Hidden in a high, duty-free valley near the Swiss border, Livigno blends Italian food culture with big-mountain scenery at 1,816 metres. Summer turns it into a bike-and-hike playground with lift-served trails for every nerve level; winter is snow-sure into spring. The duty-free status keeps dinner and everything else pleasantly discounted. Espresso with that view never disappoints.
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High, snow-sure and duty-free, Livigno spreads a huge number of wide, gentle blues along both sides of its valley, so beginners get real mileage instead of laps of one crowded slope. Several nursery areas are free to use, and altitude — the village sits at 1,816 metres — keeps the snow forgiving well into spring. The duty-free status trims prices on everything from dinner to new goggles. Sunday arrivals dodge the worst transfer traffic.
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