Madonna di Campiglio ski resorts and lodges

Italy's second super sexy ski centre (alongside Cortina) is less well known internationally and attracts 95% of its guests from within Europe's long boot-shaped country.

It's a resort of excesses, as far as the Italians are concerned anyway, although you wouldn't guess it if you happened to drive by in the off-season and didn't look for the designer boutiques, subtley hidden away in this very pleasant little town. Unlike many of the other classic ski resorts, it does have a great ski area - with 150km (93 miles) of lift-linked runs accessed by lifts which ascend from right in the village (no messing about on the ski bus).

• Vertical Drop: 5,582'
• Top Elevation: 9,743' Lifts: 30
• Terrain: 44/30/26 (beg/int/adv)
• Cross Country: 29 km