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Autonomous region of Italy
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The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta; French: Vallée d'Aoste; officially known as Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta - Région Autonome Vallée d'Aoste) is a region of Italy in the Alps, where there are the highest mountains in Europe, including Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso (Grand Paradis).
From ancient times, Aosta Valley has been an important crossroads of the Western Alps. Today, it is linked with France through the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the Little St.
Read in the guide5- km stretch from the Piedmontese border to Aosta has five motorway exits (Pont-Saint-Martin, Verrès, Châtillon/Saint-Vincent, Nus, and Aosta Est) and is subject to tolls.
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near ski resorts and the Gran Paradiso National Park, it has an alpine botanical garden, and vestiges of the Roman past
a skiing and mountaineering resort with a spectacular location near the foot of Mont Blanc
one of the most renowned ski areas in the Aosta Valley
Known for its pyramidal shape with four faces facing the four compass points
the highest mountain in Europe: 4810 m above sea level
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