Valtellina
Ski Resorts in Valtellina
Cima Piazzi Happy Mountain
Between two famous ski resorts Bormio and Livigno in heart of Valtellina lies the ski resort Cima Piazzi. The mountain from which the area takes its name is also often referred as ‘Happy Mountain’ as the sun visits its slopes for the whole day long. The sunny slopes with magnificent Alpine views around, and the [...]
VALCHIAVENNA
The Valchiavenna Ski Area includes Madesimo, Campodolcino, Motta, Montespluga e la Val di Lei. It is situated several kilometers from the Swiss border in Val San Giacomo , better known as Valle Spluga, or in local dialect – val di Giüst between Lepontine and Retiche Alps, and then the valley river Liro marks the border [...]
Chiesa in Valmalenco
The Valley of the river Malenco in bordered from one side by Switzerland and area of town Sondrio from the other. The river is squeezed between two mountain groups : 27 km long the Bernina range with highest peak 4049 m, which descents on the Swiss side to Upper Engandine and St.Moritz, and range Disgrazia [...]
Passo Stelvio
Open form end of May till November Passo Stelvio is the greatest summer ski resort in Europe. Many of the top ski champions from different countries get the possibility to strengthen their endurance and prepare for the incoming season at the level over 3000 m above sea level. Among the most popular figures on glacier [...]
Santa Caterina Valfurva
Famous for its fairy-tale landscape Santa Caterina (1.730 m) is the perfect place for a family holiday, good both for skiing and walking in the picturesque coniferous woodlands of Stelvio National Park. With the blue sky and the white snow on the woods make the small village really a ‘white paradise’ with tranquility and barely [...]
Bormio
It is most probable that the town Bormio got its name from old Gallic god Borvo, or Bormo (Bormanus ) who had the power to heal with the help of hot mineral springs. The god later on has been identified by Romans with Apollo, and although it it hard to find his presence nowadays, his [...]
Livigno
Livigno is located 1,816 m above sea level. The village Trepalle (‘Three Balls’) is considered to be the village located at the highest altitude in Europe (2,069 m up to 2,209m a.s.l.).
The first documents from Middle Ages called this area ‘vinea et vineola’, which refers to the German word meaning ‘avalanche’, as there is always the danger of snow collapse in the valley.
The town Livigno is accessible by one road from Italy side through the Foscagno Pass (2,291 m) and two from Switzerland Forcola di Livigno (2,315 m) and the Munt La Schera tunnel
