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: Sep 8, 2017

The toughest race in the world

The whole Aosta valley is waiting for the eight edition of the endurance trail race Tor des Géants. The name, meaning Tour of Giants, in the local language Valdôtain patois, refers of course to the region’s many Four-Thousanders sourronding the trail.
The tour follows the two high-level treks Alta Via 1 and 2, passing through both Gran Paradiso Natural Park and the Mont Avic Regional Park, covering a total of 336 km with an altitude range of 24,000 meters (like climbing the Mont Blanc five times).
Posted: Jun 7, 2017

There is an adventure waiting up by the treetops

A new adventure park has opened in Fontainmore. With the park, we have found yet another reason to visit beautiful Fontainemore, one of the picturesque villages, on the way up to Gressoney, in the Lys Valley.
Posted: Apr 16, 2017

Gressoney waves winter goodbye

As the tradition has it, Gressony waves the winter goodbye at “Pasquetta” Whit Monday, with the annual Spring Barbeque Contest.
Posted: Mar 14, 2017

Fifth Edition of Monterosa Walser Trail

The fifth Edition of the sky race Monterosa Walser Trail, with start and finnish in Gressoney, will take place from 28 to 30 July 2017.

The Monterosa Walser Trail is long-distance race off the beaten track, with the objective of bringing awareness to an Alpine landscape and culture that are unique in their kind. 

Posted: Feb 21, 2017

Night skiing in Gressoney-Saint-Jean

The legendary black slope “Leonardo David”, in Weissmatten Gressoney-Saint-Jean, will keep open for night skiing Friday 3rd March.
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