Montespluga in summer.
Winter view.

Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.

Geography

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The village marks the Italian end of the Splügen Pass (Italian: Passo dello Spluga, c. 3 km from the village). Since the opening of the San Bernardino tunnel to the west, the pass is no longer kept open in winter and the village can be cut off from both Italy and Switzerland.

The village consists of three main streets (Via Dogana, Via Ferre and Via Val Longa), a small shop and a couple of small hotels. A reservoir lies to the south of the village.

Mountains nearby include the Pizzo Tambò, part of the Lepontine Alps.

References

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46°29′N 9°20′E / 46.483°N 9.333°E / 46.483; 9.333


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Liro (Sondrio)

Chiavenna. At the upper part of its course by Montespluga it forms a small reservoir, the Lago di Montespluga, elevation 1,901 metres (6,237 ft). It forms

List of lakes of Italy

di Monate) Lake of Montedoglio (Lago di Montedoglio) Lake Montespluga (Lago di Montespluga) Lago di Montepulciano Lake Monterosi (Lago di Monterosi) Lake

Splügen Pass

western and eastern side, respectively. On the Italian side of the pass is Montespluga, a small three street village that is cut off from both Italy and Switzerland

Madesimo

Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Sondrio (SO) Frazioni Isola, Montespluga, Pianazzo Government  • Mayor Franco Masanti Area  • Total 85.4 km2 (33

Rubaldo Merello

1872 – 31 January 1922) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Born in Montespluga, a frazione of Madesimo, Merello was the son of a customs inspector.

List of birds of Italy

European robin, Florence Bluethroat (subspecies Luscinia svecica svecica), Montespluga, Italian Alps Common nightingale, San Teodoro, Sardinia Red-breasted

Pizzo Ferré

named Ghiacciaio del Pizzo Ferré. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Sella dei Piani (2,970 m). Montespluga-Pizzo Ferré