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Flights from London Stansted to Verona (Brescia)

Outbound – Saturday 18/03/2005:

Flight number : 314 (Ryanair)
Departure (London Stansted) : 11:25
Arrival (Verona Brescia) : 14:25
        

Inbound – Saturday 25/03/2006 :

Flight number : 315 (Ryanair)
Departure (Verona Brescia) : 14:50
Arrival (London Stansted) : 16:00

To check details on Ryanair rules go to http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php

Baggage Allowance is 15kg,(cabin baggage 10kg)

Check-in closes (strictly) 40 minutes before the flight (check-in opens 2 hours before the flight and of course the web-site recommends early check-in)

 

Transfers

TBA but from information so far will take approx 3 hours.

 

Hotel

www.hotelcontinental.org

Hotel Continental
Fam.Linder
Str.Dantercëpies 40
I-39048 Selva di Val Gardena (BZ)
South Tyrol· Italy

We’re booked in for half-board at a basic rate of 67 Euros a night for adults.

The deposit of 280 euros will be deducted from your final bill. They accept all major credit cards except Diners Club and American Express. If you choose to pay in cash then they will give a discount of 3%.

The hotel is 10 minutes walk from the centre of Selva (and therefore bus stops) and is next to a few lifts.

Sauna, steam etc are included but the Solarium and possibly whirlpool are extra.

If you have any questions about the hotel then give us a call!

 

Ski passes

Prices for the whole Dolomiti area : http://www.val-gardena.com/?artid=548&newlang=eng
Prices for a local area ski-pass : http://www.val-gardena.com/?artid=55&newlang=eng
Details on discounts can be found at http://www.val-gardena.com/eng/page9.html.
Our understanding of this info is :

Children born after 26/11/1997 (i.e. Aiden and Emma) should be able
to get a free ski-pass for the same duration and area as their parents,
but you do need to turn up at the ski-pass office in person.

Children born after 26/11/1989 (i.e. Josh) will get a 30% discount

Seniors - anyone born before 26/11/1945 - are looking at a 15% discount

The ski pass office will be open until 7pm on the Saturday we arrive and from 8am on the Sunday morning.

 

According to the hotel, both of Selva's ski schools are pretty good.

 

Details on the ski areas can be found at http://www.val-gardena.com/eng/page14.html

If the snow lower down in Ortisei is ok then we might be able to try out a local circuit (http://www.val-gardena.com/images/gardena/maps/cartina-groedenrunde.jpg) as well as the Sella Ronda circuit.

 

Information on Selva (all taken from the tourist office web site http://www.val-gardena.com)

Selva, S. Cristina and Ortisei are three villages. Selva is the highest of the three at 1563m and would also appear to be the largest.

If you want to visit the other villages then this is possible by bus (links to the timetable below) and would also appear to be possible on skis from looking at the ski-maps (if you’re feeling up to it it looks like you can try the world-cup run into S. Cristina!)

 

Bus timetables

There are some lines which run just around Selva itself and separate lines which run between Selva, S. Cristina and Oritsei. They appear to be pretty regular. I’m afraid there is a charge for the buses – 3 euros for the week and make sure you stamp your ticket on the bus the first time you use it.

Details on the buses linking the 3 villages can be found at :

http://www.val-gardena.com/?artid=589&newlang=eng

Details on the buses within Selva can be found at :

http://www.val-gardena.com/?artid=592&newlang=eng

Details on shopping in Selva can be found at :

http://www.val-gardena.com/eng/page132.html

 

Street maps

http://www.val-gardena.com/eng/page41.html