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.

Gran Paradiso best for the beginners

Posted: Jun 10, 2016
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Author: TheAlps

Gran Paradiso

Gran Paradiso in Italy was named one of the 6 classic beginner routes in the Alps along with Barre des Écrins and Breithorn, among others. Discover Gran Paradiso National Park with us and climb there!

BMC asked mountains guides about their favourite trails and peaks that are moderately easy to climb for beginners. Gran Paradiso was named as one of the easiest for someone who would like to start an adventure with climbing in the Alps.

“The highest independent peak in Italy offers a fantastic panorama of the Mont Blanc Massif, Gran Combin, Valais Alps and the Monte Rosa Massif from its summit”,
says Stuart Macdonald,
“Overall, this is one of the simpler 4000m peaks, requiring very good fitness combined with basic ropework and glacier skills”.

Gran Paradiso is in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park, the oldest Italian national park where the Alta Via n 2 trail goes through. The Alta Via n 2 is an extremely well prepared and marked trail, going through the whole Southern side of the Aosta Valley, for more than 150km, from Courmayeur to Donnas.

If you would like to discover Alta Via n 1 or Alta Via n 2, and climb Gran Paradiso, contact us!

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