The mountain station of Madonna of Campiglio in the Dolomites is experiencing a wave of restoration, renovation and creativity. Family hotels, boutiques, mountain restaurants and other businesses compete to offer the best in luxury accommodation, dining and shopping. Stunning views and beautifully maintained trails ensure a premium winter activity feel. And the lift company maintains the impeccably groomed slopes. It is also following a major program to replace exposed ski lifts with covered seats and comfortable gondolas.
Luxury accommodation in Madonna di Campiglio The choice of accommodation in this charming hill station varies from spacious, self-catering apartments to five-star hotels in different locations. The Majestic offers a city center base and the Spinale Club at the bottom of Spinale Cabin is slope-side accessible. Hotel Lorenzetti is best situated to admire the stunning views of the Brenta Dolomites which form a crescent around the resort. Recent additions to this fabulous hotel are two stunning top floor suites with mountain views. Each suite offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a free-standing bathtub and a private sauna. Plus, all those extras that guarantee a perfect stay. A free shuttle service takes hotel guests to all Madonna di Campiglio ski lifts. Several hotels here offer this service.
Shopping is a popular pastime here and the Lorenzetti family are also the proud owners of two of the city center’s most luxurious boutiques. Haute couture clothing and accessories are beautifully displayed in Lorenzetti Luxury while Lorenzetti Sport offers the best in ski and hiking clothing and equipment. There are two small, modern shopping centers here which also house stores selling premium fashion clothing, sportswear and sports equipment.
A wonderful shopping experience awaits you at Ballardini Deli. Shelves filled with chocolates of every flavor imaginable, cabinets displaying the best hams and cheeses from the Trentino region. Other typical products include honey and olive oil. An assortment of souvenirs mixes with household items on the lower level. And their extensive wine shop includes wines from Trentino and a wide range of grappa that you can taste before purchasing. Intricate wood carvings, artwork, a chocolate factory as well as artisan markets all enhance the retail experience here. But of course, most visitors to this resort come here for skiing and shopping on bad weather days and dark evenings. Shops stay open late into the evening, allowing plenty of time to do both.
The ski slopes of Madonna di Campiglio A good variety of tree-lined blues, reds and blacks make their way up the majestic slopes of the Italian Dolomites. These slopes are accessible to everyone thanks to a good network of ski lifts and a ski school which welcomes skiers with reduced mobility. Good artificial snow installations ensure 95% coverage of the ski area in the event of a lack of natural snow.
Madonna di Campiglio is part of the ski area which connects it to three other resorts, Pinzolo, Folgarida and Marilleva via ski slopes and ski lifts as well as ski buses and public buses. A total of 150 kilometers of slopes. Madonna di Campiglio has four distinct ski areas defined by the four main peaks, Cinque Laghi, Pradalago, Spinale and Grosté. The latter is located above the tree line and includes the Ursus Snowpark. The other three ski areas are smaller, all different in character and well served by mountain restaurants, including Madonna di Campiglio.
Everything you need to plan your trip in 2025 Excellent mountain restaurants in Madonna di Campiglio The high-altitude restaurants located on the slopes of the ski area offer a varied cuisine. Many of them offer both self-service takeout and gourmet meals. The warm, traditional setting of Rifugio Viviani is a favorite here with spacious self-service at the back and a cozy restaurant with views of the Pradalago slopes at the front. Each week the menu changes with delicious variations of pasta dishes, but hearty, traditional dishes are a constant here.
Chalet Fiat at the top of Spinale and Stoppani at the top of Grosté both have excellent gourmet restaurants with stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Inside, the elegant tables are immaculate while the tablecloths are adorned with sparkling glassware and sparkling cutlery. Ski lifts adjacent to both sites will take the more indulgent straight into town. Stopanni also has an outdoor spa.
Sophisticated après ski The most popular spot for après-ski is the Suisse Bar in the city center. Skiers gather outside the pretty chalet while smartly dressed waiters rush by with trays laden with drinks. The bright orange of the very popular Aperol spritz contrasts with the sunny yellow of Bombardino. For those who prefer to take their drinks underground, there is also the Franz Josef Stube Bar just along the road. And for skiers who prefer not to walk into town, there are also bars at the foot of the Spinale and Grosté gondolas.
Winter activities in Madonna di Campiglio There is a natural lake in the center of town that freezes and becomes an ice rink in winter. It is also used as a testing area for Audi cars and for the finale of the Winter Marathon, a veteran automobile mountain race that takes place here in January. Other events held here include the Habsburg Carnival with a costume ball in February and the World Rookie Finals at the Ursus Snowpark in March. Other activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, husky sledding and a dedicated toboggan run. For something very different, visitors can experience a wellness walk through the woods to discover the properties of different plants, breathe in the fragrant air and bathe in the snow (not obligatory). There are also opportunities to hike under a full moon or climb one of the peaks to watch the sunrise or sunset. These activities are offered with the 5 out of 7 ski pass which includes 5 days of skiing and alternative activities on the other 2 days.
Madonna di Campiglio sums up everything needed for a splendid week on the slopes of the magnificent Brenta Dolomites, a mountain range in the Italian Dolomites that form a spine through the Trentino region.
Getting there Verona, Milan and Venice are all connected by good public transport services to Madonna di Campiglio via trains and buses. Travel on public transport in Trentino is free with the Trentino Guest Card available in hotels that subscribe to this service. On winter weekends, the Fly Ski shuttle offers a direct service from Verona, Milan, Venice and Bergamo. Bolzano and Treviso airports to Madonna di Campiglio. This company also organizes private transfers every day of the year.
Valery Collins Valery Collins is a travel writer from the South West of England, United Kingdom. His passion for travel ranges from luxury safaris to stylish ski goggles. Valéry, a passionate photographer, uses her own images to illustrate her writings and her publications on social networks.
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