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Madonna di Campiglio lies in a beautiful, sunny, protected position in the Brenta Dolomites, surrounded by pine forests and lakes with a mountain background. One of Italy’s most exclusive resorts, Madonna di Campiglio has a great variety of skiing for all levels and is particularly favoured by the young snowboarding crowd.

Madonna di Campiglio is a well-planned and modern, yet traditional, resort with great scenery to match, and most visitors come back time and again for the general ambience of the place. Facilities here are first rate and there are many boutiques, a variety of shops and a first-aid centre.

The skiing can be described as mellow at Madonna, with 60kms of pistes over a great variety of terrain, and a longest run of seven kilometres. Expert skiers and snowboarders slide off-piste. Twenty lifts have a vertical coverage of 1,030m and operate over all pistes, with an hourly capacity for 31,000 people.

There are over 27,000 beds, mainly in apartments; for the most part, Madonna’s hotels are modern and there are also some traditional wooden chalets. Restaurants are not as abundant as in other resorts of this size so half-board lodgings could be a good option. The nightlife is lively and exciting and consists of dozens of bars, pubs and discos.

Madonna di Campiglio is also linked with two other smaller ski areas, Folgarida and Marilleva, while Val di Genova ski resort is one of the most beautiful in the region and is only minutes from Madonna di Campiglio. Away from the slopes, a trip up to the 100-metre high Nardis waterfalls is worth the effort; nearby Trento is a medieval market town and boasts the huge Duomo.

Skiing in Madonna di Campiglio

The exclusive resort of Madonna di Campiglio has good skiing and snowboarding for all levels and ages over its 60kms of fantastic terrain. Madonna is very popular with the younger crowd, namely snowboarders, due to the regular snowboarding events held here and its vibrant nightlife.

Madonna di Campiglio’s slopes are spread over 60kms of superb terrain that stretches across 1,030m of vertical. Pistes are graded 44 per cent for beginners, 40 per cent for intermediates and 16 per cent for advanced skiers and snowboarders. Experts and thrill-seekers will find challenging terrain off-piste. The longest run is seven kilometres and there are 20 lifts. Additionally, there are 15kms of superb expert cross-country courses in the region.

There is an excellent snowboard park at Madonna di Campiglio, featuring a half-pipe, quarter-pipe, boarder cross and areas for beginners to advanced boarders. Natural ice-skating, mono-skiing, squash and sauna are also available and the après-ski is enlivened by some fine restaurants and scores of bars and discos.

Madonna di Campiglio is a traditional mountain village and is well-equipped with modern facilities, including a huge range of shops, first-aid and childcare. The majority of the 27,000 guest beds are provided in apartments, while hotels range from luxury to the more affordable, and traditional chalets are also present.

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Apres-ski in Madonna di Campiglio

There is an excellent snowboard park at Madonna di Campiglio, featuring a half-pipe, quarter-pipe, boarder cross and areas for beginners to advanced boarders. Natural ice-skating, mono-skiing, squash and sauna are also available and the après-ski is enlivened by some fine restaurants and scores of bars and discos.

Madonna di Campiglio is a traditional mountain village and is well-equipped with modern facilities, including a huge range of shops, first-aid and childcare. The majority of the 27,000 guest beds are provided in apartments, while hotels range from luxury to the more affordable, and traditional chalets are also present.

Transportation to Madonna di Campiglio

Madonna di Campiglio is 175kms north of Verona in the Brenta Dolomites and is only directly accessible by road. The quickest way here is to fly to Bolzano and hire a car. International rail travel is available as far as Trento and self-drive is also popular.

By car, Madonna di Campiglio is fairly remote, lying an hour from the A-22 autostrada. If you’re driving from the UK and have arrived at Calais, the quickest route goes via Reims, Metz, Strasbourg, Basel and Zürich. From Zürich, take the A-3 (east) and exit on to route 28 at Landquart, and then follow a series of minor roads through Bormio, Ponte di Legno and Dimaro (1,175kms; 12 to 13 hours).

There is an overnight express train from Paris to Milan, from where regional trains go to Trento. Buses run on to Madonna di Campiglio from here on a regular schedule. If coming from the UK by train, there is a regular Eurostar service from London (Waterloo), which terminates at Paris (Nord).

Bolzano is the closest airport and there are regular direct flights from London. Buses make the transfer to Madonna, and trains go to Trento, from where buses go to the resort. Other, more practical airports to fly to are Verona, Venice-Marco Polo and Milan-Linate. Transfer by train and bus combination is the best option for getting to Madonna di Campiglio.

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