Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Paradiso
National Park, in Valle d’Aosta region, was the first national park to be
established in Italy.
It includes a large territory of high mountains, from the 800 meters of the valley bottoms to the 4,061 meters of Gran Paradiso peak. Larch and fir woodlands, wide alpine grasslands, rocks, and glaciers make up an ideal setting for the life of a rich and various wildlife and for a visit leading to the discovery of the wonderful world of the high mountains.
It includes a large territory of high mountains, from the 800 meters of the valley bottoms to the 4,061 meters of Gran Paradiso peak. Larch and fir woodlands, wide alpine grasslands, rocks, and glaciers make up an ideal setting for the life of a rich and various wildlife and for a visit leading to the discovery of the wonderful world of the high mountains.
The park’s three valleys, Cogne, Valsavarenche and Val di Rhêmes, are popular, but tourist development has been cautious and well organized. There are a few mountain rifugi and bivacchi (unoccupied shelters) between which run well-marked footpaths for mountaineers. Though it’s primarily a summer resort for walkers, the cross-country skiing is also good.
Cervinia
Cervinia is a popular ski resort located at the foot of the south face of the Matterhorn mountain. Until the last century, was little more than a pasture frequented by a few isolated mountain climber for the beauty of the peaks that surround it: not only the Matterhorn, but also the Dent d’Eringer, the Theodule and the Gray Head. Today the ski resort of Cervinia is one of the best equipped in the Alps for skiing, ski touring and mountaineering, and you can reach by cable car the Plateau Rosa glacier, more than 3000 meters of altitude. The enchanting Blue Lake is located just before the town.
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