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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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Lakes / waterfalls
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Bouro waterfall

Lillianes

Superb in spring and early summer both for the substantial volume of the waterfall due to the melting of the snow and for the flowering of laburnum. Also to be visited in autumn for the splendid autumn colors of the forest. In winter it is not uncommon …

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Parks and reserves
Col Fenêtre

The paths of peonies

Perloz

In Aosta Valley there are areas of spontaneous flowering of peonies: the best-known area is the saddle of Col Fenêtre, above Perloz, less frequented but also interesting the territory between Issogne and Arnad.These wild, autochthonous specimens are …

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Parks and reserves
Holey - Pont-Saint-Martin

Holay pond nature reserve

Pont-Saint-Martin

A small lakeside basin, the precious habitat of rare speciesEstablished in 1994, this nature reserve covers 1.5 hectares. It is located at an altitude of 750 - 790 meters in the municipality of Pont-Saint-Martin, near the Suzey castle.Flora: the wetlands …

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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.