Sondrio

Walkable wine-country town at the heart of the Valtellina valley in Lombardy, Sondrio serves as the provincial capital and was named Alpine Town of the Year in 2007. Its compact centre holds a concentration of historic churches alongside a lively food-and-drink scene, with mountain terrain and scenic viewpoints close at hand and UNESCO World Heritage sites within the wider region.

• Population19,208
• Nearest water0.4 km
• Nearest mountain3.7 km
• UNESCO within 50 km7