Dolomiti and Renon Train

Dolomiti and Renon Train. Come with us on a tour through the Dolomite Mountains – a UNESCO world heritage site- and explore Renon Plateau and the charming mountain town of Bolzano.

You will leave Milan by coach, take the Renon cable car and Ritten Railway to the Renon Plateau and then spend some time in a charming mountain village admiring stunning mountain views. You will admire the ‘earth pyramid’, a unique rock formation that populates the area and enjoys the Tyrolean atmosphere of Bolzano on a walking tour with your local guide.

Meet your guide in Milan city center and leave on a 2.5-hour coach journey to the Dolomites – Italy’s beautiful mountain range featuring 18 peaks which rise to above 3,000 meters and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Arrive in Bolzano, the capital of Italy’s South Tyrol province, and after a walk through town, take the Renon cable car to Soprabolzano – a tiny little village half-way up Renon Plateau. Traveling to an altitude of 1,221 meters (4,006 feet), the cable car will give you a stunning panoramic view of the snow-capped mountains as you rise out of the plains.

Highlights:

One-day trip to the Dolomites from Milan
Take the Renon cable car from Bolzano to Soprabolzano
Enjoy a scenic journey on the Ritten Railway train up Renon Plateau
Free time in the mountain village of Collalbo and admire the Dolomite’s earth pyramids
Walking tour of Bolzano stopping for photos in Piazza Walther and Piazza delle Erbe

In Soprabolzano, you will get on board a 100-year-old electric train on the Ritten Bahn for a picturesque ride to Collalbo on the top of the Renon Plateau. On arrival, enjoy free time for lunch (not included) or for exploring the charming little village. From Collalbo, the unspoiled mountain scenery will offer you a view of the most celebrated natural features on the Ritten, earth pyramids, impressive rock pillars rising out of the ground.

In the afternoon, meet your guide for your bus transfer back to Bolzano, a city proud of its Austrian roots only becoming part of Italy in 1918. Most of its citizens still speak German and middle-European influence can be seen in its Rationalistic architecture. Your guide will help you immerse yourself in the Tyrolean atmosphere, with a walking tour taking you through the history and culture of Bolzano. Don’t miss a chance to take a picture in Piazza Walther and in the vibrant Piazza delle Erbe before returning to Milan on the coach.

Program:

07.00 Departure from Milan, Zani Viaggi Agency / Milan Visitor Centre - Largo Cairoli / Via Cusani, 18 (MM1 Cairoli)
10.30 arrival at Bolzano and transfer by cable car to Soprabolzano. Panoramic train trip to the Renon plateau
13.30 free time for lunch (not included)
15.00 bus transfer to Bolzano and visit the city center with the famous Piazza Walther (Cathedral square) and the colorful Piazza delle Erbe.
17.00 departure for the return trip and arrival at Milan at 20.30