Lanzada
Together with Chiesa in Valmalenco, Caspoggio, Spriana and Torre di Santa Maria, Lanzada is one of the five municipalities of which Valmalenco is composed. Lanzada is the only town in Lombardy with an elevation exceeding 4000 m a.s.l.: the highest point is located on Piz Bernina (4.021). Its peak, with an elevation of 4.049 m a.s.l., is in Swiss territory.
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Lanzada is located at an elevation of 983 m, at the entrance of Val Lanterna, where it merges with the main crack of Valmalenco. The origin of the name is uncertain: it might stem from the Latin term “lanceatus” (sharp), a reference to a geographical feature.
In Valmalenco, Lanzada is the town with the most important peaks, on the boarder between Italy and Switzerland. the Northern boarder is marked out by the highest mountain of Valmalenco, that are - from West - piz Glüschaint (m. 3594), piz Sella (m. 3511), piz Roseg (m. 3936), piz Scerscen (m. 3971), piz Bernina (m. 4049, the highest point of the whole province of Sondrio), Crast' Agüzza (m. 3869), piz Argient (m. 3945) and piz Zupò (m. 3995), the triple peak of piz Palù (m. 3823, 3906 e 3882), and piz Varuna (m. 3453).
Lanzada is also known for two artificial reservoirs. The Campo Moro dam is the first artificial lake encountered on the road. Its capacity is 10 million cubic metres, that are taken, through an 8km tunnel, to the power plant in Lanzada, with a jump of 900 m. After Campo Moro there is the Gera reservoir. Its walling, built using 1.800.000 cubic metres of concrete, is 110 metres high and therefore appears impressive to those who reach the plain of Campo Moro.
Lanzada is also famous for the mining activities, that have been part of it its history for centuries. The recently opened Bagnada mining ecomuseum allows anyone to know the different kinds of minerals mined in Valmalenco: soapstone, serpentine, asbestos and talc. Talc was mined in the Bagnada mine open to the public: special effects, video clips and the stories told by guides will allow visitors to plunge into the past.
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What to do
2 hearts on the slopes
- Winter

Ski touring in Valmalenco
- Summer

Cliff climbing in Sondrio and Valmalenco
- Active & Green

Snowshoeing in Valmalenco
- Winter

Winter excursions with sled or bob
- Winter

Freeride Valmalenco
- Winter

Soapstone
- Art & Culture

Ski equipment rental
- Winter

Ice skating
- Winter

Pedü
- Art & Culture

Fishing in Sondrio and Valmalenco
- Summer

Mountain professionals
- Winter

Cross country in Valmalenco
- Winter

Ski mountaineering in Valmalenco
- Winter

Ski area Valmalenco
- Winter

Places
Rhaetian Alps
- Winter

Chiesa della Beata Vergine Immacolata
- Art & Culture

Chiesa della Madonna Addolorata
- Art & Culture

Chiesa di San Carlo
- Art & Culture

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
- Art & Culture

Chiesa di San Pietro
- Art & Culture
MuMiVV - Museo dei Minerali di Valtellina e Valchiavenna
- Art & Culture

Ecomuseo della Valmalenco
- Art & Culture

The Bagnada mine and museum
- Art & Culture

Geology and mineral resources
- Parks

Le dighe della Valmalenco
- Parks

Le grotte dello Scerscen
- Parks

Nuclei rurali di Lanzada
- Art & Culture

Events
Where to sleep
EDELWEISS
Lanzada

RIFUGIO MUSELLA
Lanzada (SO)

CAMPEGGIO PRADASC
Lanzada

MIRAGE
Lanzada

RIFUGIO CA' RUNCASCH
Lanzada

RIFUGIO MITTA
Lanzada

RIFUGIO CAMPOMORO
Lanzada

FIOR DI ROCCIA
Lanzada

FIOR DI ROCCIA
Lanzada

RIFUGIO ALPE PONTE
Lanzada

RIFUGIO ZOIA
Lanzada

RIFUGIO POSCHIAVINO
Lanzada

MOIZI
Lanzada

RIFUGIO CRISTINA
Lanzada

RIFUGIO MARCO E ROSA
Lanzada

BIANCOSPINO
Lanzada

RIFUGIO CARATE
Lanzada

RIFUGIO MARINELLI BOMBARDIERI
Lanzada

RIFUGIO BIGNAMI
Lanzada

Information
CONSORZIO TURISTICO SONDRIO E VALMALENCO
ufficio Sondrio: Via Tonale, 13
ufficio Valmalenco: località Vassalini
tel. +39 0342/451150
Fax +39 0342/573472
Useful numbers
Indirizzo comune
Via S. Giovanni, 432
23020 LANZADA (SO)
Tel. +39 0342 453243
Fax +39 0342 556385