These places were known back in the days of the Roman Empire. Many famous people and even the great Leonardo da Vinci have been here. The undeniable advantage of the Bormio ski resort in Italy is its excellent equipment and versatility. Here you will find snow-covered mountain slopes and flat trails, various winter activities and wellness treatments.

Skiing in Bormio is not the only purpose of tourists coming. There are 9 thermal springs here, where people with problems of the skin, joints and nervous system. And all this happens against the backdrop of the world-famous Alpine splendor. In the evenings or between skiing or snowboarding, restaurants, bars and discos await you. You can listen positive reviews about the Bormio ski resort, but it’s better to see it all with your own eyes.

Basic information

Location

The resort is located in northern Italy, in the place where the Valtellina valley, part of Lombardy, stretches.

How to get to Bormio?

The beautiful nature of the Alta Valtellina region

By car, it is better to get to the resort of Bormio through the main highways in Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol or Lower Valtellina.
It should be taken into account that most of the passes that operate throughout the year are closed in winter.
The following passes operate year-round:

• Bernina Pass
• Livigno tunnel
• Umbrail
• Forcola.

However, when choosing a route, still take into account the weather conditions, especially if you decide to go through the last two.
By train you can take one of the following routes:

• from Switzerland: St. Moritz - Tirano - St. Moritz,
• from Italy: Milan - Tirano - Milan.

The railway station is 30 km away.

The closest airports to Bormio are in Tirano and Milan. From there you can go by bus. The journey will take about 1 hour.

Weather, season

These places are characterized by a temperate mountain climate. Winters here are mild and quite long. Already at the beginning of November there is snow in Bormio, but on the mountain tops it does not disappear at all. Thanks to this, you can ride on the Stelvio Pass all year round. The lowest winter temperature is minus 15 degrees, but most often the daytime temperature does not fall below minus 6 degrees. All this makes the weather in Bormio very comfortable for a complete winter holiday. The skiing season begins in December and lasts until the end of April.

Trails, slopes, lifts

The piste map includes more than 50 kilometers of pistes, some of which are located on the slopes of Cima Bianca. The longest route is 8 kilometers long and runs from the top to the city. A couple of times a week you can enjoy night skiing. The snow park located on the slope of Cima Bianca is very popular among holidaymakers. Its area is 150 thousand. square meters, and the altitude is 2300 meters.

The resort is part of the Alta Valtellina ski complex, which also includes the nearby resorts of Livigno and San Colombano. If you have a single ski pass, then all of them become available to you. In Bormio itself there are three ski areas: Santa Caterina, Oga-Valdidentro and Bormio-2000. The first is known for regularly holding international competitions. A large number of different trails will satisfy the needs of ski lovers different levels skill.
You can see the location of the ski slopes on the map of Bormio:

Prices

Bormio, like other famous resorts, operates a ski-pass subscription system. By purchasing such a subscription, vacationers have the opportunity to ski on all slopes and use all the ski lifts of the resorts that are part of the ski alliance.

The Alta Valtellina ski pass is valid for Bormio. In low season, the cost of a two-day pass for an adult will cost 67.5 euros, and for children - 55 euros. During the high season, an adult ski pass will cost 75 euros, and a children's ski pass will cost 59.5 euros. Buying a 6-day pass in the low season, the price will be 167 and 117.5 euros for an adult and a child, respectively, and in the high season - 197 and 137.

Accommodation, other activities, apres-ski, attractions

Bormio hotels provide different levels of service and are located both on the main streets of the city and near the ski lifts, with beautiful views from the windows of the rooms. A striking example can serve Hotel Hotel Genzianella, located next to the ski lift, the interior decoration of the rooms is made of natural wood, and the hotel itself has a sauna, Charcot shower, and gym.

The Baita de Mario hotel is located 5 kilometers from the city. It was built next to the ski lift, and allows its residents to see the picturesque Alpine landscapes directly from their rooms. Among the apartments in Bormio, one can highlight the Chalet Santa Barbara Apartments, a hotel complex that consists of several chalets.

After active winter sports, tourists are offered a whole range of entertainment and health activities. In Bormio there are thermal springs, on the basis of which a complex was built, where vacationers have access to a thermal pool, a bathhouse, a mud bath, massage, and a gym. Many people who suffer from illnesses come here to improve their health. digestive tract, skin and joint diseases.

The most famous:

• Bormio Terme;
• Baths of the Archduchess;
• Bagni Nuovi;
• Terme Bagni Vecchi;
• the Roman baths of San Marino, located inside the cave;
• medieval and imperial baths.

Among the recommended attractions are a number of architectural and historical monuments: the Basilica of Saint Vitale, the Baths of Bormio (Roman Baths of Bagni Vecchi). The nearby botanical garden of Rezia provides an unforgettable experience.

