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ENThe Bernina is a mountain range of the west Retiche Alps and is situated between the Lombardy region and Swizerland.
The highest peak is the pizzo Bernina 4.049 m a.s.l., one of the highest peaks of the Alps. The region is crossed by the characteristic Bernina Express train, that connects Tirano to Sankt Moritz.
The pass or colle d'Anzana connects the retico side of the Valtellina to the Val Saiento, it was the main way of the coffee and cigarettes smugglers and during the Second World War, one the the most frequently used escape way of the Jews that expatriate from Italy to escape to the arrest warrant of the 1943.
From Livigno, bike-shuttle till the Bernina pass, downhill till Poschiavo crossing many times the rails of the red train. Again on the bike-shuttle till Pescia Alta passing through Cavaione in Switzerland. Cycling uphill for 400m till the col d' Anzana at 2.200 m a.s.l.. Then downhill till Villa di Tirano 428 m a.s.l.
The tour is made of 2 long descents, the Bernina trail: very panoramic S2 on the higher part and funny in the lower one. The col d' Anzana trail is an S2/S3, in the higher part there is an old stone path with compact terrain swichbacks, the lower part becomes steeper and more technical.
Places of interest:
- passo Bernina
- Alp Grüm
- Poschiavo
- red train of the Bernina
- col d' Anzana
- view of the Adamello ski area
- vineyard of villa di Tirano
