The Duke of Abruzzi Alpine Museum
Resorts: Courmayeur
2024
September and October
Open daily from 9am to 12:30pm and from 4pm to 7pm (closed on Wednesdays)
Also during the closing periods the museum can be reached via e-mail: info@guidecourmayeur.com
Openings may be subject to change: we recommend checking them before your visit (see the “Contacts” section).
- Full-price ticket: € 5.00
- Children 6/14 years, over 65 years and groups of at least 20 persons: € 3.00
Entrance allowed to a maximum of 10 people at a time.
Materials, historical uniforms, mountain clothing and curious objects bear witness to more than 150 years of history of the fascinating profession of mountain guide.
Located inside the historic House of the Mountain Guides, it was built on wish of Luigi Amedeo of Savoy and inaugurated in 1929.
The museum is currently spread over two floors with an exhibition itinerary characterized by numerous thematic sections that retrace the various stages in the history of the profession of Alpine Guide.
The Museum possesses a conspicuous heritage consisting of documents, photographs, mountaineering equipment and memorabilia that belonged to the Alpine Guides of Courmayeur and preserves the precious booklets compiled at the end of each excursion which also contain exciting anecdotes.
A showcase is dedicated to the polar expedition of the Duke of Abruzzi in which famous mountain guides from Courmayeur took part.
Also on display is the pole used by the Courmayeur guides in their attempts to climb the south ridge of the Aiguille Noire du Peuterey.
Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.