Carlo Donegani Museum at the Stelvio Pass (SO)
CARLO DONEGANI MUSEUM AT THE STELVIO PASS
RESORT:
Passo dello Stelvio (SO)
SERVICES OFFERED:
Dedicated to the engineer from Brescia (Lombardy) who designed the “imperial” road of the time, with its majestic and perfect track, still considered as a masterpiece of civil engineering nowadays; at the Stelvio Pass a Museum is open, where three different sections having as their theme the history of the past are: the first one gathers a large technical and historical documentation about the building of the road, made in a very short time (1820-1825); the second one is dedicated to the most beautiful sport events and to the best moments in Italian cycling, that had the pass as a scenery; the third one has the Great War (1915-1918) as a theme, and gathers images and war finds of the “white war” which was fought on the peaks around the pass.
OPENING TIMES:
Approximately from end of May to beginning of November (same as opening of Stelvio Pass)
Monday to Saturday: 9,00-12,00 a.m. and 1,00 till 5,00 p.m.
Sunday: 9,00-12,30 a.m.and 1 till 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Museo Carlo Donegani
Tel. 0342/904534
Ufficio Turistico Bormio
Via Roma, 131/B - 23032 Bormio
Tel. +39 0342/903300
Fax: +39 0342/904696
Mail: infobormio@provincia.so.it