Luxury dog-friendly hotels in Aosta Valley, Italy

The Aosta Valley sits in a mountainous corner of northwestern Italy, flanked by France and Switzerland. Pulses will race here with year-round Alpine adventures, including hiking thigh-trembling trails and kayaking glacier-cooled rivers, though the strongest draw comes from its snowy peaks – unsurprising given Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn are in the mix. And, there’s a flourishing food scene that fuels days at the valley’s ski resorts, like Courmayeur and Cervinia.