Activities in Valle D'aosta
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Pila
The 1800m-high resort of Pila, accessible by the Aosta–Pila cable car from Aosta or an 18km drive south, is quick and easy to reach from the town. Its 70km of runs, served by 13 lifts, form one of the valley’s largest ski areas. Its highest slope, in the shadow of Gran Paradiso, reaches 2700m and sports an ace snow park with a half-pipe, jump and slide and freestyle area for boarders and freestyle skiers. The ski station is a village of sorts, but services such as the tourist office, police and medical services are handled from Aosta.
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Pavillon du Mt Fréty
At the 2173m-high midstation Pavillon du Mt Fréty, you can take a summertime stroll through the flower-filled Alpine garden, Giardino Alpino Saussurea, which is blanketed by snow in winter. Walking trails around here are numerous and many fall within the Pavillon du Mt Fréty Nature Oasis, a protected zone of 1200 hectares tucked between glaciers, where you have a good chance of spotting ibexes, marmots and deer.
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Corpo Guide Alagna
From Alagna, the Corpo Guide Alagna organises a smorgasbord of winter and summer activities. A highlight is its summer two-day trip up to the highest rifugio in Europe, the Capanna Regina Margherita perched atop Punta Gnifetti on the Swiss–Italian border at an astounding 4554m. Guided ascents cost from €180 per person depending on group size (including a night in the refuge).
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Spa
A beautiful 1920s building is the newly renovated location for a soothing spa. Admission includes use of a bathrobe, towel and slippers, plus fresh-squeezed juices, fruit and herbal teas. In addition to saunas, whirlpools and toning waterfalls there’s an indoor-outdoor thermal pool. It’s lit by candles and torches on Saturday nights, when it is spectacular amid the snow and stars.
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Accadueo Scuola di Sport Fluviali
White-water rafting, canoeing and kayaking take place in the Sesia’s wild rapids from May to September; contact Varallo’s Accadueo Scuola di Sport Fluviali.
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Società Guide del Cervino
Contact Breuil-Cervinia’s mountain-guide association Società Guide del Cervino to make the most of the Matterhorn’s wild off-piste opportunities.
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Scuola di Sci Monte Bianco
Skiing lessons starting at around €30 an hour are available from the Scuola di Sci Monte Bianco, founded in 1922.
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Noleggio Courmayeur
Mountain bikes can be hired for around €10 per day at Noleggio Courmayeur, in front of the Courmayeur chairlift.
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Morgex et La Salle
Europe’s highest vineyard, Morgex et La Salle is named for the two villages strung together by its vines.
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Club Alpino Italiano
West of the city centre. A walking club that organises treks and provides guides.
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Interguide
West of the city centre. A walking club that organises treks and provides guides.
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Tour Monte Rosa
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Scuola Sci del Cervino
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Scuola di Sci del Breuil Cervinia
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La Palud–Punta Helbronner Cable Car
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Giardino Alpino Saussurea
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Chairlift
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Capanna Regina Margherita
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Cable Car
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Cable Car
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