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.

Meet the White Lady in Cervinia

Posted: Feb 6, 2015
Categories: Cervinia, News
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The White Lady in Cervinia

Carnival time is nearing to an end this year. However, there is one more thing to experience in the Aosta Valley before. Let’s meet the White Lady in Cervinia!

The White Lady is a character that originated from a local legend. In the village of Breuil, in Valtournenche, when there were only huts for pastures, lived a beautiful girl of extraordinary beauty. The giant Gargantua, who knew these valleys, returning from Zermatt, saw her. He fell in love and carried her off.

He decided to hide her in the mountains. All inhabitants of the valley decided to look for the girl together. When the giant saw their determination, he surrendered. He loaded the girl on the sledge to return her to its people who organized a big party attended by all inhabitants of the Valley.

On 12th Februrary Gargantua will return the White Lady again to villagers down on a sledge, with the participation of the traditional carnival of Verrès and Lou Tentamaro de Cogne. Then, you can dance Rouge et Noir at the Max Club in honor of the Lady, Gargantua, with a little help of the Counts of Challant.

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