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A large number of restaurants, bars, discos will make your vacation unforgettable and eventful. And the luxurious SPA centers at almost every hotel are more reminiscent of real water parks.

Look at the video of the resort's wonderful slopes:

Advantages and disadvantages

Bormio provides tourists large number a variety of trails that are suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers. Prices here are moderate, and when you purchase a single ski-pass subscription, they truly open up limitless possibilities in terms of skiing. Some slopes can be skied all year round.

Among the relative disadvantages, we can mention the lack of direct flights, but, perhaps, this makes Bormio an even more attractive place for those who want to be away from the “city noise”.

Summarizing all of the above, we can say that Bormio will not leave indifferent either lovers of winter sports, or those who come here to improve their health at the local balneological center. High level services provided, developed infrastructure will make your vacation comfortable and unforgettable, and photos from Bormio will remind you of a great time for a long time.

Bormio is an Italian ski and thermal resort located in the Lombardy Alps, 200 km from Milan. It is part of the Alta Valtellina ski region, which also allows you to ski on the slopes of Livigno, San Colombano and neighboring Switzerland - in the Engadin region, which includes St. Moritz and other resorts. Bormio has one of the most significant elevation differences in Italy - 1792 m. The resort is well equipped, has a variety of slopes and hosts prestigious international competitions. The slopes of Bormio are very diverse: both those who are just starting to ski and those who are able to conquer the most difficult slopes will enjoy it here. Bormio is the largest thermal resort in northern Italy. Tourists who want to improve their health, fans of fun parties, discos and history buffs love to come here.

Business card

At the beginning of the 2000s, the World Alpine Ski Championships took place in Bormio. Thanks to this, the infrastructure of the resort has significantly improved: the slopes and ski lifts have become more modern, new hotels, cafes and shops have been built. All this has allowed Bormio to take a strong place among the best ski resorts in Italy and adequately welcome the most sophisticated tourists.

Trails, slopes, lifts

Bormio has 50 kilometers of slopes (10 blue, 8 red, 2 black slopes) with 16 lifts. Most of the blue runs are in the area of ​​Bormio 2000, Chiuk and Le Motte. There is a special slope with its own lift for children, and ski schools are open. However, adult beginners also use the services of local instructors.

More advanced skiers will enjoy the route between Cima Bianca and Bormio (a drop of more than 1,700 m), as well as a fairly sharp direct descent to the Bormio 2000 station. Confident athletes can recommend the Le Motte area, whose trails run right through the forest.
For professional skiers and freeriders, we recommend the slopes in the Cima Bianca area (3000 m). Steep and difficult trails in this place are created by nature itself.

Springs and healing

Bormio is proud of its healing thermal springs, which, according to legend, were used by the ancient Romans. The water temperature in them depends on the time of year, but never drops below +37 degrees.

In Bormio, 9 springs come to the surface of the earth. The water in them is sulfate, alkaline earth, containing a small amount of radon, which is very rare in the Southern Alps.

In Italian Bormio there is a modern thermal complex Bormio Terme, a few kilometers from the city there are the ancient Bagni Vecchi (Baths of the Century) and Bagni Nuovo (Baths of Nuovo). The thermal complex offers swimming pools, a sauna, a hammam, a gym, and a beauty salon. Treatments offered include mud baths, inhalations and massages.

Medical specialization
Bormio thermal waters have an anti-inflammatory, regenerating, anti-stress effect on the human body and are successfully used in the treatment of a number of diseases:

• respiratory diseases,
• pathologies and injuries of the musculoskeletal system,
• metabolic disorders (diabetes),
• gynecological diseases,
• disorders of the digestive tract,
• genitourinary diseases (chronic pyeloniphritis, prostatitis, cystitis, male sexual dysfunction),
• skin diseases.

The water in local springs contains a microscopic suspension of sulfobacteria - natural mud, which produces natural peeling of the skin during procedures.

Height difference: 1225-3017 m

Bormio- a unique ski resort in the Italian Alps. Everyone who comes to this corner of Lombardy finds exactly what they need. After all Bormio- an excellent place for skiers, lovers of noisy holidays, connoisseurs of antiquity, and adherents of thermal treatment. This ski area has a wide variety of trails and excellent slopes.

The resort has one of the largest elevation differences in Italy - 1792 m. Moreover, this entire difference can be covered “without transfers” from top to bottom and with virtually no empty flat runs. The resort hosts competitions of the highest rank. It is possible to undergo first-class treatment in the thermal complex. Numerous bars are open in the evening. To late at night there is fun at discos.

