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.

Tor des Géants 2015 coming soon!

Posted: Jun 15, 2015
Categories: Alagna, News
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Tor des Geants 2013

Only 89 days left to one of the biggest sport event in the Aosta Valley. Tor des Géants is the endurance trail race that goes through the most spectacular Four-Thousanders on the Alta Via trails. Two years ago we were there! Read our report.

 

Tour of Giants is the only race that combines long distance with the individual style of runners. A participant, who completes the race in the shortest time, wins. Runners decide when they want to rest and stop, and for how long. However, the total length – 330 km – must be completed in less than 150 hours. Because of its high level of difficulty only 60% of all participants finish the race.

Read Marta’s report from Tor des Géants 2013 on her blog.

It is a unique race that goes through Alta Via trails, the spectacular Gran Paradiso National Park and the Mont Avic Regional Park. The character of the trail requires special logistic and that’s why only 700 people can take part in the race. In 2015 there are already over 2000 preregistered runners that would like to be one of 700 Giants.

Tour of Giants will start and end in Courmayeur, between 13-20th September. 

Would you like to follow some of the sections where runners? Check out our Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 2 programs!

Our gallery from Tor des Géants 2013.

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