Valtellina: Sondrio and Bormio
Except for avid skiers or tourists going to eastern Switzerland or Trento, hardly anyone comes to one of the less picturesque alpine valleys in Italy, Valtellina. The road and railway line lead among the mineral and iron ore mines located here. The landslide slipping here may be dangerous: the last such accident in 1987 A year partially destroyed the railway line and took the lives of several people.
The destroyed overhead contact line has already been rebuilt and now leads from Lake Como to the main centre of the region., Modern, not distinguished by anything special, except wine, which is full of local shops, towns SONDRIO. The Museo Valtellinese is open here, dedicated to local traditions and with small departments of art and archaeology (Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 and 14.30-17.00). It is better to avoid the town and immediately go to BORMIO, located on the border with Trento and Switzerland.. Once it was an important point on the trade route from Venice to Switzerland and to this day there are cobbled streets and frescoed fifteenth- and sixteenth-century palaces. It is also a well-known ski resort (in 1985 Of the year, the Alpine Skiing World Championships were held here), which has some of the largest summer skiing areas in Europe. The nearby huge Parco Nazionale di Stehio is very well suited not only for walking, but also effort-intensive climbing and skiing (details in A AST, Via Stelvio 10). Most of the hotels here are expensive, except Daniel (*0342 / 904572) and Serena (•0342/ 902429), which offer double rooms for less than 30 OOOL.