Gressoney and around

Places we go to as well.

This is not a complete guide to the valley. These are simply a few ideas we happily recommend to friends: easy, beautiful or just a little unusual. For the high mountains, good judgement always matters.

Walk from the house5 minutes on foot

Walser Ecomuseum

It is very close and worth visiting near the start of your stay. Afterwards, you tend to look at many of the houses in the valley differently.

Half a day8 minutes by car

Castel Savoia

Queen Margherita’s castle and its park. Easy to reach, beautiful in every season and a good option when you do not feel like walking too much.

High altitudeBy lift

Punta Indren

Coming up here completely changes the scale of the valley. Even if you do not continue onto mountaineering terrain, the lift journey alone is worth the day.

Real mountaineeringUsually two days

Capanna Margherita

One of Monte Rosa’s iconic destinations, but definitely not a walk. You need acclimatisation, suitable conditions and the right skills; if you are not experienced mountaineers, go with a guide.

Something unusualBy lift

Angelo Mosso Institute

A piece of scientific history at high altitude. We like it because it tells a side of Monte Rosa that is not only about sport.

Further down the valley30 minutes by car

Fontainemore

A village to combine with a walk in the woods or, with children, the adventure park.

When the weather is poor up high50 minutes by car

Fort of Bard

The fortress at the entrance to the Aosta Valley. Museums, exhibitions and architecture: a good alternative to the mountains on cloudy days.

A quieter summer dayA few minutes by car

Horse riding

A slower way to spend time among meadows and woods. A lovely alternative for a less sporty day.

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