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: Jan 4, 2016

New site of the new season

Alagna tailor made ski holidays

Winter has  come to Monterosa at last so it is high time to start ski season. This year we open it with a new, refreshed website.

After 20 years with our two websites www.thealps.com and www.monterosa.com - we decided to merge their contents and give them a new, fresh layout. The result is our remade www.thealps.com.

Posted: Nov 13, 2015

Let's open ski season!

Lift system is open every day until the 1st May.

From the end of October lift system in Breuil-Cervinia is open.


It is time to open ski season! On the 31st October lift system in Breuil-Cervinia was officially open. Now it is possible to use it every day until the 1st of May 2016. Moreover, thanks to the latest snowfall in Cervinia it is possible to inaugurate the ski season 2015/2016.

Posted: Nov 13, 2015

51-year-old athlete wins Tor des Geants 2015

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Severe weather conditions were a reason to suspended temporarily Tor des Géants. However, we already know the winners.


51-year-old Patrick Bohard from Viller Le Lac won the race with the time of 80 hours and 20 minutes. The athlete has almost beaten a record. It is even more admirable if one takes into account a hostile weather that has not make it easy for all participants of the Tor des Géants 2015.

Posted: Jul 29, 2015

Gressoney's Music Summer in Castle Savoia

Most of the concerts take place in beautiful Castle Savoia, Gressoney.

Until the end of August there is still possibility to enjoy classical music in Gressoney and beautiful Castle Savoia. On the occasion of the 35th anniversary a special program is prepared.

 

The Association “Amici della Musica di Gressoney”, established over 30 years ago in Gressoney...

Posted: Jul 21, 2015

The Matterhorn Story - open air show at 2600 m

The Matterhorn Story, an open air show

There is still some time to see the Open Air Theatre at 2600 m in Zermatt. “The Matterhorn Story” was prepared to mark the 150thanniversary of the  Matterhorn ascent.

 

The performance runs until the 29th August on the stage at Gornergrat.

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