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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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One-day excursions
Panchina Gigante

From Promiod to the Giant Bench

Châtillon

The scent of the forest and the silence of the larches accompany your first steps. This medium-difficulty hike leads to the Giant Bench, a place suspended between sky and valley, perfect for a contemplative pause or as a stop on the way to the summit of …

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Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
park of the Gamba castle

Gamba Castle's Park

Châtillon

Located in the Cret de Breil hamlet, on a rocky hill 1 km west from the centre of the Châtillon village, the park surrounds the castle, commissioned by baron Carlo Maurizio Gamba in the first years of ‘900, which is nowadays seat of a modern and …

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Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
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Passerin d'Entrèves Park

Châtillon

LocationThe park is part of the castle with the same name, situated on a height behind the Châtillon parish church.HistoryThe park, like the castle and the French styled Renaissance garden, assumed its current conformation in 1706. In fact, thanks to …

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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.