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        • Free childcare with Champoluc specialist Ski 2 next winter
          Champoluc ski holiday specialist Ski 2 is offering free childcare next winter in the Ski 2 Penguin Club, its own British-staffed nursery situated in a detached property in its own grounds close to the centre of the resort. Well placed to allow easy access from all the Ski 2 hotels, the Penguin Club provides a Read More
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          Magical Christmas markets open in the Aosta Valley
          Christmas has well and truly arrived in the Aosta Valley. Opened at the end of November and running until January, the ‘Marché Vert Noël’ turns a little piece of the town – the Roman Theatre – into an alpine village. With market stalls selling delicious local specialties, wines, handicrafts, traditional objects, gifts, Nordic inspirations… there Read More
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          Two new five-star hotels open in the Aosta Valley
          This winter, the Aosta Valley is getting not one but two new five-star hotels, which promise to bring new levels of luxury to the slopes ofChampoluc and Courmayeur. First is CampZero, in Champoluc, which is describing itself as a luxury active resort. A new concept in hospitality, CampZero offers a warm welcome to nature and sports Read More
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    • MountaineeringWith spectacular peaks like Mt Blanc, Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn, the region is a climbing haven.
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    • SkyWay Monte BiancoSkyway Monte Bianco, the new Mont Blanc cableway.
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    • Aosta TownAosta is the principal, and largest, town in the valley and an old Roman provincial capital.
    • BardThe quiet and beautiful town of Bard is best known for its majestic fortress.
    • Breuil-CerviniaWith the best snow record in Italy and access to the highest lifts in Europe, Breuil-Cervinia has it all.
    • ChampolucChampoluc, in the Ayas Valley, is the largest resort in the Monterosa Ski Area.
    • CogneA stunning town, Cogne is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts and cross country skiers.
    • CourmayeurA world famous resort at the foot of Mt. Blanc with some of the finest restaurants in the Alps.
    • La ThuileLa Thuile boasts the feel of a traditional village with the benefits of a multinational ski area.
    • GressoneyThe centre of the Monterosa ski area and comprised of two, traditional Walser villages.
    • PilaPila is a wonderful, family ski resort with easy gondola access to Aosta town.

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  • Autumn colours sweep through the Aosta Valley

    Posted by Becs on October 12, 2018 in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Bard, Breuil-Cervinia, Courmayeur, Cycling, Gran Paradiso National Park, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by Tim Holmes on July 19, 2016 in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Breuil-Cervinia, Champoluc, Cogne, Gran Paradiso National Park, Gressoney, History and Heritage, Latest News, Mont Blanc, Monterosa Ski, summer, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by Tim Holmes on May 18, 2016 in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Bard, Festivals and Events, Gran Paradiso National Park, Latest News, Mont Blanc, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by Tim Holmes on July 27, 2015 in Activity and Adventure, Breuil-Cervinia, Champoluc, Cogne, Gran Paradiso National Park, Gressoney, Latest News, summer, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by Tim Holmes on July 28, 2014 in Activity and Adventure, Breuil-Cervinia, Champoluc, Cogne, Gran Paradiso National Park, Gressoney, Latest News, Monterosa Ski, summer, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by Tonz on July 22, 2013 in Activity and Adventure, Cogne, Gran Paradiso National Park, summer, 1 comment

    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

    Posted by I Love Aosta on October 25, 2012 in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Courmayeur, Festivals and Events, Gran Paradiso National Park, summer, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by I Love Aosta on September 22, 2012 in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Gran Paradiso National Park, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by I Love Aosta on August 6, 2012 in Activity and Adventure, Cogne, Gran Paradiso National Park, summer, No comments yet

    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

    Posted by I Love Aosta on June 21, 2012 in Gran Paradiso National Park, No comments yet

    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

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