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Alpages Ouverts - A full day on a mountain dairy farm
Resorts: Champoluc /Ayas /Antagnod
Mascognaz
Free access
The mountain pasture, located in the upper part of the Ayas Valley, at an altitude of 1830 m above sea level, at the foot of Monte Rosa, can only be reached on foot (about 300 meters of positive difference in altitude).
From Verres, take the regional road to Ayas and arrive in Champoluc. It is possible to park at the Hostellerie Mascognaz car park, just before the town of Champoluc, and from there continue along path no. 14 B, or park behind the Champoluc Tourist Office and continue from that road, along path no. 14 following the signs up to the mountain pasture. Walking time approximately 45 minutes
Starting from 10.00 am and throughout the day, it will be possible to sign up on site for guided thematic tours:
- cattle breeding and pasture exploitation;
- animal housing rooms;
- milking;
- product processing;
- flora, fauna and alpine landscape.
At 12.00 tasting the products of the mountain pastures
A full day on a mountain dairy farm together with those who work there all summer, following the pace set by the animals and the mountain environment. Guided visits, lunch with typical produce, polenta, Fontina and fresh cheeses.
The formula of the event is quite simple: visitors are invited to experience a typical day’s activities on the farm, to see the tools that are used and to find out about all the various aspects related to the farm and the pastures, through a series of guided routes ilustrating what happens in the various areas, especially in the daity itself, where the delicious Fontina cheese is made.
The Eau noire alpine pasture is located at an altitude of 2,000 m a.s.l. at the foot of the Matterhorn and covers about 50 hectares.
Mountain pasture products: the milk is taken to the Valle del Cervino dairy where it is transformed into Fontina DOP, toma, ricotta, brossa and butter.
Itinerary: get to the main town of Valtournenche and continue towards Cervinia as far as the parking area signposted in Perreres, from here continue on foot to the pasture. Estimated walking time about 30 minutes.