New flight routes from the UK to Innsbruck and Verona have made access to the Dolomiti Superski area in Italy’s South Tyrol even quicker and easier. 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.
Dolomite ski transfers
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
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.
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.
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