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Alpine Guides Festival
Resorts: Cogne
Lillaz hamlet and Cogne town
In the hamlet of Lillaz
from 9 to 12 - climbing at the crag
12.30 - typical lunch at the Onorato Ristoro
In Cogne - Parish Church
at 5.30 p.m. - abseiling from the bell tower, in collaboration with Soccorso Alpino Valdostano
at 6.30 p.m. - Holy Mass
at 9.30 p.m. - Procession of the Assumption
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The Alpine Guides' Festival is celebrated in several villages in the Aosta Valley with spectacular displays of climbing skills and rock manoeuvres.
The rendezvous is in the morning at the Lillaz climbing gym for a crag climb. The activity is free for young and old.
At midday, typical lunch at the Onorato Ristoro, with the music of the Cogne accordions; booking required by Sunday 10 August while places last, tel. 0165 210881
In the afternoon, in Cogne, lowering of the Guides from the bell tower in collaboration with Soccorso Alpino Valdostano, followed by Holy Mass.
In the evening, the procession of the Assumption, again in the company of the Alpine Guides.