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La Dézarpa (cows parade)
Resorts: Valtournenche
Valtournenche and Maën
In Valtournenche:
- 9.30 am: Great parade in the town centre
- To follow: Traditional descent of the herds from the pastures
The cheering breeders proudly present their "Queens": the heads decorated with the red color identify the "Queen of the Horns", the "Queen of the milk" is instead decorated with white vestments - Village Dézarpa at the Paquier car park with commemorative trinkets for sale, information and various stands
To Maën:
- 12h30: Typical Aosta Valley lunch organized by the Pro Loco "Lo Coer di Votornen"
- 14:30: Bataille des Chèvres
- Following: Bataille des Reines demonstration, entertainment for children Market with km0 food products and traditional Aosta Valley handicraft market
- 16:00 Afternoon dancing
- 20:30 “Spaghettata (spaghetti)” by the Pro Loco "Lo Coer di Votornen"
From 9.30 am to the end of the event closure to traffic of the S.R. 46 from Buisson to Les Perrères.
From 8.00 am to 6.00 pm a free shuttle service (For Valtournenche and Les Perrères, excluding the Dézarpa stop in the timetable), a free shuttle service will be provided from the Maën CVA station to the Carrel square in Valtournenche, to Les Perrères (Breuil-Cervinia), and to the Buisson and Antey-Saint-André car parks (near the St. André Bar/Restaurant).
In the attached "Arriva" shuttle timetable, 8-seater minibuses will also be available on the Maen-Clou/Les Perrères route, without set timetables, at the Arriva stops.
Free parking (follow signs):
- Antey-Saint-André near the St. André restaurant and the lawn near the Crai Market
- Maën CVA station and Glair towards the campsite and sports field (follow signs)
- Valtournenche Paquier (People with disabilities and Services) Carrel square and Plan de la Glaea (cable car)
- Breuil-Cervinia Les Perrères
Paid parking:
- Antey-Saint-André Buisson, cable car departure point
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Just like a curtain falls on the scene, the Dézarpa ideally closes the summer season in Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche at the end of September; it is a custom that celebrates the return in the valley from the mountain pastures, where cows are brought to graze in the warmer months of the year.
The real and indisputable protagonist of the Desarpa is in fact the cow, which is carefully brushed and decorated with multi-coloured decorations to return to the valley.
A real and proper parade accompanied by the sound of bells for the real star of the event, the Valdostane, red speckled cow.
The parade, from Breuil to the hamlets of Maen in Valtournenche, is attended by farmers, mountain guides, ski instructors, mountaineers, the various local associations and some residents in traditional costumes.
The entire parade offers small refreshment points along the road, with music and folklore.
The day ends with an outdoor lunch for all and dancing.