Discovery Italy

Day 1: HISTORICAL AOSTA
Wine tasting and local gastronomic products
Arrival at the Airport, transfer to Aosta, the regional capital of Valle d’Aosta, dating to roman times.
Check-in Hotel *** and after a refreshment and some relax you start discovering the ancient city.
You visit the ancient monuments of two thousand years ago, its medieval ruins, churches and residences of feudal lords that used to contain the domain of the valley: we suggest you to visit the old part of the town and its monuments: Arch of Augusto, Porta Pretoria, the Cathedral and its museum, the monumental complex of Sant Orso with its beautiful cloister originally built in Romanesque style and amended later with interventions in gothic style. On its walls there are bible stories, animals and mythological stories of the lives of the saints.

Evening: Regional Enoteca, in the area where it used to be the Forum, an ideal place to taste local wines.
Dinner at a restaurant in the old historical part of the town

Day 2: Morning: AOSTA – ARVIER 13 km of trekking crossing AYMAVILLES
Wine tasting and local gourmet products
The morning starts with a trek that takes you through a valley full of orchards and vineyards. At Aymavilles ends the Central Valley and begins the Valley of Cogne.
You cross the famous wines area: Petit Rouge, Fumin, Petit Arvin, Pinot Nero, Dolcetto and Freisa as well as ares of other varietals.Your morning destination is Arvier, known for its famous wine. Enfer Arvier took his name "hell" by the fact that in the vineyards above the village the sun warms the stones so hard that it is almost impossible to touch them.Lunch in local trattoria tasting the local products
AFTERNOON: ARVIER – COURMAYEUR 23 km passing through small charming villages: MORGEX, LA SALLE , the enchanting LA RUINE and their beautiful vineyards
You cross the cultivations of Morgex and La Salle coming up to 1200 m and for this reason the wine Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle is considered the highest vineyard in Europe. You also visit Cave du Vin Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, wineyard and company in Morgex and the cooperative Morgex Valdigne in via Mont Blanc 41/43 to learn the secrets of the rich dairy production in Valle d'Aosta.Another visit can be done to the beautiful Church of Assunta in Morgex with its mighty romanesque bell tower and the Castle of Archet, built in theXIIcentury on an earlier roman fort.At 1000 m above sea level can be found the village of La Salle, where it grows a species of vine, called "franco di piede".Here you will visit the Church of San Cassiano.

Evening: Relax in enchanting atmosphere of La Ruine, a charming village of 1800 century.
Dinner at "Les Combes" in La Salle.
Accommodation at 3* Hotel and evening with a drink at the local "La Vacherie" in Morgex

Day 3:
MORGEX – COURMAYEUR by bus
COURMAYEUR – VAL FERRET 12 km of trekking
The morning starts with a beautiful and picturesque trek to Val Ferret, at the foothills of Grandes Jorasses.
Lunch in a typical restaurant in Val Ferret along the river Dora Baltea

Evening: relax in Courmayeur, one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Alps.
Accommodation: at 3* Hotel

Day 4: COURMAYEUR – ARPY LAKE 20 km of trekking + bus
The new day starts early in the morning walking towards Colle San Carlo. Once at the top of the hill you stop for refreshments at the snack bar La Genzianella (1971m). You head a bit later towards the picturesque Lake Arpy with its stunning waterfalls that flow into the streams that feed it, enjoying a splendid view of Colle San Carlo and the village of Arpy
Afternoon: picnic by the lake

Evening: Relax in the charming ambiance of Courmayeur.
Accommodation 3* Hotel in Courmayeur

Day 5:
Departure to the Airport and Your Destination