Valle d’Aosta is the region of Italy, which almost totally depends
on the tourism industry. The most interest represents the town of Aosta, with
its remarkable monuments, which remain from the Roman period, the rectangular
town walls, the Porta Praetoria, the amphitheatre, theatre and Arco di Augusto,
and some examples of Medieval remains. The town holds such unusual and curious
events as crafts exhibition from July to August, organ festival in summer and
the finals of the cow fights held throughout the year all along the valley. The
whole of Valle D’Aosta consists of few valleys lying along river Aosta and
offering a choice of fine resorts, which are prepared to welcome tourists for
summer and winter holidays. Special mention must be made of Saint Vincent at the
bottom of the valley, the site of a famous casino and popular thermal springs.
One of the most attractive features for tourists in the Val d'Aosta are its
castles scattered all over the region.
Aosta is the capital of the region and of its only province. A high Alpine
country, the Valle d'Aosta includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, the
Matterhorn, and Monte Rosa; its highest peak is the Gran Paradiso. The
population, much of which is French-speaking, is concentrated in the picturesque
valleys of the Dora Baltea River and its tributaries. Farming is the main
occupation; cereals and grapes are grown, and dairy cattle are raised. Iron and
steel and textiles are the leading manufactures, and there are major
hydroelectric facilities. The region has several fashionable resorts, notably
Champoluc, Courmayeur, and Cervinia-Breuil. A long vehicular tunnel through Mont
Blanc, connecting France and Italy, was opened in 1965; highways feeding it were
built in Valle d'Aosta, thus markedly improving the region's transportation
network. Rome conquered the region from the Salassi people c.25 B.C. It later
was held by the Goths, the Lombards, and the dukes of Burgundy.
Valle d'Aosta's tourism comes from its geographical position. First, it is
situated amid the highest mountains of Europe (Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Mount
Rosa and Gran Paradiso). Second, Valle D'Aosta borders both France and
Switzerland, and is in close proximity to the three important cities that
compose Italy's "Industrial Triangle": Turin , Milan and Genoa.
Air Tickets Online -
