Resort guide · Italy
A purpose-built resort at 2,035 metres, created in the 1930s and host of the 2006 Olympics: the heart of the Via Lattea, 400 km of linked slopes from Sauze d’Oulx to Montgenèvre in France, 95 km from Turin.
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Season 2026/27: 5 Dec 2026 – 11 Apr 2027 (Vialattea) · Ski area: Via Lattea: 400 km, about 300 linked slopes, 73 lifts, Italy and France · Altitude: Village 2,035 m; Monte Motta about 2,800 m · Olympics: Turin 2006, one of the three Olympic villages · Nearest station: Oulx, then about 30 minutes by bus
The back story
A resort built from scratch on a high pass in the 1930s, which grew into the hub of the Milky Way and an Olympic village.
Day pass from €52 online
The Vialattea Italy pass covers Sestriere, Sauze d’Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana, Claviere and Pragelato; the International pass adds Montgenèvre.
400 km, Italy and France
About 300 linked slopes from Cesana (1,400 m) to Monte Motta (2,800 m), with Montgenèvre across the border.
Founded in 1932
One of the oldest ski schools in the Alps, founded in 1932, with more than 150 instructors.
Piazzale Kandahar 3/a, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
25 years on the Via Lattea
A ski and snowboard school teaching on the Via Lattea for more than 25 years, with online booking.
Via Sauze 2, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
In Borgata, under the Olympic slopes
The ski school of Borgata Sestriere, below the Banchetta slopes.
Via del Colle 46, 10058 Borgata SestriereExplore View on map
Skiing for people with disabilities
Ski and snowboard courses for people with disabilities, run by the Freewhite association.
Run by ski instructors
Hire from Piazzale Kandahar, steps from the lifts, run by ski instructors, with up to 20% off online.
Piazzale Kandahar, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Since 1946
Ski and snowboard hire and sales in two Sestriere shops, founded in 1946 by Alberto Marcellin.
Via Louset 2, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Since 1947, fourth generation
One of Sestriere’s historic shops, founded in 1947 by Italian team skier Francesco Passet.
Via Pinerolo 3, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
80+ routes in Alta Valle di Susa
Heli-skiing in five sectors around Sestriere, with more than 80 mapped descents.
The Monti della Luna and Fraiteve sides
The slopes linked to Sestriere via Monte Fraiteve (Sansicario) and the Monti della Luna (Cesana, Claviere).
Who it suits. On a budget: Day passes from €52 online, family-run three-stars and apartments with a mini market, pizzerias since 1960 and the train to Oulx. Mid-range: Four-star hotels a few steps from the lifts, Piedmontese restaurants and a lively après scene on Piazza Fraiteve. Luxury: Nest and the Principi di Piemonte on the slopes, spa hotels, heli-skiing and a chalet hotel at 2,600 metres.
With a panoramic tower · In depth
A four-star hotel of 19 suites in wood, steel, stone and glass, with a spa of sauna, Turkish bath and beauty treatments, a Piedmontese restaurant and a glass-roofed panoramic tower bar.
Via Assietta 1/bis, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
On the slopes, by the golf course · In depth
A four-star hotel at 2,035 m directly on the slopes, near Europe’s highest 18-hole golf course, with a pool and spa, the Bar dei Principi and a half-board restaurant with family dinner times.
Via Sauze di Cesana 3, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
In the centre · In depth
A hotel of wood and stone in the centre of Sestriere, near the lifts and shops, with a spa of Finnish sauna, Turkish bath and hydromassage, a ski room and Olympic-themed suites.
Via Assietta 1, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
20 metres from the lifts · In depth
A four-star hotel of 46 rooms across the road from the Via Lattea slopes, with a spa of sauna, Turkish bath with Alpine essences and massages, a gym and a classic restaurant with regional wines.
Via Pinerolo 5, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
A 1936 building · In depth
One of Sestriere’s few historic hotels, from 1936, 150 m from the lifts, with 29 rooms in hand-painted 1950s furniture, a spa of Finnish sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub, and a Piedmontese Baroque dining room.
Via Fraiteve 7, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
The same family since 1934
A family hotel at the foot of the Banchetta, whose slopes hosted the 2006 Olympic downhill and super-G.
Via del Colle 28, 10058 Borgata SestriereExplore View on map
Luserna stone and wood
A three-star in Luserna stone and wood, facing the Dauphiné Alps.
Via Cesana 12, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Barrier-free
A barrier-free three-star with B&B, half and full board, next to the Sestriere Sport Center.
Strada Azzurri d’Italia 4, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Studios to three-room flats
Two sunny apartment complexes with terraces facing the Olympic slopes, a bar and a mini market.
Via La Gleisa 11 and Via Monterotta 18, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
A few steps from the slopes
Private apartments with the services of a hotel, a few steps from the pistes.
