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Rare, active moments in the world’s most beautiful places, paired with somewhere properly good to stay.

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Col & Crest finds the days worth travelling for: the morning a mountain pass closes to cars, the week the orcas come into the fjords. We tell you how to do them well, where to stay afterwards, and if you’d rather not plan a thing, we’ll sort it for you.

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Bucket-list days, by date.

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Hotels worth the drive back.

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Stelvio Bike Day: The One Day a Year the Stelvio Belongs to Bikes
Stelvio Bike Day: The One Day a Year the Stelvio Belongs to Bikes

One Saturday every August, all three roads up the Stelvio Pass close to cars. Our guide to riding it from Bormio: the date, the climb, where to stay and what to bring.

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Sellaronda Bike Day: Four Passes, No Cars, One Big Party
Sellaronda Bike Day: Four Passes, No Cars, One Big Party

Four Dolomite passes, closed to cars for a day, and 20,000 cyclists in a party mood. My first-timer’s guide to the Sellaronda Bike Day: the route, where to stay, bike hire, parking and the mistakes to avoid.

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