Alba
This small town has a gracious atmosphere and a compact core studded with medieval towers and Gothic buildings. In addition to being a wine center of the region, Alba is known as the "City of the White...
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Aosta
Aosta stands at the junction of two of the important trade routes that connect France and Italy—the valleys of the Rhône and the Isère. Its significance as a trading post was recognized...
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Asti
Asti is best known outside Italy for its wines—excellent reds as well as the famous sparkling white spumante—but its strategic position on trade routes between Turin, Milan, and Genoa has given...
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Breuil-Cervinia/The Matterhorn
Breuil-Cervinia is a village at the base of the Matterhorn. Like the village, the famous peak straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland, and all sightseeing and skiing facilities are operated...
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Courmayeur/Monte Bianco
The main attraction of Courmayeur is a knock-'em-dead view of Europe's tallest peak, Monte Bianco. Jet-set celebrities flock here, following a tradition that dates from the late 17th century, when Courmayeur's...
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Sestriere
In the early 1930s, before skiing became a more egalitarian sport, the patriarch of the FIAT automobile dynasty had this resort built to cater to the elite. The resort has two distinctive tower hotels and...
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St. Vincent
The town of St. Vincent has been a popular spa resort since the late 18th century. Its main draw these days is the Casinò de la Vallé, one of Europe's largest gambling casinos....
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Turin
Turin—Torino, in Italian—is roughly in the center of Piedmont/Valle d'Aosta and 128 km (80 mi) west of Milan; it's on the Po River, on the edge of the Po Plain, which stretches eastward all...
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