Via Cesana 1, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
At 2,600 m on the Banchetta · In depth
A mountain refuge-hotel at 2,600 m above Sestriere, in wood and local stone, with rooms and a Superior Deluxe, two dining rooms with fireplaces and a 30 m² window, and torchlit dinners with ski instructors.
Località Banchetta, 10058 Borgata SestriereExplore View on map
Mouflon on the sign
Honest Piedmontese and mountain cooking: meat dishes, traditional pasta and time at the table.
Via Monterotta 6, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Since 1972, with a fireplace
One of Sestriere’s oldest restaurants, since 1972: Piedmontese cooking in two mountain rooms with an open fire.
Via La Gleisa 5, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
The same family since 1960
A historic family pizzeria and restaurant in the centre, open for lunch and dinner.
Via Pinerolo 9, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
On Piazza Fraiteve
A Sestriere favourite that began as a pizzeria, now a restaurant of Piedmontese dishes and pizza.
Piazza Fraiteve 5/N, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
In Borgata
Pizza and meat dishes in Borgata Sestriere, open from November to May.
Via del Colle 10, 10058 Borgata SestriereExplore View on map
‘The balcony over Sestriere’
A bar, restaurant and self-service on Monte Alpette, with 160 seats inside and a big terrace.
Monte Alpette, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Set menu with polenta at 2,600 m
A set mountain menu at 2,600 metres: vin brûlé, house antipasti, two first courses, polenta and grolla.
DJ sets and dining igloos
A contemporary mountain bar facing the slopes: lunch by day, DJ sets at sunset, dinner in transparent igloos.
Piazzale Kandahar 3, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Heated terrace on the slopes
A bistrot and wine bar with a heated panoramic terrace over the pistes, live music and DJ sets at weekends.
Via Pinerolo 10, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Season kick-off 5–8 December
Sestriere’s after-ski party bar, opening the season with a festival on 5–8 December 2026.
Open daily, 5 pm to 2 am
A bar on Via Louset open every day from 5 pm to 2 am.
Via Louset 6A, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Aperitivo from 6.30 pm
Red and white wines, craft beer, agricultural gin and chef’s plates from 6.30 pm.
Via La Gleisa 5, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Since 1973
Mountain sportswear in Sestriere since 1973: Colmar, CMP, Columbia, Dolomite and more.
Via Louset 4 D/E, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Top-to-toe ski wear
A big range of mountain clothing and accessories, from base layers to jackets.
Via Louset 2, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Splitboard and touring
Custom freeride, splitboard and touring set-ups, hire and a workshop for tuning and skins.
Via Pinerolo 14/D, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
For self-catering
A butcher and deli on Via Fraiteve, a member of the Sestriere tourism consortium.
Via Fraiteve 9/B, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Inside Residence Palace 2
A mini market with everyday groceries and takeaway dishes, inside Residence Palace 2.
Via Monterotta 18, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Alpine wellness in the centre
An alpine spa in a warm central hotel of wood and stone.
Via Assietta 1, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
20 metres from the lifts
A spa for body and mind at a four-star by the lifts.
Via Pinerolo 5, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Sauna, steam room, jacuzzi
Finnish sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, a warm bench and a chromotherapy relaxation room.
Via Fraiteve 7, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Luxury four-star
The relaxation and wellness area of the Nest hotel.
Via Assietta 1/bis, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Sauna, Turkish bath and hydromassage
A wellness area with sauna, Turkish bath and hydromassage in the 45,000 m² sports centre, with The View bar.
Strada Azzurri d’Italia 2, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
95 km from Turin
From Turin by the A32 to Oulx, then 20 km to Sestriere (about 1 h 30); from Briançon 30 km via Montgenèvre.
Turin about 1.5 h; Paris direct
Oulx station is about 1.5 hours from Turin, with direct trains from Paris Gare de Lyon in under 5 hours.
About 30 minutes
A regular bus links Oulx station with Sestriere, Claviere, Cesana and Sauze d’Oulx.
About 90 km
Turin-Caselle (TRN) is the closest airport, just under 2 hours from Sestriere.
Via Pinerolo 7b
The Turismo Torino office and the Sestriere tourism consortium share an address in the centre.
Via Pinerolo 7b, 10058 SestriereExplore View on map
Piazza Agnelli and Piazza Fraiteve
The compact centre around Piazza Agnelli, Piazza Fraiteve and Via Pinerolo, with the lifts at Piazzale Kandahar.
Under the Banchetta
The older hamlet below the Banchetta, whose slopes hosted Olympic races in 2006.
On the road to Cesana
A small hamlet below the col, one of the three communities joined to create Sestriere in 1934.
Linked over the Fraiteve
The lively resort on the other side of Monte Fraiteve, linked to Sestriere on skis.
The Chisone valley
The quieter valley village of Pragelato, part of the Via Lattea, with its own tourist office.
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