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    Nature in some places in Valle D'Aosta

Parks and reserves
Parco Naturale Mont Avic

Regional Mont Avic Park

** Valle d'Aosta **

The Mont Avic Park, first natural park in the Aosta Valley, preserves since 1989 the natural resources of the upper Chalamy stream valley in the municipality of Champdepraz and, since 2003 the Dondena valley, in the territory of Champorcher.The protected …

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Tunnels / Mountain passes
Foliage Col di Joux

Col de Joux

** Valle d'Aosta **

Col de Joux (1640m) is a woody pass linking Saint-Vincent with Brusson, and is thus a beautiful alternative route to the road that goes up from Verrès, to reach Val d’Ayas. It runs past charming hamlets and goes through beautiful woods, providing …

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Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
Didactic moment

Coin Nature - Green space

Antey-Saint-André

What is an “aula verde” (green classroom)? It’s an open space, measuring a few hundred square metres, that hosts a wetland area (the habitat with the highest levels of biodiversity), either an existing one or one specially created. The area, …

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Lakes / waterfalls
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Lod lake

Antey-Saint-André

The lake of Lod is a basin of glacial origin which gave its name to the small hamlet located nearby, reachable by car from Antey-Saint-André. It is the natural home of several lake botanical species including the marsh reed abundantly present around its …

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Parks and reserves
Lo Ditor pond

Lo Ditor pond

Torgnon

Lo Ditor: from the calcium springs to the prairies to the alpine forests. A flooded plain crossed by numerous brooks and the Petit Monde stream - surrounded by wooded peaks, to the North, by a sheer rock wall - this is the Lo Ditor pond, located in the …

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Tunnels / Mountain passes
View from Col St Pantaléon

Col Saint Pantaléon

Torgnon

The pass connects Chambave, Verrayes and Saint-Denis to the lower Valtournenche valley with an asphalt road that goes through very beautiful and quiet areas with breathtaking landscapes: the view of the Matterhorn from the top of the pass is exceptional. …

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Parks and reserves
First snowfall

Loson Pond nature reserve

Verrayes

A concentration of natural processes in a very rich habitatAn old pond rapidly drying out located on a glacier terrace in the heart of a sunny and dry climate zone.The lake is home to a rich zooplankton population, numerous invertebrates including …

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Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
Arboreto Vescoz - Verrayes

"Abbé P.L.Vescoz" Arboretum

Verrayes

This arboretum, the oldest of this kind in the Region, was realized between 1905 and 1908 by Canon Vescoz, an eminent religious, scientist and geologist native of Verrayes, in a poor and dry ridge, called Pointys (1050 m) and purchased by him with huge …

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Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.