S. Caterina Valfurva is located in the heart of the Stelvio National Park, on the road to Passo Gavia and just a few kilometers from Bormio and Livigno, in Alta Valtellina.
SPORT
S. Caterina Valfurva is a ski resort and the starting point to reach the most popular shelters of the Stelvio National Park. The numbers of the ski area are the following: 35 km of ski runs and two 5 and 10 km long cross-country skiing trails. S. Caterina Valfurva is the most suitable ski area for families with children and for all those who would like to learn to ski in peace and quiet. Snowshoe (night) tours are often organized in order to visit the park. Take part to them and you could see the animals of the woods!
S. Caterina Valfurva and the Ortles-Cevedale mountains are also the perfect and most appropriate destination for ski mountaineering lovers to discover the wildest side of the mountains.
S. Caterina Valfurva is the best summer destinations for hikers who want to explore the Stelvio National Park and the many mountain shelters of the Ortles-Cevedale area. S. Caterina Valfurva is also perfect for mountain bikers and road cyclists: plenty of single trails that can be reached thanks to the ski lifts (they’re open in summer too!) for mountain bikers and Gavia Pass, one of the most popular mountain passes for road cyclists. Isn’t it wonderful?
WELLNESS
S. Caterina Valfurva is in the heart of the Stelvio National Park, a place where the atmosphere is full of character and charme. Are you looking for a holiday to forget the city and be as close as possible to the silence of the mountains? S. Caterina Valfurva is exactly what you’re looking for!
Nordic Walking is becoming one of the most practiced activities in S. Caterina Valfurva and a perfect sport to relax your mind. With the help of your walking sticks 90% of your body will move properly. Courses combining Nordic walking and Yoga for the well-being of body, mind and spirit are usually organized in the summer in the most beautiful and relaxing mountain location!
TRADIZIONI
S. Caterina Valfurva was a famous spa resort thanks to ferruginous water springs. Those springs are no longer active, but the waters had remarkable therapeutic properties and nobles and aristocrats living in other valleys and regions came to spend their holidays there.
Would you like to know more about the local past traditions? Visit Museo Vallivo, a place full of magic, a faithful recreation of past family and work life. This is important evidence of past traditions and a precious opportunity to keep traditions and customs alive and prevent their disappearance.