Nature & Hiking
Val Veny & Notre Dame de Guérison
Courmayeur · Aosta Valley
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Nature & Hiking
- COUNTRY
- Italy
- REGION
- Courmayeur · Aosta Valley
- DURATION
- 2–3 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Val Veny is the wilder of Courmayeur’s two valleys: a flat, glacial valley floor where the Dora di Veny braids through meadow under the Aiguilles de Peuterey, the Miage glacier spills its moraines toward the mirror of Lago de la Miage, and the rifugio Elisabetta sits at the valley head beneath the Brouillard. At the valley mouth, beside the road to the Mont Blanc tunnel, the sanctuary of Notre Dame de Guérison — built after the village’s 17th-century deliverance from plague — anchors a short devotional path and the start of the valley’s walks.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters
Val Veny is the Mont Blanc massif at its most accessible-dramatic — full glacier scenery a flat hour from a café latte.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
MAP & LOCATION
Val Veny & Notre Dame de Guérison
Val Veny & Notre Dame de Guérison, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
45.7995, 6.9217
MORE ATTRACTIONS
More to see in Courmayeur
THINGS TO DO
Things to do nearby
Skyway Monte Bianco — the rotating cable car to 3,466 m
02Ski Courmayeur — 100 km on the sunny side, and the Vallée Blanche
03Val Ferret — the Tour du Mont Blanc’s quiet side, by boot and bike
04Camp under Mont Blanc — Camping Aiguille Noire and the Val Veny sites
05Terme di Pré-Saint-Didier — the thermal spa of the Mont Blanc
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Ristorante Chiecco — Plan Chécrouit’s institution: venison ragu and the terrace over the valley
Maison Vieille — the classic hut above Chécrouit lake, fondue and the warmest welcome on skis
Chez Ollier — Chécrouit mountain dining, Valdostan classics with a modern hand
La Terrazza (Cristallo) — bistro plates and the massif through the glass on Via Roma
La Grolla — Val Veny-side mountain restaurant, grolla coffee and carbonade
Pizzeria du Tunnel — Skyway-side local favourite, the best pizza in the valley
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Grand Hotel Royal e Golf — the 1947 landmark above the basin, with the spa and the view
Boutique chalet-hotels around Via Roma — the historic core at your doorstep
Camping Aiguille Noire (Val Veny) — 100 pitches under the Peuterey, May–September
Rifugio Bonatti (Val Ferret) and the Chécrouit huts — the mountain nights
Pré-Saint-Didier spa hotels — thermal water two steps from your bed
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