REGION GUIDE

AOSTA VALLEY

Aosta Valley part of Italy — Aosta, Courmayeur, Cervinia.

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Aosta Valley — This region now includes detailed destination guides, routes, campsites and practical outdoor information.

ABOUT THE REGION

The region at a glance

Aosta Valley part of Italy — Aosta, Courmayeur, Cervinia.

COUNTRY: Italy
DESTINATIONS: 3
REGIONS: Aosta Valley

EXPLORE THE REGION

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DESTINATIONS

Places within the region

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History & Heritage

Aosta

The Rome of the Alps — a Roman-founded capital ringed by 4,000-metre peaks, where a ruined theatre and a triumphal arch sit at the crossroads of two great Alpine passes.

Aosta Valley1–2 days

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Courmayeur

The pearl of the Alps — Italy’s oldest mountain resort under the south face of Mont Blanc, where a rotating cable car climbs to 3,466 m and two glacial valleys begin at the edge of town.

Nature & Hiking2–3 days

Cervinia

Italy under the Pyramid — Europe’s highest resort at the foot of the Matterhorn, where the lifts climb to 3,882 m, the glacier skis in July, and the mountain of mountains fills every window.

Nature & Hiking2–3 days

ATTRACTIONS

Sights worth the detour

All attractions

The 22-metre southern facade of the Roman theatre of Aosta

ATTRACTIONS

Roman Aosta — the theatre, the walls and the forum

Augusta Praetoria’s Roman theatre still stands 22 metres high at its southern facade, and a single €10 ticket covers the theatre, the cryptoporticus, the San Lorenzo basilica and the archaeological museum.

Porta Praetoria, the triple-arched Roman gate of Aosta

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Porta Praetoria & the Arch of Augustus

The monumental eastern gate of 25 BC — three arches still bearing the grooves of its lowered portcullis — and the honorific Arch of Augustus that anchored the road to Gaul.

The Romanesque cloister of the Collegiate church of Sant’Orso in Aosta

ATTRACTIONS

The Collegiate Church of Sant’Orso & the Cathedral

Twin Romanesque bell towers rise over the city: Sant’Orso’s carved cloister capitals and Ottonian frescoes, and the Cathedral’s mosaic choir above the Roman cryptoporticus.

Piazza Émile Chanoux, the main square of Aosta

ATTRACTIONS

Piazza Émile Chanoux & the old town

The arcaded main square — the city’s living room since the 18th century — plus the old town’s vaulted porticoes, the Tuesday market and the cafés under the arcades.

Via Roma in the early morning, Courmayeur’s pedestrian spine

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Via Roma & the old town

The car-free heart of the oldest alpine resort in Italy: stone chalets, historic cafés, the 12th-century bell tower of Saints Pantaleone and Valentino, and the Casa delle Guide with its alpine museum.

ATTRACTIONS

Museo Alpino Duca degli Abruzzi

In the Casa delle Guide: two floors of the first mountain guides’ craft — journals of dead guides clients still sign, a 1:10,000 model of Mont Blanc, the K2 memorial to Mario Puchoz.

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