Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Piazza Del Duomo in Milan during a rare snowstorm. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Italy has much to offer every season. Here are new ways to experience the country this fall and winter, in destinations ranging from the country’s Alpine north to Sicily.
Bormio will be the site of the men's Alpine ski races during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Discover Bormio before the Olympics. Italy’s much anticipated Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026 , will take place, obviously, in Milan and Cortina, but there will be a lot of action in other venues hosting competitions across Northern Italy.
One spot that’s guaranteed to be in the spotlight is Bormio, a ski resort in the Alta Rezia, a border region close to Switzerland. Here the men’s Alpine ski events will take place on the Stelvio, a difficult World Cup course known for its length, dramatic jumps, and steep gradient. Bormio Ski describes the piste as “a notoriously unforgiving track.
” You can get a preview of the Olympic happenings at the annual FIS World Cup, which will be held Dec. 28 (men’s downhill) and 29 (men’s super-G) this year. Norway's Aleksander Kilde skis a training run for the World Cup Men's Downhill in Bormio.
(Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) In addition to its elite Alpine status, Bormio is also known as a prime spa town, so after all that schussing (you don’t have to be a Black Diamond regular to enjoy .
