If you like skiing, the Aosta Valley provides the highest excitement in Europe. There is outstanding scenery consisting of huge Alpine glaciers, from the Gran Paradiso to the Matter-horn, and from Mont Blanc, to Monte Rosa. In the Aosta Valley, you can go up to very high altitudes using modern ski-lifts, and enjoy spectacular views, with downhill pistes that are always practicable and suitable for experts and beginners alike Then there are the cross-country skiing circuits, the ice-skating rinks and, in summer, lots of itineraries for those who like walking and those who prefer pedaling on a mountain bike, as well as all kinds of sports facilities.
Cervinia The title Cervinia also brings to mind Monte Cervino, again better known as the Matterhorn to English speakers, which provides a key part of the spectacular backdrop to the resort, nestling on the border with Switzerland. Indeed the huge ski area is linked by lift to one of .... more »
Champoluc The giant Monterosa ski area is one of the world`s largest, and thanks to recent investment in new lifts you can now ski or board without needing to stop for 180km between the resorts of Champoluc and Gressoney and Gressoney on to Alagna across three valleys. The skiing exte .... more »
Courmayeur The historic mountain town of Courmayeur sits on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, western Europe`s highest mountain. The mountain scenery around Courmayeur is spectacular, with fourteen 4,000m plus mountain peaks above. The resort is one of several internationally famous cent .... more »
Gressoney-St-Jean People who visit the Gressoney Valley find it a very special place, relatively untouched by time and apparently unpreturbed by the arrival of winter sports. There are three main resorts - St Jean, La Trinite and Stafal at the head of trhe valley. Stafal is really just one ho .... more »
La Thuile The increasingly popular resort of La Thuile in the Aosta Valley is able to offer its visitors a choice of old or new. There`s the traditional ski village with a dozen small family hotels that has grown out of four old mining villages now merged in to one. Then there`s the .... more »
Pila Old town of Pila is 18km from the historic city of Aosta by road or directly lift-linked by an 18 minute gondola ride. Pila has undergone a great deal of expansion in recent years, thanks largely to its big ski area. Far above average ratio of chairs and gondola lifts to dra .... more »
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