A dish of pizzoccheri della Valtellina: buckwheat pasta with potatoes, cabbage and melted cheese

Beyond the lake · up the valley from Colico

Valtellina: Our Favourites

The terraced Nebbiolo vineyards of the Sforzato wine, pizzoccheri and the road to the Alps.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Valtellina: the back story

    Sondrio·In depth

    The terraced vineyards of Nebbiolo, the Sforzato wine, pizzoccheri and the road to the Alps, beyond Colico.

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What to see

  1. The terraced wines

    The Consorzio Vini di Valtellina

    Sondrio·Wine

    The consortium of the Valtellina wines, with the producers and the wine routes.

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