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Valle d’Aosta

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Skyway Monte Bianco, Italy: practical guide for first-time visitors

Skyway Monte Bianco carries visitors from Courmayeur to Punta Helbronner, at 3,466m, one of the highest cable car stations in Europe. This guide was updated in July 2026. First departures are now as early as 6:30am through until 31 July, considerably earlier than the 8:30am…
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Fort Bard in Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Visiting Fort Bard, Aosta Valley: practical guide for first-time visitors

Forte di Bard sits on a sheer rocky spur above the village of Bard in the lower Aosta Valley — a 19th-century military fortress now housing four museums, major photography and nature exhibitions, a hotel, and restaurants, with Napoleonic history embedded in every stone. This…
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