The park's amazing biodiversity, including butterflies and Alpine flora, can be seen in summer at this fascinating Alpine botanical garden in the tiny hamlet of Valnontey (1700m), 3km south of Cogne. Guided nature walks are available from July to September.
Giardino Alpino Paradisia
Valle d'Aosta
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29.55 MILES
The great rocky fang of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m), rising from the Mont Blanc massif, is one of Chamonix’ most distinctive features. The 360-degree…
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19.79 MILES
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21.17 MILES
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26.48 MILES
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Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta
10.59 MILES
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Giardino Botanico Alpino Saussurea
26.51 MILES
Walk through this flower-filled Alpine garden in summer (it's blanketed by snow in winter) and enjoy numerous other trails, including the Sentiero…
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Next to the Porta Praetoria, this imposing tower is named not for the love of French cheese (fromage) but rather after the last descendent of the medieval…
3. Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta
10.59 MILES
The neoclassical facade of Aosta's cathedral belies the impressive Gothic interior. Inside, the carved 15th-century walnut-wood choir stalls are…
10.6 MILES
What remains of the city's Augustan forum mostly lies beneath the 'modern' piazza, although you can visit its colonnaded underground walkway (known as a…
10.62 MILES
Part of the Roman theatre's 22m-high facade is still intact. In summer, performances are held in the better-preserved lower section.
6. Museo Archeologico Regionale
10.62 MILES
Aosta’s little city museum does an excellent job of detailing the city’s Roman history with a scale model of Aosta’s Roman layout plus various…
8. Basilica Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo
10.64 MILES
Beneath the old parish church of the village, you can glimpse the dusty layers of early Christian history. Excavations have revealed a small cruciform…