staying cool in northern Italy in August

April 27, 2023 2:53 PM

I may have to be in the Milan area in August. I suffer badly in the heat. Is there a way to make this work?

I may need to escort someone to Milan, in August, but I don't need to stay in the city after that; I could go somewhere that's within a few hours' travel, ideally by train (only if it's air conditioned) but possibly by car. Is there anywhere within a few hours' train or car travel from Milan that would be reasonably cool in August? Maybe somewhere in the Dolomites? What about like towards Turin or Trieste?

posted by fingersandtoes to Travel & Transportation around Sondrio, Italy (3 answers total)

Best answer: If you go up into the Alps you will find cooler places. But you need to go way up. St Moritz might be a thing. I'm a huge fan of Vals, which is cheaper than St. Moritz, but a bit further away and difficult to access by public transportation.
posted by mumimor at 3:21 PM on April 27, 2023

Best answer: You can get from Milano Centrale to Tirano by train (2-3hrs roughly depending); it's gonna be something like ~70F in August, and if you want even cooler you can get a bus to somewhere like Livigno, Bormio or Poschiavo (the latter being in Switzerland, mind).
posted by aramaic at 7:50 PM on April 27, 2023

Best answer: [Ugh, I forgot to mention: check out the excellent Chronotrains for a quickie visualization of how far you can get from any given train station.]
posted by aramaic at 7:54 PM on April 27, 2023 [1 favorite]