Beloved by Italians for its atmospheric natural hot springs, Bormio is the best Alpine getaway you’ve never heard of.   The town hosts the Alpine Ski World Cup every year, and much of the skiing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will take place here too. Yet in a recent press group of very well-seasoned travellers, we were all shocked to realise none of us were familiar with this part of the Alps – yet it has so much to offer.

Want to ski on slopes where professionals train? Go ahead. Prefer to spend your days exploring historic spas served by natural hot springs? That's pretty much mandatory. Fancy a snowshoe hike into the hills to spot wildlife in the nearby Stelvio National Park? Grab a guide and go. Bormio has it covered.