La chiesa di Cogne
La leggenda attribuisce alla volontà divina la scelta del luogo sul quale venne edificata la chiesa di Cogne.Prima che venisse costruita la parrocchiale gli abitanti, per assistere alla messa domenicale, erano costretti a percorrere un lungo cammino ...
Collon Trek 2024
The legend of the Rutor glacier
According to the famous legend, where the Rutor glacier stands today, there were once lush pastures.A rich landowner owned all the land and cattle. Jesus, to test him, came to him in the guise of an old beggar, just at the time of milking. He approac...
The legend of Valgrisenche
According to an old legend, the name of this commune originates from a curious anecdote about its discovery. Some French shepherds used to go grazing along the Col du Mont valley. Every day, a grey-coloured cow would disappear for several hours and a...
François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni make the first day ascent of Divine Providence (Mont Blanc)
The castle of Montmayeur
The legend surrounding the castle's birth is rather macabre. Around 1450, a count of Montmayeur, who was in dispute with his cousin, was found guilty by the tribunal of Chambéry.The count, in order to take his revenge, invited Guy de Feissigny (who w...
Grosjean Wine Trail re-opens registration for 12 October event: just over 150 bibs still available
Matterhorn Matterhorn Ultra Race
Castle's Trail 2017 - the race
The fourth edition of the Tour Trail della Valle d'Aosta started off with a bang and with a Castle's Trail that immediately showed its worth on its debut. A popular 23-kilometre route, 382 competitors registered (366 started) and a day to remember on the trails of Verrès, Montjovet and Challand-Saint-Victor. From the centre of Verrès to the castle of the same name, from Villa di Challand to La Croce. Up and down, trails and meadows, amidst the beauty of the Lower Aosta Valley and places that were unknown to many.