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Skiing in Breuil-Cervinia (1,524 – 3,280 m)

Skiing and Snow
Skiing in Cervinia, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

In the neighbourhood of the Swiss resort Zermatt is a ski resort Cervinia. It lies in the western part of the Valle d’Aosta in the Italian Alps. Cervinia is fully connected with other resorts of Valtournenche and Zermatt, and together provide around 400 km of ski slopes in main winter season and 26 km of ski slopes out of the

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Gran Paradiso National Park – oldest national park in Italy

National Parks and Nature Reserves
Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Gran Paradiso National Park (Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso) is the first and oldest national park in Italy. It was founded in 1920, but already in 1856 was its area declared as a private hunting ground by King Vittorio Emanuele II. Park was therefore established as extensive hunting reservation serving as a protection of population of the Alpine ibex, which

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