Short Break in Italy: Italian Alps, Swiss Alps, Bernina Express, Bormio Spa. Unique Alpine break across the Alps with Roman Spa. Two magical days (3 nights) in the Italian Swiss alps. Your trip includes 3 nights in a 3-Star Alpine Hotel, a trip on the Alpine red train that crosses the high alps to St Moritz where you can take a leisurely lunch before returning by train where another Gastronomical feast awaits you, and a day in the ancient natural Roman Spa in Bormio where you can laze away the day in the hot water pools and treatments of one of Italy's most famous spa's.
What's included: 3-Star hotel accommodation |> entry to Roman spa |> Alpine train tickets |> 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners |> Trip Guide and travel instructions with detailed daily itineraries.
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St. Moritz # Bormio # Bernina Express # Alpine railway # Roman Spa |
Day 1: Transfer day, to Valtellina.
Transfer from Milan-Bergamo to Teglio and your hotel for 3 nights. The Hotel is also home to the Academy of pizzocheri (Local type of Pasta) so expect some serious eating while you are there !
Day 2: Bernina Express alpine train to St Moritz.
Leave after breakfast for the railway station. Alpine train to St. Moritz: a trip on the Alpine red train that crosses right over the alps to St Moritz where you can take a leisurely lunch before returning by train. Return to your hotel where a gastronomical feast awaits you. Dinner at the hotel. In his essential guidebook for Alpine train travelers, Switzerland by Rail, Anthony Lambert writes: This line is the highest rail crossing of the Alps, helping to make it one of Europe's outstanding train journeys. Where else can you travel from glaciers to palm trees in two hours? In summer open-air cars enable passengers to experience the views and glorious air without the interference of glass, making it perfect for photographers.Our Comment: The climb is made even more astonishing by the fact that it is achieved without rack assistance [cogwheels], compelling the builders to devise tortuous loops and spirals to gain or lose height. Sit on the right."
View photos of the Bernina Express.
Day 3: A day in the mountain spa of Bormio.
Leave after breakfast for Bormio Old Spa. A day of relaxtion and pleasure in the ancient natural Roman Spa in Bormio where you can laze away the day in the hot water pools and treatments of one of Italy's most famous spa's. Soothe away the aches, pains and stresses of day to day life. Return to the Hotel for dinner. Our Comment: The oldest spa in Bormio, known and used from Roman times, is Bagni Vecchi, that dominates from the heights of Mount Reit, right from the source of the hot springs. View photos of Bormio Spa.
Day 5: Transfer day, back to Milan-Bergamo.
Allow time for the 2h45 train transfer back to Bergamo.
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Life does not always run in a nice, straight line. There are also bends, curves and the occasional obstacle to negotiate. And sometimes you come across things in life that really do make you realise how good it is to be alive. Welcome aboard the Bernina Express. The joie de vivre line.
The Bernina Express offers breath-taking vistas from the beautiful 1st and 2nd class panorama cars. Ride over graceful viaducts, through galleries hewn into the sheer rock, through switch-back tunnels, along rushing mountain streams, glaciers and even an alpine garden. Technical buffs will enjoy knowing that the train climbs up to the 2253 m high Bernina Pass without the help of a rack-and-pinion mechanism. The entire trip is narrated. In summer, an optional bus connects Tirano (Italy) to Lugano. Seat reservations are mandatory and available at any train station in Switzerland and at most Swiss Travel System sales points abroad. Be sure to have valid entry documents for Italy since you will leave and re-enter Switzerland.
Extend your stay: Extend your stay and travel on the famous Swiss mountain railways from St.Moritz to Zermatt. A 7 1/2 hour railway journey across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp. Pass at 2’033 metres in altitude. A panoramic trip through the Alps in the heart of Switzerland. The Glacier Express travels a beautiful route between the sights of the Graubünden holiday region, the sunny Valais region with its glacier landscape, and the beautiful regions of the South. Travel in comfort through the unspoilt natural beauty of a landscape rich in ancient, fragrant mountain forests, peaceful Alpine meadows, rushing mountain streams and mountain valleys, soaked in tradition and centuries-old culture. Enquire for details.
Notes: Hotels: For this holiday, you will be staying in a 3-Star Alpine Hotel in Valtellina.
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