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Chiavenna
Tourist Office Chiavenna
23022 - Chiavenna (SO) Piazza Caduti della libertà
T 0343 37485
F 0343 37361

Opening times until 09.06.2013
From Monday to Saturday 09:00 -12:40 and 14:00 - 18:50.
Sundays and bank holiday 8:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00.

Opening times from 10.06.2013
From Monday to Saturday 07:30 -12:40 and 14:00 - 18:50.
Sundays and bank holiday 8:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00.

chiavenna@valtellina.it

Information and requests for groups, meetings and events Chiavenna
23022 - Chiavenna (SO) Piazza Caduti per la libertà
T 0343 37485
F 0343 37361

Opening times:

From Monday to Saturday 09:00 -12:40 and 14:00 - 19:00.

Sundays and bank holiday 8:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00.

consorzioturistico@valchiavenna.com

Madesimo
Tourist Office Madesimo
23022 - Madesimo (SO) Via alle Scuole
T 0343 53015
F 0343 53782

Opening Times from 16th April to 16th June 2013:
Every day 9.00–12.30 14.30–18.00
9.00-12.30 Sundays
Closed on Tuesday

madesimo@valtellina.it

Campodolcino
Tourist Office Campodolcino
23022 - Campodolcino (SO) Via D.R. Ballerini,
T 0343 50611
F 0343 58661

Opening times:
Daily opened
9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30
Closed on Wednesday

campodolcino@valtellina.it

Easy riders

Biking through the countryside is a fantastic means of enjoying life to its full. Better still if the bike you’re riding just happens to be of the vintage variety: a classic way to appreciate everything at a slower pace, stopping regularly to take in those very special places, a beauty spot, a monument or architecture/art revisiting times past. And naturally enough to enjoy all that the area offers in terms of gastronomy and hospitality. Valchiavenna has all this in abundance.
All the way along the SS36 from Lago di Novate, to historic Chiavenna up the Valle Spluga or alternatively up the SS37 that leads up to Valbregaglia via the Maloja pass. The road up the Spluga remains pretty faithful to the original opened in 1823 with spectacular hairpin bends evident along the Pianazzo stretch. The sinuous nature of the road on both sides of the border are much anticipated by motorbikers accompanied by magnificent views all around on the way up to the pass. There are landscapes, nature at its most striking, history abounds and all along the way you can enjoy typical traditional dishes and excellent wines. And the beauty of biking is that you can easily head off on some of the lesser roads leading to the evocative little communities like Pianazzola (above Chiavenna) or those dotted about higher up at Olmo, S. Bernardo, Fraciscio, Starleggia and the high valley plain above Madesimo.
And there’s no shortage of dates for any bike enthusiast’s diary c/o Moto Club Valchiavenna which has a fine record in organising events:
Late May sees the international gathering of the Moto Guzzi Galletto ‘clan’ dedicated to those lucky enough to own such a model - produced at the factory at Mandello on Lake Como and hugely popular in the fifties and sixties. Enthusiasts from Italy and abroad make the pilgrimage to Chiavenna before heading onwards and upwards: kindred spirits enjoying good company and local hospitality.
Onlookers can’t fail to be impressed. And on Sunday 22nd July the now familiar SPLUGA RALLY for VINTAGE BIKES of all types is another pretty spectacular event. The Piazza Castello in Chiavenna awaits (from 08.00 – 11.30).

Valchiavenna Vacanze Magazine #30

Art right on our doorsteps

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A musical feast in spring

Lots on offer culturally this summer in Valchiavenna and Piuro Cultura are certainly playing their part. The organisation has had a fine record over the past two years and this time they ...
Chiavenna to Host Alpine Festival

A major event to celebrate the beauty of the Alps. The Associazione culturale Montagna Italia in collaboration with the Club Alpino Italiano in Lombardy has chosen Chiavenna to host the 3rd staging of the Festival delle ...

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Art right on our doorsteps

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