Holidu, one of the best-known European holiday home and apartment booking portals, has compiled a ranking of the 40 destinations most loved by Italians with prices ranging from €68 in Etna Nord to €258 in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Not just the Alps but also central and southern Italy
In the top five are Roccaraso - Rivisondoli and Merano. The Aosta Valley town of Courmayeur comes in sixth place ahead of the South Tyrolean Corvara in Badia, Cortina d’Ampezzo is eighth, and Pinzolo and Folgaria/Fiorentini close the top 10. The most popular Italian region is Trentino-Alto Adige with five resorts in the top ten: Madonna di Campiglio in third place, Merano in fifth place, Alta Badia in seventh place, Pinzolo in ninth and Folgaria/Fiorentini in tenth. Lombardy follows with four locations in the ranking: in addition to Livigno and Bormio in first and second place, Madesimo is in 12th position and Valmalenco – Alpe Palù is 20th.
The most expensive and cheapest ski resorts
Between expensive equipment, ski passes and accommodation, skiing holidays can be quite pricey. For example, with the prices of a ski pass and accommodation combined, Cortina d'Ampezzo has as an average price of €258 per day and Courmayeur €183.
Despite these high prices there is a wide choice of resorts with an average price of less than €100 while in Holidu's ranking there are two locations where the average price per day is under €70: Mottarone in Piedmont at €69, and Etna Nord at €68.
Read the complete ranking and the average price of accommodation and ski passes in the high and low seasons.
