Milan, Bormio and Como

Europeans, who take relatively long ski vacations, seem to enjoy apres ski as much as the time they spend on the slopes. When I visited Chatel last year, I saw many people enjoying the local cheese dishes, and the bar was busy until late at night. This time I was in Italy, so of course I was looking forward to pizza and gelato, but I couldn’t wait to sample some local dishes that I had never tried before. There is so much cuisine unique to the area, such as the local dish pizzoccheri (pasta made with buckwheat), a gratin-like dish made with Italian chicory, and the herbal liqueur Braulio; as…

After getting off the bus, we walked through Bormio’s old town to get to the hotel. It is a quaint town, with cobblestone-paved streets and old buildings on either side, retaining an appearance from the Middle Ages. The snow that fell a long time ago remained hardened in some places, but there wasn’t as much snow in the town as I had expected. Considering the convenience of eating and drinking, we chose a hotel close to the centre of town (although, surprisingly for this blog, it’s not a Hilton as there are none in Bormio!). The ski resort starts at Bormio 2000, which can be reached from the old town…

Transportation is always a headache on a ski holiday. Since I’m going from London, I don’t use a car, but fly to a nearby destination and then travel by train or bus from there. One of the reasons I chose Bormio for my ski holiday this time was because an Italian friend who knows Bormio well recommended it. As he said, it was easy to travel from Milan to Bormio by train and bus. In this article, I’ve written in detail about things that we didn’t know when we were doing our research. I’ve explained it so that even if it’s your first time, you can get there without getting…