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Autumn colours sweep through the Aosta Valley
Autumnal colours are transforming green summer landscapes into lush expanses of reds, yellows and ochres. Experience autumn in the mountains to see off the forests that will soon lapse into slumber beneath the silent cloak of winter. Even people who associate autumn on the mountains with rain and humidity will discover new sides to this Read More
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Aosta destinations featured in “Why in Italy” Website
Four stunning destinations in the Aosta Valley have recently been included in the “Why in Italy” website, created by the University of Turin. The website has been set up to create a new way of discovering Italy by focusing on areas that, possibly, aren’t on all the usual tourist “must do” lists when visiting the Read More
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Alpine Endurance Trail Valle d’Aosta
The Aosta Valley and Fort Bard are organising a new endurance trail running event to be raced clockwise along the Alte Vie 1 and 2 high-mountain trails, at an altitude between 300 and 3,300 metres. It consists of a 350 km circuit with 25,000 m. elevation gain which starts and ends in Cogne, in the heart of Read More
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Trek Bus routes launched for summer 2015
Once again the Aosta Valley will be operating on demand trek bus services this summer. Hikers can take advantage of the following on-call transport services to simplify travel between the valleys and the return from one to another (for more details, click on the relative links): Gran Paradiso Trek-Bus This route links the lower valley Read More
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Matterhorn-Monte Rosa Trek Bus Launched
The Aosta Valley have recently launched a second route to their successful Trek Bus service to complement the Gran Paradiso Trek Bus service that was set up last summer. The Trek Bus service has been set up to provide hikers and trekkers with on call transport services to simplify travel between valleys. The Gran Paradiso Read More
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The Gran Paradiso trail
The Gran Paradiso – 4061 m – is the highest peak completely located on the Italian soil and stands…
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Tor des Geants in Aosta Valley
The Tor des Géants is one of the world’s most challenging endurance trails (in terms of altitude difference and length). It is also referred to as an Ultra Marathon due to the sheer strength and endurance needed to complete it. It takes place in the heart of the Italian Alps, in a single stage that runs right Read More
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Squash Falconer – Climbing & Flying Gran Paradiso, 4061m. The Aosta Valley, Italy
Squash Falconer recently took on one of her biggest challenges to date. She became the first British woman (*awaiting verification from the BHPA) to paraglide from the summit slopes of our very own Gran Paradiso peak in Aosta Valley. At an astonishing 4061m high, you would think the initial climb would be the hardest part Read More
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Wonderful photos of trekking and walking in the Aosta Valley
We noticed these photos on the Sentiri i Trekking Facebook page last week and had to share them, they were so good. They really give you an insight into how beautiful this wonderful region is and how close to nature you can be when you spent time here. You can see many more on their Read More
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Summer in the Gran Paradiso National Park, Valle d’Aosta
There are few places in the Alps as beautiful and stunning in summer or winter as the Gran Paradiso National Park in the Aosta Valley. It’s a place where you can get as close to nature as you like, whether butterflies, flowers or the animals that have lived in these mountains for hundreds of thousands Read More
