Title: Stelvio Pass - Mountain pass in the Italian Alps, Italy | Colcorsa
Headings: Stelvio Pass – Italian Alps, Italy
Stelvio Pass – Italian Alps, Italy
Driving the Stelvio Pass
Where to stay close to the road
Link to the Stelvio Pass webcam
Experience a sports car or supercar drive on the Stelvio Pass on a Colcorsa driving tour
Our road trip stories

Content: The Stelvio Pass opens usually during the very last days of May, however it is more likely to be early June. Sometimes they keep the road open until the end of October, and sometimes the road gets heavy snowfall already towards the end of September – although most of the time it melts in a few days that time of the year. Traffic can be a problem on this road – to get a clear stretch of road you’d have to be there out of peak season (July and August tend to be the most busy months due to school holidays), or experience it during hours of the day when most people are still asleep. From our numerous sunrise drives on the Stelvio Pass we have experienced that you might get a few early morning commuters heading up on the road even before the sun rises – there are a few hotels and restaurants and shops – but other than that it’s a time of the day when it’s very quiet there. And of course a sunrise in the high mountains, experienced from the summit of Stelvio Pass, is something magical that we highly recommend. On our Swiss Alps & Stelvio supercar tour our road trippers stay one night in a hotel just 19 kms from the summit – the perfect opportunity to get behind the wheel of your fast machine for that sunrise drive…
Where to stay close to the road
Around the Stelvio Pass you have a good selection of hotels – both five star luxury, and traditional mountain retreats. If you wish to stay right on the pass, the 3* Berghotel Franzenshöhe is 21 hairpins down (about 7 km) from the top of the pass on the north side. This charming hotel is in a beautiful location at 2188m, down in the valley and with a view up to the summit, and also home to a restaurant serving local cuisine. There is also a small place even higher than this. The family-run guesthouse Alpengasthof Tibet Hütte is perched at 2800m – the highest point reachable by car on the Stelvio, and also with supercar friendly parking – and is home to only a few simple guest rooms.