Walk
Walk to Vodala & lunch above the valley
3–4 hours · Moderate · 8.4 km
A steady climb through larch woods to a rifugio terrace where lunch takes as long as you want it to.
4-night escape · Walking + food
Walk. Eat. Repeat.
Three signature mountain days. One very simple plan.
Wake up in the mountains. Walk somewhere beautiful. Have lunch in a rifugio. Take your time coming back.
Four nights, three signature mountain days, and no attempt to fill the gaps between them.
Who it's for
Couples and friends who walk comfortably for a few hours and would rather eat well than tick off summits.
Suggested itinerary
Day 1
Arrive
- Settle into your apartment in Spiazzi
- Short evening loop above the village
- Dinner in Gromo
Day 2
Up to the rifugio
- Walk to Vodala
- Long lunch above the valley
- Slow descent through the larch woods
Day 3
Village day
- Market morning in the valley
- A slow day in Gromo
- Casoncelli at the cellar table
Day 4
The long one
- Early start to the high pastures
- Cheese at the alpeggio
- Aperitivo on the balcony
Day 5
Home
- Breakfast
- Last coffee in the square
- Depart
What to bring
- Walking shoes
- Layers for the terrace
- Cash for rifugi
Experiences in this escape
Culture
A slow day in Gromo
Half day · Easy · 3 km walking
One of the most beautiful villages in Italy, on a weekday, with nobody in a hurry.
Food
Casoncelli and a cellar table
2 hours · Easy · —
A long lunch of hand-folded pasta in a room with four tables and no menu in English.