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.

Posted: Aug 23, 2016

Skyway Monte Bianco - the 8th wonder

Monte Rosa Aosta Valley

Some says that SkyWay Monte Bianco is now the 8th wonder of the world. The new cableways that take you up to 3500m on Mont Blanc massif is indeed impressive.

It costed over 130ml euros to built new cableways that bring tourists to the top of Europe. It links Courmayeur in Italy with

Posted: Jul 28, 2016

The highest film festival in Cervinia

Monte Cervino

At the end of July Cervinia will celebrate film world during Cervino CineMountain Film Festival, the highest festival in the world.

The festival will take place in Breuil-Cervinia and Valtournenche between the 30th July and the 7th August. Apart from

Posted: Jun 24, 2016

Alpine huts in the Monterosa: the most stunning in the world

Rifugi Capanna Margherita, Punta Gnifetti

Inexpensive rifugi (mountain huts, mountain hostels or alpine huts) in Italian Alps make it easier for you to explore the mountain. There are many options to choose! On “The Guardian” list of the most stunning alpine huts you will find several Monterosa rifugi.

“The Guardian” published a list of 20 stunning alpine huts in the world. There are some from Monterosa.

Posted: Jun 21, 2016

The best wine of the Aosta Valley

Pila biking trail

Some time ago Eric Asimov, a well-known wine and food critic for „The New York Times”, discovered wines of the Aosta Valley. He prepared a tasting report. Would it be different this year?

Even though the Aosta Valley is a small region, comparing for example to neighbouring Piedmont, it is impressive how wide a selection of white and red wines is.

Posted: Jun 17, 2016

Biking among the kings

Pila biking trail

The Monterosa area is a fantastic place to begin or to continue your bike adventure. The popular “Dirt Mountain Bike” magazine visited the Aosta Valley once.

Two years ago “Dirt Mountain Bike” published a report from their excursion to the Aosta Valley. They started in Zermatt, Switzerland an ended up

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