Catch the early snow in the Dolomites: new flight routes offering improved access for 2010/11

Nov. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- With Terravision’s airport transfers direct to Selva Val Gardena for £34 return (£22 one way), an affordable short break in the Italian Dolomites is an attractive option for the 2010/11 ski season.

EasyJet  Gatwick-Innsbruck daily from December 10th; Bristol-Innsbruck Fridays and Sundays from December 17, Liverpool-Innsbruck Thursdays and Sundays from December 19; from £19.99 one way.  British Airways Gatwick-Verona twice daily; from £49 one way.  Ryanair  Stansted-Verona Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from £19.99 one way (also Stansted-Bergamo daily).  Flights run to the end of March 2011.

Terravision Transfers direct to Selva Val Gardena twice daily, from Innsbruck, Verona or Bergamo airports.  £34 (€39) return, £22 (€25) one way; free for children under 5 years.  Book online: www.flytovalgardena.com

The early season Val Gardena SuperPremiere package is available from December 4-23 offering 4 nights’ accommodation, 4 days’ equipment hire and a 4-day lift pass for the price of 3 days.  Participating hotels, B&Bs, chalets and self-catering apartments are indicated by a snowflake symbol: visit www.valgardena.it

Val Gardena comprises 3 Alpine villages - Selva at 1563m, S. Cristina at 1428m, and Ortisei at 1236m, and is part of the world’s largest ski-area: 1220km of pistes - 500km inter-connected in the Sella region - covered by a single lift pass, the Dolomiti Superski.  The world-famous Sella Ronda, accessible to intermediate skiers, is a spectacular linked circuit of the Sella (3151m) offering 26km and 4500 vertical metres of skiing.  The entire region also benefits from some of the most sophisticated snow-making facilities to ensure skiable conditions throughout the season.

Val Gardena’s homepage (www.valgardena.it) offers a fast online booking service and  real-time weather updates at all altitudes from 9 live cams.  

Visit Val Gardena (www.valgardena.it) in Italy, one of the most beautiful valleys in the Dolomites.  Proud South Tyrolean people celebrating their Ladin culture, artistic traditions and unique language.  Classic Alpine villages against a backdrop of sublime Dolomite scenery.  World-class gastronomy, spectacular events, diverse sporting and cultural activities for visitors all year-round.


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Val Gardena, with its mountains, its pastures and not least of all, its picturesque villages, is striking for its beauty and splendour, glorying in its magnificence: a divine work enhanced by man.