Sondrio

Worth the detour from Sondrio

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

Driving roads near Sondrio

• 22 kmBrusio Spiral ViaductA nine-arched open-air spiral where the Bernina Railway loops 360 degrees over itself to shed height near the Italian border; the little red trains corkscrew past in full view of the roadside meadow.
• 29 kmMaloja PassUnique among Alpine passes for having hairpins on only one side, dropping dramatically from the Engadin plateau into the Val Bregaglia toward Italy.
• 29 kmBernina PassThe highest Alpine crossing in eastern Switzerland at 2,328 meters with views of the Morteratsch Glacier and Bernina massif.
• 35 kmPasso del MortiroloOne of the steepest and most brutal climbs in professional cycling, with gradients exceeding 18% on a narrow road through dense forest.
• 36 kmJulier PassAn ancient Roman trade route over the Swiss Alps at 2,284 meters, one of few Alpine passes open year-round.
• 37 kmBernina Express RouteA UNESCO World Heritage railway crossing the Alps from Chur to Tirano, including the iconic Landwasser Viaduct and Bernina Pass.

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