be willing to visit it.
As for winter sports, alpine ski is not the only international sport that gained Cortina its worldwide fame; there are also an Olympic ski-jump outside the village, a thrilling bobsleigh track where international championships take place every year as well as a new Cross-Country Ski Centre with a teacher's office, ski rental and where it is possible to get information about track conditions. There is also an excellent riding school , the Olympic Ice Stadium with ice-hockey facilities, and a public indoor swimming pool. There are also many activities in the summer season, such as a huge choice of excursions, at all different levels, mountain biking, canyoning, rafting, riding, etc.
As for winter sports, alpine ski is not the only international sport that gained Cortina its worldwide fame; there are also an Olympic ski-jump outside the village, a thrilling bobsleigh track where international championships take place every year as well as a new Cross-Country Ski Centre with a teacher's office, ski rental and where it is possible to get information about track conditions. There is also an excellent riding school , the Olympic Ice Stadium with ice-hockey facilities, and a public indoor swimming pool. There are also many activities in the summer season, such as a huge choice of excursions, at all different levels, mountain biking, canyoning, rafting, riding, etc.
Hotel Options
 Park Hotel Victoria Since 1892 the Angeli Family own and manage the hotel and provide with their staff a warm and welcoming ambience. Hotel Victoria is famous not only for the comfortable rooms, spacious lounges, furnished with local antiques, the excellent restaurant, the well supplied bar, including a wide variety of bears and teas, the open fireplace, but also for entertainements, galas, special weeks with excursions, adventures and sports organized with the local association of the mountains and a lot more! |
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 Hotel Ancora The atmosphere of the hotel is that of a private home. Owners Flavia and Renato Sartor have infused the interiors with their personal touches and fine antique furniture creating an elegant historic ambiance. The Viennese Terrace is a large sunny area with windows over the famous Corso Italia, the promenade of Cortina. This restaurant is decorated in Biedermeier style and can be utilized as a restaurant, cafe or meeting place. The Hotel also sponsors a literary and artistic salon hosted by the well-known writer Milena Milani. The salon offers exhibitions by illustrious painters, sculptors and other artists as well as conferences and cultural debates. The dining room is graced with gothic arches hand-painted in shades of blue where guests dine with candlelight and classical music. The chefs prepare international cuisine which a pleasure both to see and to eat as great attention is paid to presentation. The second restaurant, The Artist’s Tavern, is open at night and decorated with hand-painted ceramics. The cuisine ranges from the informal to the exotic and is certain to please all tastes. Even the most discriminating clients will find rooms that meet their expectations. |
 Hotel Splendid Venezia The modern open 24 hours Splendid Venezia hotel features 92 rooms equipped with heating, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, safety deposit box, hair dryer, baby cot, TV and balcony. Amenities available to guests include a bar, reading room, TV room, piano bar, large lobby, sauna, terrace, 2 elevators, washing and ironing services, baby sitting, car rental facilities, and unsupervised parking lot. The hotel's restaurant serves also vegetarian dishes. Our staff speaks English, German and French. The nearest tennis court is 1 km away and golf course 3 km away. For business purposes the hotel provides a conference room with a capacity of 100 people, photocopier, overhead projector, and VCR. |
Packages Include
- Round trip economy transportation between New York (JFK) and Venice.
- Meet and greet service at Airport in Europe.
- Round trip transfers beween Venice airport and Hotel via motorcoach.
- 7 nights (except where noted) accommodations in the hotels indicated.
- All rooms with private bath/shower.
- Meal plan as indicated:
Codes for meal plans are:
BB- Buffet Breakfast
CB- Continental Breakfast
HP- Continental Breakfast and Dinner
HB- Buffet Breakfast and 3 course dinner
HB+- Indicates Breakfast and Dinners with Special Themes or Additional Courses
FB- Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
D/A- Dine Around program - All taxes and gratuities on included features. (Prices do not include U. S. Departure Tax, Agriculture, Customs, and Immigration Charges and Security Surcharges which vary depending on the destination and airports involved.
- Rates also DO NOT include current fuel surcharges of $180.00, which are subject to change without notice.