Aosta is Italy's smallest city. Nestled in the Alps, this little Alpine treasure is a fabulous place to visit. Let's find out what to see in Aosta in a day. Its History Aosta is also known as the "Rome of the North". This nickname derives from its ...

   Fifteen minutes to ascend the highest peak in Europe. In all seriousness, it really does take fifteen full minutes to reach the peak of Italy's Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) on the Skyway. This new cable car magically takes you from Courmayeur to a place that ...

   The most beloved Christmas markets in Italy are the Christmas Markets of Aosta! The smallest city in Italy, Aosta is surrounded by the Alps and borders France and Switzerland.©aostaoggi.itMarché Vert Noël  The Marché Vert Noël (Christmas Markets of Aosta) is celebrating its 12th anniversary. Its 50 wooden chalets ...

Located at 1,815 meters above sea level, the alpine village of Chamois is among the few places in the world where stress and chaos do not exist. Chamois is the only municipality in Italy totally devoid of roads. It is reachable only by a mule-path of ...

About...  the Foire d'été, an arts and crafts summer fairI'm talking about...the Foire d'été, the arts and crafts summer fair. The Aosta Valley is well-known throughout the country for local crafts where wood, stone and iron, in particular, take shape in the most varied and incredible forms ...

Yoga lovers have a charming new home: the mountains of Valle d'Aosta. The Yoga Mountain Festival takes place from June 17 through July 8, 2018. Numerous events are planned in some of the most evocative, historical places in the Alpine region. An ideal place to find ...

The Marché Vert Noël of Aosta is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Its 43 wood chalets will thrill the visitors in this little corner called the “Rome of the Alps”, which is often forgotten by its inhabitants during the year, but very appreciated by tourists and visitors ...

  On the 9th and 10th of August the celebrations in honour of the patron saint, Saint Laurent, take place in Pré-Saint-Didier. Every year the people of this town dress up to celebrate Saint Laurent's Day. Here is the programme: August 9 - Waiting for Sain Laurent's DayAt ...

 On July 29th, the Italian band dARI comes back to the Valley! As the only location in the Aosta Valley of their tour they chose Prè-Saint-Didier! The concert will be in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, it's free and starts at 9.30 pm dARI (formed in Aosta ...

Aosta Valley, Bard – Do you recall the picture of that Afghan girl with clear eyes and dark hair? Here, those traits so marked and so beautiful, without any doubt, have made the photographer Steve McCurry  notorious. The famous "Afghan Girl" photograph was taken in ...