Bormio has been known for over a thousand years. The city was founded by the ancient Romans and for a long time remained the northern outpost of the Roman Empire. Even two thousand years ago, rumors about healing waters Bormio spread throughout the ancient world. In the Middle Ages, many outstanding personalities visited Bormio, including Leonardo da Vinci. There are many historical monuments left at the resort from those times.

Ski resort Bormio becomes in the 40s of the XX century. Subsequently, the main impetus for its development was the 1985 World Alpine Ski Championships.

Slopes, pistes, cable cars and lifts have been improved; New hotels were built, restaurants and shops were opened. These innovations have allowed Bormio to take its rightful place among the most prestigious Alpine ski resorts and welcome the most discerning tourists.

In January–February 2005 in Bormio The next world alpine skiing championship took place. In this regard, the ski lifts were modernized and a new cable car was built, delivering skiers to Bormio 2000 (Bormio, 2000). Travel time - 7 minutes, throughput- 2800 people per hour. A convenient underground parking lot was built next to the ski lift.

Characteristics of the routes

Beginner skiers feel very good in Bormio. There is a place for children to learn the basics of skiing: a special “paddling pool” with an escalator lift is equipped for them. “Advanced” skiers will also be pleased. Even aces will be satisfied with the complexity of some routes.

But mostly Bormio is an ideal place for intermediate skiers.

For professionals: We recommend the trails in the area of ​​the Cima Bianca peak (3000 m). The descent here is very interesting, but quite dangerous due to the hard snow, so be careful. It is no coincidence that there are safety nets along the routes.

The summit of Cima Bianca has many opportunities for off-piste skiing. An excellent area for skiing on virgin soil can be the slopes of Le Motte - Oga. There are quite a few sparse forest areas here. The slopes are smooth and well prepared by nature itself, which makes skiing on fresh snow a real pleasure.

For intermediate skiers there is real freedom here. We advise them to ride the slopes that start from the top of Cima Bianca and lead to Bormio 2000. These slopes, due to their relief, are laid without runs and do not allow you to relax until the very finish. Their upper part (from the top of Cima Bianca and just below the Cimino station) runs outside the forest zone. The terrain of the trails is very interesting and conducive to dynamic skiing.

The most attractive line of trails, which allows you to descend from Cima Bianca to Bormio in about 20 minutes (a drop of about 1800 m), is located on the right (top to bottom) part of the slope. Stages of the Alpine Skiing World Cup (women's and men's downhill and giant slalom) are held on the corresponding (according to the start height) parts of this route from the Cimino station.

We especially note the wide, fairly steep direct descent to the Bormio 2000 station and bottom part highway leading directly to the town of Bormio.

For beginners: We advise them to pay attention to the roads in the Bormio 2000 area. Please note that these routes contain difficult but interesting sections in some places. The easiest sections are located to the right of the new high-speed 4-seater lift, on the north side of the slope. Most of the routes pass through a very picturesque forest. We advise beginners to go down to the town on a ski lift, because... the routes leading down will be quite difficult for them.

Sports, entertainment

In the evening, it is worth visiting the city thermal complex, where you can swim in the pool, sit in the sauna, and lie in the mud baths. Recently the complex was completely rebuilt and updated. We also recommend visiting the thermal complexes BAGNI VECCHI And BAGNI NUOVO.

An excellent indoor skating rink attracts speed skaters and figure skating fans.

Fans of noisy parties are advised to visit the resort's bars, taste the legendary local liqueur Braulio, grappa - Italian vodka, and then go to the discos. Let's note one of the best discos in the Italian Alps, King’s Millennium Club. She works three days a week.

Every week, in the ancient square in the center of Bormio, a holiday presentation of the resort takes place: a film about Bormio and the region, performances dance group, hot wine and local sweets.

We especially highlight the Cleo Moda stores - here you can buy things from Prada, Armani, as well as Anna Moda - they sell clothes and accessories from D&G. There are many shops selling cheeses, preserves and sauces. We recommend buying mushroom sauce. Local chefs are especially successful at it.

The resort offers excursions to Milan, Bergamo, Lake Como, and the duty-free zone of Livigno, where you can buy alcohol, perfumes and cigarettes at very low prices. You can also go shopping to the towns of Tirano and Sondrio, located near Bormio.

Bormio is connected to Tirano by regular bus services. From Tirano you can take the train to any city in Italy. For example, the road to Milan takes only 3 hours.

THERMAL COMPLEX BORMIO TERME

The municipal thermal complex of Bormio was completely rebuilt for the 2004–2005 season. Open every day.

It offers visitors a thermal pool, sauna, contrast showers, Turkish bath, hydromassage, gym, mud baths, inhalation room, beauty salon. Treatments offered water treatments And various types massage (therapeutic, lymphatic drainage, anti-stress, improving the circulatory system).

