Bernina: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You can rent a holiday apartment in Bernina. Among the named map features, Sassa Nera lies approximately 2.6 km east, Piz di Sassiglion approximately 3.3 km southeast, Mot da Sanza approximately 3.9 km northwest, and Costi d'Ur approximately 5.0 km southwest of the centre of the Bernina region; the distances are approximate straight-line distances. In the surrounding area, Palazzo Pievani lies approximately 15.1 km southeast, Palazzo Parravicini approximately 15.3 km southeast, Palazzo Andres Giacomoni approximately 15.4 km southeast, and the MVSA – Museo Valtellinese di Storia e Arte approximately 23.8 km southwest of the centre of the Bernina region; these figures also indicate approximate straight-line distances. For travellers who wish to combine the landscape with an understanding of its spatial context, this sequence of named points makes the Bernina setting concrete.

Nature and Landscape

The Bernina area is characterised by extensive glaciers, high peaks, alpine lakes, valleys and meadows.

The landscape in the wider Bernina area includes alpine meadows, moraines, glacial lakes and glaciers near the Piz Bernina massif.

Active Travel

The Bernina Tour is a multi-day route for hikers and trail runners around the Bernina massif in Switzerland and Italy. This suits a trip centred on a multi-day, sport-oriented itinerary.

Orientation

The Bernina Route connects the Bernina Pass with the Poschiavo Valley and continues into the Italian Valtellina.

Miralago, Poschiavo, Cavaglia and Alp Grüm are connected with the Bernina Route. For further orientation in Bernina, the local pages for Brusio, Le Prese and Poschiavo provide an additional perspective on the region. For a broader regional overview, you can also compare the pages on Plessur, Moesa, Glenner, Prättigau-Davos and Maloja.

Culture

A long-distance route around the Bernina Group passes through three cultural areas: Engadin, Valmalenco and Val Poschiavo.

Connections

The Bernina Route is served by the Rhaetian Railway; its tunnels and bridges form part of a UNESCO World Heritage railway journey.

To the higher-level travel overview: Graubünden.