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Just days until the Giro d’Italia arrives in Cervinia…
It’s now only days until the Giro d’Italia (the ‘Tour of Italy’) comes to the Aosta Valley. The high mountain stage number 14 starts in Cherasco and finishes in Cervinia. It’s a total of 209km cycling, finishing with a blisteringly tough 1500m vertical ascent to the Aosta Valley resort. Currently Canadian Ryder Hesjedal is leading the race by 9 seconds from Joaquin Rodriguez, but you can expect that all to change over this weekend, as racers such as Ivan Basso and Franck Schleck come to the fore. For more on...
read moreStunning Spring mountain flowers in the Aosta Valley
With the arrival of spring in the Aosta Valley comes a superb array of flowers in the valley and the mountains. Blue skies, a gentle breeze, plus the increasing warmth of the morning sun, sees the trees clothed with leaves and berries and green pastures grow. The cold and rain of snowy winter seems so far away. This weather really makes you want to go out and enjoy everything that the Aosta Valley has to offer in summer. Take a look at this gallery of wonderful flowers that is turning the valley into a riot of...
read moreTry out the Giro d’Italia 2012 climb to Cervinia
It’s not long now until the 2012 Giro d’Italia cycle race comes to the Aosta Valley. On Saturday 19 May, the cyclists will take on the climb to Cervinia, the first of the mountain stages. And you can try the ascent yourself, thanks to the Bike Club d’Aosta. The “Brevetto Maglia Rosa Valle d’Aosta” takes place on Sunday 20 May. The cost from just EUR55, includes a goody bag containing the Giro pink jersey, mechanical assistance at departure, printing at the finish, changing services, medical assistance, pasta...
read more‘Snowflake’ – the only albino ibex in the world
“Snowflake” – in Italian ‘Fiocco di Neve’ – is the only known albino ibex in the world…and he lives in the Aosta Valley. Discovered, captured and photographed as part of an expedition June 24, 2007, Snowflakes lives near the valley The Laurels, in the town of Brissogne. Hi is a male , aged 17 months, apparently in good health and well integrated into his herd , in spite of his “difference chromatic.” Albinism is an inherited abnormality due to lack of melanin in the...
read moreChampoluc: “The Conquest of the Matterhorn: “Magical Theatre week 30th July till 5th August
“The mountains are a treasure trove of stories and legends which recall events of great humanity and passion… often forgotten” (Livio Viani)… The other day I immensely enjoyed an incredible play at the Giacosa Theatre in Aosta - “La Conquista del Cervino” – “The Conquest of the Matterhorn”, the captivating story of the extraordinary race between Englishman Edward Whymper and Italian Alpine Guide Jean Antoine Carrel to reach the summit of the Matterhorn, a true piece of...
read moreFreeriding in Cervinia in April [Video]
![Freeriding in Cervinia in April [Video]](http://www.iloveaosta.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Untitled2-184x184.png "Freeriding in Cervinia in April [Video]")
We love this fantastic video from Carlo Alberto Crescini, showing him putting down first tracks on Ventina in Cervinia earlier this month:
read more60 second transfer from Malpensa Airport to La Thuile [Video]
![60 second transfer from Malpensa Airport to La Thuile [Video]](http://www.iloveaosta.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Untitled1-184x184.png "60 second transfer from Malpensa Airport to La Thuile [Video]")
Seriously, it’s a very short transfer from Malpensa to La Thuile. Maybe not quite this short (60 seconds), but short nonetheless…
read moreCol de Petit St Bernard to La Thuile by mountain bike singletrack [Video]
![Col de Petit St Bernard to La Thuile by mountain bike singletrack [Video]](http://www.iloveaosta.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc-8591-riserva_90_l-184x184.jpg "Col de Petit St Bernard to La Thuile by mountain bike singletrack [Video]")
From the blogs, check out this report and video of a recent mountain bike trip to La Thuile in the Aosta Valley: When I went with Coolbus, we were dropped off at Col de Petit St Bernard and then dropped down to La Thuile from there down some very off piste stuff – it was an epic day! My GPS tracker died at 2pm having done 70km already and we were out until gone 6pm when we rode back down into Bourg St Maurice in time for a quick beer and the last...
read moreGlamping It Up in The Aosta Valley
To some the idea of a night on the turf may sound off-putting at first, but imagine a four-star tented village set in the rolling hills in the heart of Aosta Valley country, with attentive staff caring to your every whim. Awake each morning to the sweet scent of nature and breakfast being prepared just footsteps from your bedside. The Dalai Lama Village is just one hour from Turin airport by car, providing the perfect excuse for a big short break. Fly to Turin with affordable daily flights served by both scheduled and low-cost airlines...
read moreThe latest from the RideThePlanet project, filmed in the Aosta Valley
The third movie of season-2012 from russian RideThePlanet freeride media project. It was shot in March 2012 in the Valle D’Aosta region of Italian Alps. Regions: Courmayeur, Montblanc, La Thuile, Monte Rosa. Freeriders: Egor Druzhinin, Konstantin Galat, Ilia Kolesnov and Anna Hankevich.
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