For Christmas,
this year we decided on a short break in our usual hotel in the Valle d’Aosta.
No boring cooking to do and most of all no washing up afterwards on Christmas
day.
As well as
eating we visited a few places in search of some elusive Christmas snow. We had
to go quite high to find some.
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
Val Ferret
under Monte Bianco was spectacular as always on a nice clear day. The snow-covered
road had been usefully compacted to form a footpath/Nordic ski track where snow
shoes were unnecessary. The sublime Monte Bianco is always a powerful sight.
 |
| Monte Bianco, Aosta |
 |
| Monte Bianco, Aosta |
 |
| Monte Bianco, Aosta |
 |
| Val Ferret, Aosta |
 |
| Monte Bianco, Aosta |
 |
| Brenval Glacier, Aosta |
 |
| Val Ferret, Aosta |
 |
| Val Ferret, Aosta |
We stopped
off at Courmayeur a trendy ski resort. The big thing here this year seems to be
test drives in expensive cars. Gabry was let loose on a frozen test track in an
Alfa Romeo
Giulietta. Next year I might be tempted to try out that nice Jaguar F
type that I saw.
Saint
Nicolas has some wonderful views of the valley from the Belvedere.
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
 |
| Saint Nicolas, Aosta |
Rhèmes
Notre Dame is perhaps my favourite valley in the Region. I drove the car as far
as I could up the valley and then had a good walk up to the farmhouse where we
usually park. There was plenty of snow and I even saw some Chamois in the
distance. Here again they had formed a footpath/Ski track which made walking
easier.
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
 |
| Rhèmes Notre Dame, Aosta |
Near Cogne
we discovered a new place high above the valley. From Gimillan one has an almost
aerial view of the Cogne Valley. A spectacular place with an old village which
I will explore next time we are here.
 |
| Gimillan, Aosta |
 |
| Gimillan, Aosta |
 |
| Gimillan, Aosta |
 |
| Gimillan, Aosta |
Down in the bottom of the valley we managed to catch the brief time when the valley is not is shadow in winter. The path that leads from Valontey up the valley towards the Gran Paradiso range is another of our favourite walks.
 |
| Cogne, Aosta |
 |
| Cogne, Aosta |
 |
| Cogne, Aosta |
 |
| Cogne, Aosta |
 |
| Cogne, Aosta |
No comments:
Post a Comment