Special deal from 10th-17th Jan 2010
1,150$ all Incl.
1,150$ all Incl.
Special deal from 17th-24th Jan 2010
1,230$ all Incl.
1,230$ all Incl.
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Bormio - HISTORY
A connection between Italy and North Europe...The Stelvio has always been the shortest connection between Lombardy and Austria, and there is even evidence of a footpath and of trading dating back to the early Bronze age (1700 – 1500 bc.). It was in the year 1808, the era of Napoleon, when the Austrians thought the first time about a road over the Stelvio Pass in oder to take advantage of a quick connection between Lombardy and Tyrol. Some research has been done in 1812, but the idea was not put into practise. In 1818 however, Emperor Franz Joseph the First of Austria-Hungary approved the project of the construction of the Stelvio Pass Road and under r the responibility of Vienna the engineer Carlo Donegani from Brescia, who was in charge with the construction, took up work. In the year 1825 the Pass road was inaugurated after only five years. Its construction was divided into three parts: part one from Bormio up to the top of the Stelvio pass, part two from the Stelvio pass to Prad/Prato and the third part from Prad/ Prato to Spondinig/Spondigna. It took 63 months of work to finish that incredible project. After the inauguration, the first postal service started, a little later the road got approved for the transport of merchandises. The brothers Buzzi from Sondrio were in charge to maintain the road. The new connection reanimated the commerce and Bormio could make itself a name as thermal station all over Europe, even north of the Alps. A couple of years later, the company "Soresina" from Milan offered the first mail-coach between Milan and Germany via the new Pass road. During the First Wold War Austro-Hungarian soldiers fought Italians at the Ortler front line on the Stelvio pass. In 1918, as a result of the war, the border at the top of the pass disappeared since South Tyrol became part of Italy. In the following years, between the two world wars, summer skiing on the Stelvio glacier became very popular. Nowadays, the statal road SS 38 "dello Stelvio" is opend from the end of May to the end of October. 21,7 km and 39 switch-backs have to be travelled to reach the Pass from Bormio, the total length from Bormio to Spondinig is 49,5 kilometres.
The "Magna Carta"Between the 9th and the 12th century was a time of feudalism, the provinces of the bishops of Coira and Como who fight for the land around Bormio. Valtellina however fell into the hands of the Visconti in 1376. This epoch was for Bormio a great historical importance. They could take their own advantage out of these consecutive conflicts. Little by little privileges and rights had been obtained, which contributed to prosperous commerce. According to the peoples council consisting of the most influential heads of family which had the highest authority. Each convention of the council was accompanied by the pealing of the "Baiona", the giant bronze bell in the "Torre civica". The bell dates from the year 1376. When it fell down the people superstitiously believed it was an end to their liberty and way of life. So a new bell was constructed and Bormio saw further prosperous times throughout the centuries.
The very beginning...The early peoples who lived in this area were seminomadic tribes settled during the Neolithic age (4000 BC) who were joined by Ligurian, Celtic and Germanic tribes. Bormio's Langobards (or Lombards) were a Germanic tribe that began in southern Sweden and worked their way down into Italy by the6 th century. There they established permanent German rule in Italy, but became Italians in the process and gave their name to the northern Italian region of Lombardia. This movement from Sweden to Italy was gradual, taking some four centuries. The Langobards errected the status of the "Contea" by the German emperors in the 10th century, land owned by the bishops of Coira (Chur) was passed to the Visconti in the year 1350 - which brought many priveledges. Territorial claims came from Como and the Grigion (Grisons)i, who occupied the area in 1512, thean ransack by the Swiss in 1620 and burned by the Spanish in 1621. Finally in 1721 Bormio got united to the region Lombardia. The Valtellina and the Valchiavenna took in their history a more important position than one could assume considering the poverty and restricted possibilities of the region. These two valleys had always played a remarkable role regarding the relations and trade between Italy and the other northern states. Due to the fact of their strategic location being a key route between Italy and the North.
The First World WarSoldiers fought in the surrounding mountains of Bormio in the First World War. For three years, from 1915 to 191, the combate on these mountain peaks were incredibly difficult due to the steep slopes, rock faces and icy glaciers. Many Military roads have been built, also paths and trials were made in order to provide the soldiers with food, materials and ammunition. They battled in incredible heights, very often on an altitude of more than 3000 metres. The 13th of August 1918 is remembered in Bormio. On this day the peaks of San Matteo and Mantello were conquered and Austrian bombing deceased. Many of these soldiers have never been found and their bodies lay to rest within the eternal ice and snow of the glaciers of the Valtellina mountains.
