How to get to Aosta: complete transport guide
Guide to reaching Aosta in Valle d'Aosta: train, car through the tunnels, nearby airports, buses and local transport to the alpine valleys.
Travel guide to Aosta
Everything you need to visit Aosta: accommodation, itineraries, food and transport.
Practical guides
What to see in Aosta in 2 days
2-day itinerary in Aosta: the Rome of the Alps among Roman arches, medieval crypts, Valdostan markets and views of Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso.
Where to stay in Aosta: neighborhoods, accommodation and practical tips
Complete guide on where to stay in Aosta: from the Roman center to the Alpine countryside, best areas, accommodation types and tips for every season and traveler.
Where to eat in Aosta: fondue, carbonade and mountain flavours
Guide on where to eat in Aosta: Valdostan fondue, carbonade, polenta concia, Roman-era old town osterias and alpine inns. Local tips and budget advice.
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Articles about Aosta
Pré-Saint-Didier: soaking in warm water with a view of Mont Blanc while it snows
At the foot of Mont Blanc, this small Aosta Valley village is home to historic thermal baths where you can immerse yours…
Pont-Saint-Martin: the Roman bridge that two thousand years haven't scratched
At the entrance to the Aosta Valley, a first-century BC Roman arch still spans the Lys as it did the day it was built, i…
Arnad and the DOP lard: a medieval village that smells of rosemary
In a village with an almost unknown Romanesque castle, the Lard d'Arnad DOP is produced — cured in wooden containers wit…
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses and the Jambon de Bosses DOP: the ham of the snows
In a village at the foot of the Great St Bernard Pass, the tradition of curing hams in Alpine air has produced one of It…
Valgrisenche: the valley of silence and wind among the Graian Alps
A side valley of the Aosta Valley almost devoid of tourism, with a brilliant blue artificial lake and a weaving traditio…
La Thuile in summer: the Little St Bernard Pass without the winter crowds
When the ski runs empty, La Thuile transforms into an Alpine paradise of meadows, wildflowers and trails towards France,…
Forte di Bard: the fortress that stopped Napoleon and that everyone overlooks
The massive nineteenth-century fort that slowed Napoleon's advance stands above an almost intact medieval village, toget…
Castello di Issogne: the fresco cycles no one goes to see
In the lower Aosta Valley, a fifteenth-century castle houses one of the most complete cycles of secular frescoes from th…
Valsavarenche: chamois, silence and the truest face of Gran Paradiso
The least-trodden valley in Italy's oldest national park, where ibex outnumber visitors for almost the entire year.…
Rhêmes-Notre-Dame: the forgotten valley at the foot of Gran Paradiso
At the end of the Valgrisanche, a valley almost devoid of tourism opens up, with waterfalls, mountain pastures and a sma…
Valpelline: the Alpine Cradle of Fontina DOP
Valpelline is the heartland of fontina DOP: a quiet valley of alpine pastures, rural trails, and authentic mountain flav…
Rhêmes-Notre-Dame: The Wild Valley at the Edge of Gran Paradiso
Rhêmes-Notre-Dame is Gran Paradiso's most remote gateway: cascading waterfalls, ibex grazing roadside and the silence of…