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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] We did Venice and Dolomites his summer with 13 and 16 year olds.

Not sure how much they enjoyed Venice but we all liked the Dolomites. Did ebiking, a spa, hiking. We had 3 full days there; having 4-5 would have been great.[/quote]

Op here. I lived in Venice for a few months years ago and worry my memories will mislead us…though I lived the broader Venetonregion in general too….but why did your kids not like it? Too many people, boring churches, etc?  I think we would probably only stay 2 days anyway and then focus elsewhere…

For the Dolomites, any recommendations?

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I didn’t get the impression they DISliked it - but neither raved about it either. I just think the “absorb the city” nature of experiencing Venice wasn’t their thing maybe - or just that they liked the other spots we went to more. Personally I do like Venice and still find it charming.

In the Dolomites we stayed in Ortisei. Took the train from Venice to Bolzano and rented a car there. It was lovely. Went to Seceda, Alpi di Suisi, and day tripped to Merano. [/quote]

PP here. Also planning either Ortisei, Castelrotto or Badia. Or maybe directly on Alpindi Siusi. Any insights or recommendations?[/quote]

We stayed at Hotel Grien in Ortisei. Loved it - definitely recommend. It was like 5 minutes up the hill from the heart of the town which meant it was perched on the hillside and had a great view of the mountains. With a car it was easy to pop down into town and tool around. They did have a shuttle van too though if you are careless. The town had several restaurants we liked.

Definitely do e-bikes if you want to bike on Alpi di suisi. I had planned normal biking and the nuts at the bike rental spot said that would be fine if we wanted as it was “mostly flat”. I think “mostly flat” must mean a different thing there - it was quite rarely flat. We would have died on normal bikes. [/quote]

Thanks so much! I will keep this in mind and look up hotel grien [/quote]

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