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Saint John Abbey - Bormio Terme - Palazzo Salis - Alpine Cheese Dairy Morteratsch

Price: 144.00 EUR
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Route: Saint Moritz - Saint John Abbey  - Bormio Terme - Palazzo Salis - Alpine Cheese Dairy Morteratsch - Saint Moritz
Duration: 10 h
Our first stop will be at the St. Johann Monastery in rhaeto-Romanic Val Müstair which is one of the few buildings of the early Middle Ages that can still be admired today. The monastery church and the Chapel of the Holy Crossare still preserved from Carolingian times. The Planta Tower was built in the 10th century and is considered to be the oldest residence and fortified tower in the Alpine region. Additionally, the monastery church houses the largest and best preserved early medieval cycle of frescoes. This important church building has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The monastery museum in the Planta Tower showcases archaeological finds, art treasures, and everyday monastic life from the 1200-year history of the monastery. Our next stop will be the Terme di Bormio. Bormio Terme is the complete spa resort center located in the heart of Bormio. At walking distance from the historical town center, Bormio Terme opens its doors to anyone who loves or wants to discover the pleasure of the naturally hot thermal waters of the Alta Valtellina. Inside there is a 25 meter swimming pool, hot tubs for relaxation, a 60 meter long waterslide, Turkish baths, bio sauna, and saunas. Over one thousand litres of mineral-rich water flow every minute from the thermal spring “Cinglaccia”, located to the side of the nearby river Adda. These spring waters are channelled through pipes to arrive at the Spa at an average temperature of 39.5° C. Next stop of our tour will be at Tirano where  we will visit Palazzo Salis. Palazzo Salis has remained through the centuries always owned by the Counts Salis (later Sertoli Salis) family. The basic structure consists of a late 1500s, façade flanked by two towers, with a central baroque portal built on a design by Giacomo Barozzi called "Il Vignola", the great Italian Mannerist Architect. From the entrance we pass through a cross-vaulted portico to enter the beautiful Italian-style inner garden, one of the most important gardens in Lombardy, and certainly a great example in Valtellina of a noble garden.  Inside the palace the museum circuit, with 10 decorated and frescoed rooms, ending with the so called "Saloncello", an important vaulted hall and meeting place for the political power of Valtellina in the 17th and 18th centuries. Within the circuit also the Baroque family church dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo and the italian style garden, a hidden jewel. All rooms of the museum overlook the ancient sixteenth century courtyard called "the rustic court" or "horses courtyard". The museum tour starts by walking up the main staircase and passing through the main Hall featuring a beautifully frescoed ceiling and baroque pictorial decorations all around, which have been attributed to a painter named Antonio Cucchi. Palazzo Salis is one of the most important palaces in the province of Sondrio. Our last stop in this tour will be at Morteratsch, where  the alpine cheese dairy, cheese and curd are made over an open fire. You will watch them being made by hand the traditional way, as well as taste the many varieties produced at the cheese buffet. The idyllic alpine hut is located close to the Morteratsch Glacier,  surrounded by nature. This visit  includes a substantial cheese buffet, fresh smoked curd cheese, smoked alpine sausage and alpine butter, as well as honey, jam, fruits, various types of bread, and of course orange juice, coffee, tea and milk. After we will return to Saint Moritz.
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