Mud therapy and water treatments are recommended for metabolic disorders, diabetes, gynecological diseases, joint injuries, disorders of the digestive tract, musculoskeletal system, skin diseases, disorders of the urinary system.

BAGNI VECCHI and BAGNI NUOVO

BAGNI VECCHI has been known since the times of the Roman Empire. It is carved into the rock and divided into three parts: Roman (ancient) - old baths in narrow dark caves, medieval - warm baths with hydromassage, Austrian - relaxation rooms, mud baths. The impressive outdoor swimming pool is located on the mountain, offering magnificent views of Bormio. Wooden pipes are laid along the edges of the stone walls of the pool, from which streams flow into its bowl. hot water. Peace and serenity reign in the thermal complex. Light music is playing. Children under 14 years old are not allowed there. They can visit the city complex.

Just below there is an equally beautiful BAGNI NUOVO complex, also with open and closed thermal pools, grottoes, and cascades. Next to this complex is the GRAND HOTEL BAGNI NUOVI 5* hotel - the only five-star hotel in the resort.

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Beautiful place, thermal springs, border three countries- Bormio: ski resort in Italy

Italy: the country of pizza, spaghetti, five seas and beautiful mountains. And in the mountains there are cozy ski resorts that annually welcome millions of tourists to their slopes. Bormio is a ski resort in Italy, which all fans of snowboarding and alpine skiing know about. This is a fairly large resort and the total length of the trails is about 106 kilometers! There are trails for beginners, amateurs and professionals. Experienced instructors will easily teach you how to stand confidently on your skis and how to ski efficiently down the slope. Want to know more about this fabulous place? Stay with us and read everything to the end.

A little about the resort

Bormio is the name of the city, which is located at the foot of the mountains. The city was developed a long time ago; it existed already during the Roman Empire. Been here at one time famous personalities, such as Leonardo Da Vinci and others. Of course, they came here not for skiing, but for art and their work. Artists, writers, poets - everyone loved these places and this atmosphere.
According to the latest data, just over 4,000 people live in the city on a permanent basis. Almost all of them are related to the tourism and health business. After all, in addition to ski resorts, there are excellent health-improving thermal springs, and no fewer tourists come to them than to the mountains.

Bormio piste map: slope characteristics

Those who decide to go to the Bormio ski resort for the first time first study the route map. This is correct, so you can understand whether these mountains are suitable for you, and whether this place is worth visiting.
And so, at the bottom of the mountain, from where tourists climb to the top of the mountain, 30 lifts operate. They can take you to altitudes from 1200 to 3000 meters. The trails here are quite long and many are more than 1500 meters long.
To better understand the intricate routes, look at these two maps:

Reviews of the ski resort Bormio

Tourists who have visited here share their impressions and leave reviews. Here are some of them.

Dmitry.

“Bormio is a great place to relax in winter. There are many trails and they are suitable for all groups of tourists. There are even separate children's trails. In winter there are no problems with weather and snow. And the city is very beautiful and cozy. Only during peak season prices are inflated, but this is true everywhere.”

Max.

“This is a beautiful place! Climbing to the very top high mountain you can see three countries at once: Italy, Austria and Switzerland. As for the resort itself, it is excellent. Lots of trails, lots of fun. Thermal springs are another reason to choose this particular place to relax. So I recommend it to everyone, and I ride here myself.”

Bormio ski resort on the map

Inexperienced tourists are unlikely to have any idea where the Bormio resort is located. We will show the point on the map, and you will immediately understand: this place is simply magical!

Bormio: official website

When going to this resort, first visit its official website:

bormioski.eu/en/

there you will find all the exact and necessary information and you can see once again what a beautiful place this is!

How to get to Bormio

The town and resort are located in the mountains, so there are no airports. Most close airport is located in Milan. From there, the resort can be reached by car and the trip will take about 3.5 hours.
Bormio can also be reached by rail. Once again you will have to leave Milan. But the train will arrive at populated area Tirano to the station of the same name. Travel time approx. three hours. Then get into the car again and in about half an hour you will be in the right place.

The resort is located at an altitude of 1225 meters. The most high point pistes are about 3012 meters. This is quite high and not all amateurs will be able to ski down from such a peak.
Two facts make this place special, the first:
The resort is located on a mountain where the borders of Italy, Switzerland and Austria pass. And if you have a Schengen visa, you can travel to any of these countries.

Second:
There are natural thermal springs here. They are located in the open air and tourists enjoy sitting in warm water in the middle of snow and winter. Local spa salons offer a variety of medical procedures. People come here to recover from serious injuries and illnesses.
There are 85 hotels open near the resort. During the season they are almost all busy, so you need to book a room in advance. Not all hotels are open all year round, most of them only in winter. But even in the summer there are tourists who come for the springs and spa salons.