Luxury holidays in Aosta Valley

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.
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When to go

Ski bunnies will want to visit between December and March; nature-lovers may prefer spring or summer for verdant vistas and wildflower meadows.

Getting there

  • Planes

    Turin Airport is a 90-minute drive from most of the Aosta Valley’s ski spots, including Cervinia and Courmayeur (which is the same distance from Geneva Airport); both resorts are two hours away by car from Milan Malpensa Airport.

  • Trains

    Trenitalia offers daily trains from Aosta station to Turin; routes take two-and-a-half hours and require one change, in Ivrea.

  • Automobiles

    You’ll want a car to access the Aosta Valley’s resorts, plus Courmayeur and Cervinia are an hour’s drive from each other, should you want a change of (ski) scenery.