The Aosta Valley boasts a natural heritage of rare beauty, mainly enclosed within protected areas: 2 parcs - the Gran Paradiso national park and the Mont Avic natural park - 10 nature reserves, 4 alpine botanic gardens and the sites belonging to the Natura 2000 ecology network.

The Aosta Valley has chosen to make sustainable tourism an important part of what it has to offer visitors, and this project is summed up in the brand name “VIVA - Valle d'Aosta, naturally unique”, that is a new way of safeguarding the environment offering eco-sustainable tourism services: eco-sustainable accommodation facilities and guided tours, experiences and activities in protected areas.

Gran Paradiso national park

Gran Paradiso national park

Much more than just a park, this is a paradise where you can easily come across the animals that live in the Alps.

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Mont Avic nature park

Mont Avic nature park

A corner of nature that is still intact, a world of flora and fauna with many species impossible to find elsewhere.

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Nature reserves

Nature reserves

Protected areas due to their particular environmental characteristics.

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Botanical gardens

Botanical gardens

Four natural oases of significant scientific interest where you can discover alpine flora close up.

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Natura 2000

Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is the ecological European network that protects biodiversity and habitats at risk.

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Natural science museum

Natural science museum

In the castle of Saint-Pierre a modern museum illustrates the fauna, flora and natural environment of the Aosta Valley.

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