Marta's Monterosa Blog

I am passionate about the Alps. They are my heart's home and the place where I would like to spend the last day of my life. I have been a tourist in the village of Champoluc in the Italian Monterosa for all my life and worked as a tourist operator in this area since more than 15 years.

I believe in respect for the special environment of this place that you can find only here. We all gain by enjoying its beauty, while trying to make a minimum impact at the same time. Leave it for our children in the future!

I believe in respect for people who live here with their traditions and culture, language, and work, their genuine products and delicious wines. They open their homes for us, tourists and meet us as their guests, if we are able to open our hearts for them. I have a friend who is a hotel owner and he says that when stressed people from the city come to his place, he tells them to sit down and take a drink before they even begin to worry if they have a room. Perhaps, we can bring a little of their kindness and calmness with us on our way back to the city.

My philosophy is to give back a little of what the mountains and the people from this place have given to me and to my family through my work, to communicate my philosophy and my passion to those who follow me on the blog, and in my trips as a tour operator.

If you would like to visit Champoluc, Gressoney, Alagna or other villages in the Aosta Valley, trek or ski in the Monterosa, discover Sardinia or other places we offer, contact us.

100 days to Tor de Geants

Posted: Jun 3, 2016
Categories: News
Comments: 0
Author: TheAlps

Tor de Geants in Aosta Valley

It is less than 100 days to the most famous endurance trail in the Aosta Valley. 330km in 150 hours and 25 mountains over 2000m - welcome to Tor de Géants!

The Tor des Géants will take place from 11th to 18th September 2016, with the start set for 10.00 am on Sunday 11 September from Courmayeur. The competition provides prizes for all participants who complete the run before the cutoff – by 4 pm on Saturday, the 17th September.

The Tor des Géants is the first and only race to combine long distance with the individual style of runners: the organisation does not impose any compulsory stages, and the winner will be the runner who completes the race in the shortest time, making his or her own decisions on when and how long to stop for rest and refreshment.

The race is very special as it goes through beautiful Alta Via 1 trail and Alta Via 2 with the Gran Paradiso National Park, at the foot of the highest Four-Thousanders. 34 municipalities, 30 alpine lakes and 2 natural parks!

It is worth to try, although it is one of the most demanding races. Only 60% of all competitors (last year it was over 2000 registered participants) finish it.

If you do not feel like running in Tor de Geants, but still loves running, you are welcome to join us on our Runners Camp! At the beginning of August we will train in Champoluc with Maja Tesch, a winner of the Ö till ö Swimrun World Championship.

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