Location: Welcome to Venezia!
Day 1 - 15 Sep 2021
Grand Canal
Content: We left Switzerland and arrived in Venice after a long ride (~7h). It was quite hard to find a parking spot but we found one at San Marco Garage that costed 39€ for 24 hours. Then, we hopped on a vaporetto to join our hotel (a ticket costs 7.50€ per person).
Location: Hotel Rio 🛏
Day 1 - 15 Sep 2021
Hotel Rio
Content: Our hotel was located 3 minutes away by foot from the San Marco Piazza. For one night for 2 persons, we paid 99€.
Location: Around St. Marc’s Square
Day 1 - 15 Sep 2021
Pont Des Soupirs
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La Basilique Saint Marc
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Location: Ponte dell’Academia
Day 1 - 15 Sep 2021
Pont de l'Académie
Content: I highly recommend this place at sunset, it was quite magical!
Location: Terrazza Aperol 🍸 and La Piazza 🍴
Day 1 - 15 Sep 2021
Terrazza Aperol
Content: As you might know, the famous Aperol Spritz comes from Venice! So make sure to get a good one 🍸
La Piazza
Content: A typical Italian restaurant serving good dishes, located in a small street.
Location: Campanile and Ponte Rialto
Day 2 - 16 Sep 2021
Campanile de Saint-Marc
Content: As it was raining, we decided to do find an indoor activity and the Campanile was a good one. A ticket costs 10€ per person, and the 360° view on Venice is really worth it.
Pont du Rialto
Content: We were walking around when it started to rain again, so we stopped in a restaurant next to Rialto Bridge, bad idea. The food wasn’t good and we waited one hour to get our pizzas.
Location: Ljubljana
Day 2 - 16 Sep 2021
Central Hotel
Content: We left Venice and drove 2h30 to arrive in Ljubljana, in Slovenia 🇸🇮 I had booked two night at Central Hotel and we loved very much this place. It is well located, and the room is cosy. We paid 199€ for 2 nights for 2 persons.
Pop's Place
Content: I had seen this place on TripAdvisor and it was quite amazing! We loved the delicious burgers, the local beers, and the great atmosphere.
Location: Postojna
Day 3 - 17 Sep 2021
Postojna Cave
Content: On the third day, we drove from Ljubljana to Postojna (40 minutes) to visit the well known Postojna Caves. I had booked tickets online to secure a time slot. It was quite expensive (20.60€ for -25 years old and 25.80€ for adults + 3.50€ for the audioguide) but so well organized! The visit lasts around 1h30 and we have to take a train into the caves, and then walk a few kilometers.
Okrepčevalnica Prepih
Content: It was one of the only restaurants opened in the area, so we stopped there for lunch and we were surprised! The local food was delicious and the prices quite low (24€ for 2 people with several dishes and beers).
Château de Predjama
Content: I wanted to see this castle for so long! We didn’t go inside but the outdoors are quite magical.
Location: Ljubljana
Day 3 - 17 Sep 2021
Château de Ljubljana
Content: Back in Ljubljana to discover this charming capital. We walked up to the castle and enjoyed a wonderful view on the town.
Landerik
Content: For dinner, we went to Landerik, which is a restaurant in the old town only using and serving local ingredients. The server was amazing and we learned a lot about Slovenian gastronomy.
Location: Grad Kamen 🏰
Day 4 - 18 Sep 2021
Grad Kamen
Content: It was already time to leave Ljubljana. We quickly stopped to an ancient castle: Grad Kamen. The entrance is free and you can discover by yourself the ruins of the castle.
Location: Bled
Day 4 - 18 Sep 2021
Lac de Bled
Content: One of the highlights of Slovenia: Bled Lake! We had seen so much pictures of this place but we were still amazed by the beauty of this lake.
Restavracija Camping Bled
Content: There was only this restaurant around us and therefore had lunch there, but the food was average.
Mala Osojnica
Content: We went on a small hike to enjoy the postcard view of Lake Bled. It is really a must do, as the view is totally breathtaking!!
Location: Lienz
Day 4 - 18 Sep 2021
Lienz
Content: We left Slovenia a bit heartbroken, and did a quick stop in Lienz, in Austria, before reaching the Italian Dolomites.
Location: Mareo Dolomites 🛏
Day 4 - 18 Sep 2021
Mareo Dolomites
Content: After 4 hours of driving, we arrived at our hotel: Mareo Dolomites. We’ve got a huge room for ourselves and enjoyed a delicious dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. For one night, we paid 187€.
Location: San Vigilio di Marebbe
Day 5 - 19 Sep 2021
Mareo Dolomites
Content: We weren’t lucky with the weather during this trip, so we relaxed a bit at the hotel before hitting the road.
Location: Church of St. John
Day 5 - 19 Sep 2021
Church of St. John
Content: We then went to the Saint John’s Church, which is an iconic place in the Dolomites. When it’s sunny, you can observe wonderful mountains in the background.
Location: Ortisei
Day 5 - 19 Sep 2021
Ristorante Pizzeria Cascade
Content: It was still raining a lot, and we found a center with a restaurant and a swimming pool on our road, so we decided to stop there and wait for the weather to get better.
Mar Dolomit
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Location: Bolzano 🛏
Day 5 - 19 Sep 2021
B&B Hotel Bolzano
Content: In the evening, we arrived to our last hotel of the trip. We really liked our room, even though it was a B&B, everything was clean and cosy. We paid 74€ for one night, for 2 persons.
Location: Lago di Carezza
Day 6 - 20 Sep 2021
Karersee
Content: For our last day, the weather was finally getting better so we went to a wonderful place: Lago di Carezza. We were so happy to discover it before driving back to Switzerland!