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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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    • 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.
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    • 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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  • Magical Christmas markets open in the Aosta Valley

    Posted by Becs on December 10, 2018 in Aosta, Festivals and Events, Latest News, Spas, No comments yet

    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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  • Snowboard Cross World Cup comes to Cervinia

    Posted by Tonz on November 22, 2017 in Activity and Adventure, Breuil-Cervinia, Festivals and Events, Latest News, Matterhorn, Snowboard, No comments yet

    Breuil-Cervinia, the famous skiing spot in the Aosta Valley on the Italian side of the Matterhorn, will be the setting of the World Cup for the first time, hosting an enthusiastic Snowboard Cross – SBX competition on 21st and 22nd December 2017. For those of you not familiar with this speciality, it is a spectacular Read More

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  • Christmas markets open this weekend in the Aosta Valley

    Posted by Tonz on in Activity and Adventure, Aosta, Families, Festivals and Events, History and Heritage, No comments yet

    Xmas Market in Aosta

    At the Roman theatre in Aosta, from 25 November 2017 to 7 January 2018 Between November and January, the ‘Marché Vert Noël’ turns a little piece of the town – the Roman Theatre – into an alpine village. Delicious local specialities, wines, handicrafts, traditional objects, gifts, Nordic inspirations… affordable little luxuries to conjure up the Read More

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  • “Marché Vert Noël” Christmas Market Opens Next Week

    Posted by Tim Holmes on November 17, 2016 in Aosta, Families, Festivals and Events, Latest News, No comments yet

    Aosta – Roman Theatre 26 November 2016 – 08 January 2017   Between December and January, the “Marché Vert Noël” turns a little piece of the town – the Roman Theatre – into an alpine village. Delicious local specialties, wines, handicrafts, traditional objects, gifts, Nordic inspirations… affordable little luxuries to conjure up the convivial flavour 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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  • Sant’ Orso Fair

    Posted by Tim Holmes on January 28, 2016 in Aosta, Festivals and Events, Latest News, No comments yet

    The magical Sant’ Orso fair takes place this weekend when, on 30 and 31 January, artists and craftsmen from Valle d’Aosta proudly display their works along the streets of Aosta town centre. In the Middle Ages, the Fair took place in the “Borgo di Aosta”, the area surrounding the Collegiate Church that bears the name Read More

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  • Meet the Winemakers of the Aosta Valley

    Posted by Tim Holmes on May 6, 2015 in Aosta, Festivals and Events, Food and Drink, Latest News, No comments yet

    Visit the winemakers of the Aosta Valley on Sunday 31st May. Much is rightly made at present of the provenance of wine and food with the emphasis being on local and regional production. “Cantine Aperte” is a large event which celebrates Italian wine, its people and local areas. It traditionally takes place on the last Read More

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  • Mezzalama Trophy

    Posted by Tonz on April 1, 2015 in Festivals and Events, No comments yet

    The Mezzalama Trophy is an international ski mountaineering race with classical equipment, included in the calendar of the Grande Course and in the calendar of the Long Distance World Cup of ISMF, and is open to teams composed of three athletes, even of different nationalities. The race takes place every two years on a high-mountain Read More

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  • Bataille de reines

    Posted by Tonz on March 12, 2015 in Festivals and Events, Latest News, No comments yet

    Among the popular festivals in Valle d’Aosta which draw great audience participation, even from outside the region, it is the “Bataille de Reines”, where the “Reines” (Queens) are the cows who, with their production of milk, even in ancient times were the pivot of the farming economy. The event, which is centuries old, according to Read More

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  • Cervino Cycling Marathon 30th June 2013

    Posted by Tonz on March 15, 2013 in Activity and Adventure, Breuil-Cervinia, Festivals and Events, 9 comments

        The Cervino Cycling Marathon already holds a record – it is the highest cycling race in Europe with its start and finish both at 2050m in Breuil-Cervinia at the foot of one of the most iconic mountains in the world, the Matterhorn (4478m). “After hosting three stages of the Giro d’Italia with pro-riders,” says Read More

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