Madonna di Campiglio (Trentino Alto Adige)

Madonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It lies in the Val Rendena at an elevation of 1,522 m (4,993 ft) above sea level. The ski area around Madonna has 57 lifts and 150 km (93 mi) of ski runs. Madonna is the main point of access to the Brenta Dolomites, with its famous via ferrata, with the ski lift to the Passo Groste taking one directly to the northern end of the via ferrata network. The village regularly hosts World Cup alpine skiing and snowboarding races. The Scuderia Ferrari Formula One and Ducati Corse MotoGP teams hold a media event in January at the resort. In summer the village hosts the Rally Stella Alpina, an Italian classic race. In cycling, the village has been the location for the finish of stages of the Giro d'Italia twice. Swedish alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark won his first world cup competition here on 17 December 1974.