Services: Gressoney-Saint-Jean

The forestry corps, whose head office is in Gaby, is responsible for following municipalities: Fontainemore, Issime, Gaby, Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Gressoney-La-Trinité.

Besides the transfer of real estate, the agency rents houses and apartments for a week, a month or a season.
Property management.

Weekly day off: on Tuesday afternoons and on Wednesdays.

Evaluation gratuite d’immeubles.
Achat et vente d’appartements, de terrains et de maisons.
Location d’immeubles pour une année, pour six mois ou pour une semaine.
Rénovation d’appartements.
Assurances, prêts, certifications énergétiques et démarches cadastrales.

Horaires d’ouverture:
lundi et jeudi 9h00 - 12h30 14h30 - 18h00
mardi 9h00 - 12h30
vendredi 9h00 - 12h30 14h30 - 18h30
samedi 9h00 - 12h30 14h00 - 18h30
dimanche 9h00 - 12h30 14h00 / 17h30
Repos hebdomadaire:
le mardi après-midi et le mercredi pendant toute la journée.

Besides the transfer of real estate, the agency rents houses and apartments for a week, a month, a season or a year.

High season: open every day.
Low season: please contact the agency, in order to arrange a date.

Real estate selling and renting.
Weekly day off on Wednesdays.

Open all year round on Monday and on Thursday from 8.30am to 1.30pm and from 2.45pm to 4.55pm.
Automated Teller Machine always open.
Cashier service only in the morning.

The library, which is open all year long, has books for adults, young people and children. All volumes can be consulted in the library or taken home. In order to use the offered services, you must join the library. Membership is free; you just need to show a valid identity paper. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. The loan of books is free.
The library has two free internet points and wireless access to the internet.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The library is located on the first floor and it can be reached by a lift, whose size and characteristics conform to the requirements.
• The toilet has a good free moving space and is equipped with the necessary auxiliary devices.
• The car park in front of the building has some parking spaces for people with disabilities.

The cinema is located in the sports centre.
For information about the weekly programme it is possible to contact the phone number +39 333 5452585.
Reservations are possible by phone by contacting the phone number 199 208002 or on the website www.webtic.it.

• Petrol and diesel
• Self-service open during the closing hours of the petrol station
• Sale and installation of snow chains and car spares
• Gas bottles
• Closed on Wednesdays

The municipal police has its station in the town hall (ground floor).

Open to the public from Monday to Friday (except Thursday) from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Seat of the Station Headquarters: Gressoney-Saint-Jean.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• All public premises are located on the ground floor and have no difference in level.
• The height of the interphone next to the door conforms to the requirements.
• The toilets are accessible and equipped with the necessary auxiliary devices.

The Town Hall has its seat at Villa Margherita, ancient dwelling of the noble Beck Peccoz Family, that has hosted Queen Margherita of Savoia for several years. Some among the most beautiful halls can be visited on request, during the opening times of the municipal offices.

The offices are open from Monday to Friday. The opening hours are available on the municipality’s official website.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• One of the entrances is equipped with a ramp made of chequer plate.
• All floors can be reached by an inner stairlift.
• The door leading into the bathroom’s vestibule conforms to the requirements, while the toilets doors are too narrow and the inner spaces do not satisfy the minimum standards. The toilets are therefore not accessible in a wheelchair.

Wireless net
The connections start 10 minutes after the opening time and end 10 minutes before the closing time of the library.
The identity card is requested.

Villa Deslex (2nd floor)

Rental of winter equipment:
Ski service and boot fitting, snowshoes, child carrier backpacks.

Rental of summer equipment:
Mountain bikes and e-bikes, child carrier backpacks, hiking sticks.

Sale of sports wear and sports equipment.

Weekly day off in the low season: Tuesday.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• At the threshold there is an 8-centimetre-high step.
• In the interior the free moving space conforms to the requirements.
• Between the road and the paved floor surrounding the building, there is a ramp with a gradient of over 8%.

Winter equipment: alpine skiing, cross country skiing, off-piste skiing, carving, boots, snowboarding, snowblade, snowshoes, bobsleighs, avalanche shovels, avalanche probes, ARTVA (avalanche transceivers).
Storeroom for skis and boots.

The rental is open every day.

On Sundays and public holidays open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The ski rental is situated in the basement and it cannot be reached by wheelchair, because of the presence of steps.
• The interior is accessible and conforms to the requirements.

Winter equipment: cross-country skiing, snowshoes, bobsleighs and sledges, deck chairs.

Winter equipment: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle, snowboarding, snowblade, mountaineering, snowshoes, bobsleighs, preparation of racing skis.

Closed on Tuesday in the low season.

Rental of winter equipment: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski touring, free ride, snowshoes, equipment for ice-climbing, ARTVA.

Rental of summer equipment for hiking and mountaineering.

Opening hours:

• high season: from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.;
• low season: from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Weekly day off during the low season: Wednesday.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The main entrance is situated higher than the paved floor around the house. This step is equipped with a wooden ramp.
• The interior is accessible and conforms to the requirements.
• Between the road and the paved floor surrounding the building, there is a ramp with a gradient of over 8%.

Winter equipment: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoes and bobsleighs.

Free car park located near the Bar Sport.

About 40 parking spaces + 2 electric car charging stations.

The area is equipped with a football pitch, volleyball court, basketball court and bocce courts in summer, while in winter you can park here to reach the cross-country skiing track and the snowshoe walk.

Free car park located along regional road 44, 2 km beyond the centre of Gressoney-Saint-Jean in the direction of Gressoney-La-Trinité. From the parking lot, it is possible to take path 6/AV1 leading to the Alpenzu Grande mountain hut.

