Valtellina the heart of the Alps

Valtellina, in German Valtellina, actually lies in the heart of the Alps. The wide and sunny Valtellina valley in the middle of the Alps is often referred to as the "heart of the Alps" .
Valtellina, located in the border area between Italy and Switzerland, Lombardy and the canton of Graubünden, stretches for almost 200 km from the northern plain of Lake Como at around 188 meters above sea level to the 4000 meters above sea level of the Bernina Group, and thus offers its visitors very diverse, fascinating landscapes.
For the wide, sunny valley basin with its apple groves, the terraced vineyards with over 2500 km of stone walls are characteristic in the somewhat higher elevations. An impressive work of the industrious inhabitants of the Veltlin Valley.

The most important places in the valley are the cities of Morbegno and Tirano and the provincial capital Sondrio, in addition to the popular holiday resorts such as Livigno, Bormio, Madesimo, Aprica, Santa Caterina Valfurva, Teglio, Valmalenco, Valmasino, or Valgerola, which have modern facilities for swimming, Offer tennis, golf, basketball and volleyball to make your vacation stay even more pleasant.

The various nature reserves , such as the Stelvio National Park, the largest in Europe, cover more than a third of the territory of the Valtellina. The impressive landscapes consist of lush forests and alpine pastures where cows graze in summer, from which the famous cheese comes.

The Valtellina is also rich in art, culture and delicacies , such as the bresaola, an air-dried beef ham *, well-known red wines such as the Sforzato or Valtellina Superiore, the Bitto and Valtellina Casera cheeses, apples and honey, delicacies that can be found in traditional recipes finds the pizzoccheri, the typical dish of Veltliner cuisine.
The beautiful valley offers its visitors countless opportunities for leisure activities, from the thermal baths in Bormio and Valmasino to cultural visits, from musical performances and traditional folk festivals, from skiing to mountain biking ... a world in the heart of the Alps that should not be missed .
* The Bresaola is made in Valtellina in northern Italy, from 1512 to 1798 a subject of the Free State of the Three Leagues (today Canton Graubunden/Switzerland). They also introduced the production process for Bündnerfleisch in the Valtellina region.

The dates of the Veltlin Valley
State: Italy
Region: Lombardy
Province: Sondrio
Borders: in the north Switzerland (canton Graubünden), in the south the rest of Lombardy (the provinces Bergamo and Brescia), in the east South Tyrol, in the west Switzerland (canton Graubünden) and the upper Lake Como (the provinces Como and Lecco)
Population: approx. 180,000 inhabitants
Surface: 3212 km²
Height difference: 198 m (Piantedo)- 4021 m (Pizzo Bernina)
Length (west-east): 119 km
Width (north-south): 66 km
Geographical position: 46 ° 00'-46 ° 39 'north latitude, 9 ° 15'-10 ° 39' east longitude

Further helpful information is available from the addresses below or see:www.valtellina.it

Valtellina Turismo
23100 Sondrio
Phone +39 0342 215921- Fax +39 0342 519652
info@valtellina.it

Infopoint Valtellina
Location Piantedo
At the beginning of the Valtellina, exit SS 36 del Lago di Como at the Centro Commerciale FÚENTES
Phone/Fax +39 0342 683470
Open daily 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.