Walking, cycling and mountain-hut lunches, with Excelsior as your village base. Stay for a week or pair the Dolomites with Lake Garda, Verona or the Mincio countryside.
Northern Italy: lakes, mountains & art cities
San Vigilio is a Ladin village on the edge of the Fanes–Senes–Braies Nature Park, with woodland walks close by and longer outings into the high pastures. A full week gives you time for both, alongside swimming, spa afternoons and village life. We bring together the hotel, room choice and travel arrangements around the days you enjoy.
Our choice for an active mountain holiday with plenty to enjoy back at the hotel. Guided walks, three-quarter board and family swimming facilities give a week here an easy rhythm; couples have the rooftop Sky Spa and a choice of rooms with private wellness features.
A week at Hotel Castello in Malcesine, followed by a week at Excelsior. Kayaking, swimming and lake-town evenings give way to mountain walks, cycling and hut lunches, with a scenic drive between the two bases.
Malcesine 7 nights · San Vigilio 7 nights
Breakfast at Castello · Three-quarter board at Excelsior
15 days’ car hire
£9,780 total for three
Guide price for two adults and one child aged up to 15, sharing a Castello suite and a Dolomites Lodge room at Excelsior. Flights booked separately.
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Our San Vigilio summer guide helps you choose the outings that appeal, from a gentle first afternoon to a full day in Fanes.
Choose the contrast you would most enjoy: riverside villages, a few city evenings or more time beside the lake. Each can form a two-centre holiday with San Vigilio.
Cycle beside the Mincio, visit Parco Giardino Sigurtà and make time for Valeggio’s tortellini. A small village stay brings a gentler finish after the mountain week.
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Begin with Roman sights, riverside walks and restaurant evenings. Three nights in Verona followed by a week in San Vigilio makes a well-balanced ten-night holiday.
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Choose a lakefront hotel, a hillside retreat or a base around Arco. We shape the lake stay for couples or families, with boat outings, swimming and time to enjoy your hotel.
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Give each place time. For seven nights, settle into San Vigilio. For ten to fourteen, choose one companion stay and let us plan the sequence and the journey between them.
Share your dates, who is travelling and the balance of walking, cycling, swimming and hotel time you enjoy. We will suggest the room, length of stay and any lake, city or countryside pairing.
We arrange private transfers from your railway station or previous accommodation, or car hire for a wider self-drive holiday.
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