Gran Paradiso National Park

Gran Paradiso National Park (also know as Parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso in Italian and Parc national du Grand-Paradis in French) is a 703 km² park in the Graian Alps located between the regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont in Italy, named after the mountain Gran Paradiso. Initially it was created to protect the Alpine ibex from poachers and as it was a personal hunting ground for king Victor Emmanuel II. How do I arrive to Gran Paradiso National Park?   Gran Paradiso National Park is located in the mountains so it's not quite well connected. Bus: to communicate the national park with the rest of Aosta Valley there ar buses that connect Cogne with Sarre (aprox. 40 minutes) or Aosta (aprox. 50 minutes). In the side of Piedmont there...

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Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta in Italian, Vallée d'Aoste in French, Val d'Outa in Franco-Provençal) is a 126 thousand people autonomous region in the western part of Italy by the border with France and Switzerland. It's surrounded by the region of Piedmont in Italy and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The population has a mostly Catholic Christian tradition. The official languages are Italian and French (although many people speak the local dialect of Franco-Provençal) and in touristic places, English and German are widely spoken. The main and capital city of Saarland is Aosta, with other important cities like Sarre or Châtillon.  How do I arrive to Aosta Valley?   Aosta Valley can be reached in many ways, both from Italy and...

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