Road trip · Lombardy & South Tyrol, Italy
Stelvio Pass
Bormio → Prato allo Stelvio (over the pass)
Forty-eight numbered hairpins stacked up a single alpine wall — the road every car magazine has called the greatest driving road on Earth at least once.
47 mi · 2 days · best Late June–September (the pass closes under snow) · $$$
The route
Start, finish and every stop, pinned — turn-by-turn in one tap.
Pace & driving
Relaxed pace1h 11m
total driving
36 min
driving per day
24
miles per day
Driving times are estimates at a ~40 mph touring pace (stops, photos and traffic add to the clock).
Along the way
- 1
Bormio thermal baths
Detourmile 0Roman-era hot springs the night before — start the climb loose.
- 🚗 10 mi · ~15 min2
Hairpin 34 pull-out
Scenicmile 10The classic full-staircase shot back down the valley.
- 🚗 3 mi · ~5 min3
Stelvio summit, 9,045 ft
Scenicmile 13Bratwurst shacks and Tibet Hut views at the third-highest paved pass in the Alps.
- 🚗 1 mi · ~2 min4
Umbrail Swiss detour
Detourmile 14Dip into Switzerland on the quieter third ramp — passport optional, views mandatory.
- 🚗 16 mi · ~24 min5
Prato allo Stelvio
Eatmile 30South Tyrolean speck and dumplings where German replaces Italian mid-menu.
- 🚗 10 mi · ~15 min6
Glorenza night
Staymile 40A perfectly walled medieval town of 900 people — the Alps' smallest city.
🏁 Prato allo Stelvio (over the pass)
Right vehicle for this drive
Mountain roads are more comfortable and surefooted in an SUV
Make it yours
Ask Arya to pace this drive around your DNA — where to linger, what to skip, and where to sleep.