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What to do

Cortina has a variety of fun activities for families, couples and singles - both day and night. Below are a few suggestions.

Places to eat

• Cortina Restaurants - link to a full listing

  • The following link is a listing from the dolomiti.org for many of the restaurants in Cortina. You can also get a printed sheet with a full list of restaurants and pizzerias from the tourist information. The restaurants we have listed in the tabs below we can personally recommend.
    www.dolomiti.org

• 5 Torri - Restaurant and Pizzeria Tel: +39 0436 866301

  • This restaurant is located just off the Corso Italia (Lago delle Poste 13) and is a favourite with locals and vistors alike. A great selection of local dishes and very good pizza. Best to book - closed Thursday

• Restaurant Pontejel Tel: +39 0436 863828

  • This small restaurant is located in the Pontejel Hotel - Largo delle Poste, 11. It has a very good reputation - make sure you try the home made pasta. Booking advised as the restaurant is small. Closed Wednesday

• El Bronsin Tel: +39 0436 867051

  • This reatuarant is a little out of the way located at Via Roma 47, but well worth the effort. It is a family run restaurant with a lot of character. A great place for a friendly informal meal. Closed Tuesday

• Lago Scin Tel: +39 0436 2391

  • Although we haven't personlly eaten in this restaurant, we have heard very good reports about the food and from the website it looks like a great spot for a romantic dinner for 2. It is located a little out of town so you will need to book a taxi to get there. The restaurant can book a return taxi for you.
    www.ristorantelagoscin.com

Places to go

• Bolzano Christmas markets and shopping

  • The Christmas markets are in Bolzano form the 27th Nov to 23rd Dec. The markets are a very European tradition and well worth a look. Bolzano also boasts some very glamerous shops with the post chirstmas sales running through January. There is a convenient parking station under Bolzano's main piazza. See the tourist information in Cortina for the details on getting there.

• Corvara

  • Corvara is a well known village over the Falzarago Pass from Cortina in Alta Badia. From Corvara you can access some excellent skiing. You can orgnise a tazi from Cortina, or better still you can ski there. The Armentarola piste from the top of the Lagazuoi mountain is recognised as one of the 10 best pistes in the world and is an intermediate run. You should book a taxi back from Corvara or Armentarola for the afternoon return to Cortina. You can refer to the following trip notes. Download ski tips Cortina / Lagazuoi / Corvara

• Venice

  • Venice is about 2 hours away by car. A better option is to organise a stay in Venice before or after your stay in cortina.

Things to do

• Swimming Pool / wellness centre

  • There is a swimming pool and gym located in the Voraachi area of Cortina. Take the local bus 8a which will drop you there. Its about 1500m from the centre of town. The pool is open 1700 - 2100 most days, but check with your hotel for more information.

• Ice Skating and Ice Hockey

  • The Olympic Ice Stadium was built to host the on-ice sports disciplines of 7th Winter Olympics in 1956, and it was "in the open air". Nowadays, it has a roof. They even have disco ice danceing once a week - only in italy! The stadium is also used for national hockey chmapionship matches which are played over winter. If you have never been to a hockey match we can highly recommend it. The stadium is located near the Tofana cable car station at Via dello Stadio 1. you can take local bus 8 or 8a.
    Tel: 0039 0436 881811

• Bob sled rides

  • Cortina was home to the 1956 Winter Olympics and has an awesome bod sled track. The brave (no expreience required) can experience a decent with Taxi Bob - They supply everything (including the pilot) and you go along for the ride.
    www.adrenalincentre.it

• Snow shoeing

  • There are a number of excellent snow shoe excursions around cortina. If you would like to prebook this befor you leave please contact us. Generally a group size of 3-5 is required. If you prefer to book when you arrive in Cortina, you can contact the Guide Alpino at Corso Italia 69A.
    www.guidecortina.com

• X-Country Skiing

  • There are a series of trails up and down the valley from Cortina ranging from easy through to world cup standard. There is a full listing of tracks at www.dolomiti.org If you would like to do some thing a little different you can ski the old railway line form Cortina to Dobbiaco. This is 30 km and rated easy. There are rgular bus servcies betweeen Dobbiaco and Cortina daily. X-country skis can be hired from Snow Service (www.snowservice.it)
    , who will be happy to give you more infomration.

Bars

• Cafe Royal

  • Directly opposite the churh tower on Corso Italia, this place is full of old world charm - lots of locals and a great place to see an be seen in the afternoon.

• Enoteca brio di Vino

  • This is a very pleasant wine bar / restaurant located in Largo delle Poste 17. They have an extensive selection of regional wines as well as wines from further afield. A great place to go before or after dinner or for a light meal

• Bar Pasticceria Lovat

  • Located towards the centre of Corso Italia near the church tower, the bar has a great selection of pastires and gelato, good coffee and drinks. An ideal place to try a prosecco (local bubbles) or vin brule after skiinng or for a monring coffee and snack.

• Rifuio Lagazuoi

  • This famous rifugio is well out of town on the Falzarago Pass. It sits on top of the Lagazoui mountain and the views are breathtaking. Your superski pass covers the cable car up and you can either ski or take the cabel car back down. See the skiing section for ski tips in this fabulous araa. There are several buses up and back each day - check with the tourist information or your hotel for the current timetables. Highly recommended - You can also stay at the riguio overnight. Click here for details.

Getting Around

• Taxi

  • We recommend the contac taxi service in Cortina. Taxis can be organised for trips around the valley as well as transfers to airports or other ski resorts. They have a selection of vehicles. Their website has more information: www.contac.it

• Car hire

  • None of the major car hire companies currently have outlets in Cortina. However you can hire a car locally using the Italian Autosystem chain. Located in Piazza Roma 1 - opposite the church tower. Telephone +30 0436 867 139

• Local ski buses

  • It is a good idea to pick up a timetable for the ski buses from the tourist information office or your hotel. All the bus stops usually have a timetable on them. Don't expect the buses to be on time, especially in peak periods in the afternoon. Ski buses are free and go just about everywhere you would wnat to go in town.

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