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Mont Blanc in Aosta Valley, the highest point in the European Union Blue Lake [11] and the Matterhorn. The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley which, with its tributary valleys, includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the Matterhorn; its highest peak is Mont Blanc (4,810 m or 15,780 ft).
The Valle d'Aosta is Italy's smallest winemaking region both in terms of size and production with only about 330,000 cases produced annually in the region and only 36,000 cases produced under the DOC label. Seventy five percent of the area's production is red wine made mostly from the Pinot noir, Gamay and Petit Rouge varieties.
Aosta is also served by the A5 motorway between Turin and Courmayeur. [17] Aosta railway station, opened in 1886, forms part of the Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway. Direct trains only connect Aosta up to the city of Ivrea. The branch line to nearby Pré-Saint-Didier, in the Valdigne, on the way towards Courmayeur was closed in 2015.
The Autostrada A5 or Autostrada della Valle d'Aosta ("Aosta Valley motorway"), in French Autoroute de la Vallée d'Aoste, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") in Italy located in the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, which connects Turin to France via Ivrea and Aosta, through the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
Aosta / Aoste: 34,270 007004 Arnad: 1,294 007005 Arvier: 848 007006 Avise: 312 007007 Ayas: 1,296 007008 Aymavilles: 1,966 007009 Bard: 135 007010 Bionaz: 244 007011 Brissogne: 962 007012 Brusson: 860 007013 Challand-Saint-Anselme: 695 007014 Challand-Saint-Victor: 589 007015 Chambave: 937 007016 Chamois: 99 007017 Champdepraz: 674 007018 ...
This category lists articles on the cities, towns and other settlements, past and present, in the Aosta Valley, an autonomous region of Italy. Communes (municipalities) will also appear in Category:Communes of Aosta Valley. Frazioni (administrative subdivisions of communes) will also appear in Category:Frazioni of Aosta Valley.
The economic influence of the Aosta Valley is more recent. Until the 1970s, Cogne was an important mining center for the extraction of iron ore. The main mineral veins were exploited in the mines of Colonne, Licony e Larsinaz. The ore (mainly magnetite) was transported for processing to the Cogne steel plant in Aosta using a narrow gauge ...
Bard is located at the narrowest point of the Aosta Valley. At this point, the Dora Baltea makes a sharp turn around the large rock promontory on which Fort Bard is located. The steep valley sides mean the village is full of small streets that are bordered by historic stone buildings. The climate is mild for most of the year.