Approx. 15 parking spaces + 1 parking space for people with disabilities. 

Free car park located along the Lys stream, near the Valdobbia mini-market and the Rial Edoardo hardware store. From the hamlet of Ondrò Verdebio it is possible to take paths 11 and 11B, which lead respectively to the Ospizio Sottile hut at Colle Valdobbia and to the Valle dei Principi.

About 30 parking spaces.

Free car park located near the pharmacy. About 50 parking spaces + 1 parking space for people with disabilities + 3 electric car charging stations.

In summer parking is not allowed on Thursdays (weekly market).

Free car park located in front of the municipal sports centre (swimming pool, gym, football field, basketball, volleyball, climbing wall, cinema). 

About 25 parking spaces + 2 electric car charging stations.

Free car park located along regional road 44, just beyond the carabinieri station. Once you cross the small wooden bridge, you can easily reach the village centre.

About 40 parking spaces + 2 parking spaces for people with disabilities. 4 parking spaces for motorhomes (max. 2 hours) are also available.

Free car park located near Villa Margherita, seat of the town hall. You can leave your car in front of Villa Margherita along the regional road 44 or in front of the alpine fauna museum Beck Peccoz.

From the car park you can easily reach the village centre.

Free car park located in the hamlet Weissmatten, near the alpine ski slopes, the Weissmatten chairlift and the baby snowpark. From the car park, it is possible to follow a short path through the woods leading to Savoy Castle.

Approx. 130 parking spaces + 6 parking spaces for people with disabilities + 1 electric car charging station (opposite Bar Lorelei).

Part of the car park is used as a camper van area.

Free car park located at the entrance to the Castel Savoia park. From the parking lot, you can take the simple ‘Queen's Walk’ leading to Gover Lake and the centre of Gressoney-Saint-Jean. 

About 15 parking spaces + 1 parking space for people with disabilities. Coaches may not park, but simply stop to load/unload the people on board.

Should the car park be full, visitors to Savoy Castle can park about 400 metres further on (10 parking spaces).

The playground is located on the right side of Torrent Lys in the hamlet Greschmattò (about 600 metres from the village centre).

Recreational equipment:

• Tower with slide, stairs, jungle gym and rings
• Double swings
• Springer
• Seesaw

The area is also equipped with 2 benches.
The adventure playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.

The playground is located near the secondary school and it can be reached from the village centre through the pedestrian area.

Recreational equipment:

• Double swings
• Merry-go-round
• Jungle gym
• Tower with slide and rope
• Zip-line
• Seesaw

The area is also equipped with 6 benches.
The adventure playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.

The playground is located in the hamlet Steina, opposite the café “La Stella”.
(Steina is situated 4 kms below the village centre).

Recreational equipment:

• Tower with slide, stairs, climbing wall, tunnel and bridge
• 2 double swings
• 3 springers
• Sandpit without lid

The area is also equipped with 4 benches made of wood and stone.
The adventure playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.

The playground is located on the regional road, 200 metres away from the sports centre “Gressoney Sporthaus” and next to the sports ground of Bar Sport.

Recreational equipment:

• Tower with slide, stairs, climbing wall and rings
• Two swings
• Jungle gym
• Springer
• Merry-go-round

The area is also equipped with benches. The adventure playground is open all year round, snow conditions permitting.

The sports offer is completed by the activities of the sports association “Gressoney Monte Rosa”.

• In summer: floodlit football field and bocce court, basketball court and volleyball court
• In winter: cross-country skiing trail.

The playground is located 300 metres from the village centre away, between Villa Margherita (town hall) and the Museum of Alpine Fauna “Beck Peccoz”.

Recreational equipment:

• 3 double swings
• Slide with stairs
• Jungle gym
• Springer
• Tunnel-locomotive
• Seesaw

The area is also equipped with benches.
The playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.
Next to the playground there are tennis courts (clay) and trampolines (chargeable and open only during the summer).

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The children’s playground can be reached directly from the road.
• It has no restricted paths or spaces.

The playground has a wonderful location: only a stone’s throw from the village centre and next to the recreational area of Lake Gover.

Recreational equipment:

• 2 double swings
• Ping-pong table made of stone
• Low slide with bridge and stairs
• Tower with 3 slides, stairs, rope bridge and jungle gym
• Climbing wall
• 2 springers
• 6 wooden animals
• Balance play
• Sandpit without lid

The area is also equipped with 12 benches made of stone.
The adventure playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.

In July and in August this playground is the location of Il Fantalago, recreational activities for children from 3 years on (chargeable).
The nearby sports centre “Lago Gover” completes the offer for children as well as for adults.

• In the summer:
  Fishing, trampolines, bouncy castle and big inflatable slide (chargeable activities). Bar and restaurant.
  Near the lake there is a big rocky wall with the crag “Tschachtelatz”, the via ferrata “Jose Angster” and a via ferrata for children.
• In the winter:
  Floodlit ice-skating rink and cross-country skiing trail, bar and restaurant.

The playground is located on Beck-Peccoz-Square, between the primary school and the big car park in the village centre.

Recreational equipment:

• Tower with double swing, slide and stairs
• Two swings
• Sandpit with lid
• Springer
• Tunnel

The area is also equipped with benches and toilets.
The playground is open all year long, snow conditions permitting.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The children’s playground can be reached from Beck Peccoz Square.
• Paved path along the nearby building.
• The car parks at Beck Peccoz Square have some parking spaces for people with disabilities.
• Two accessible toilets (one for men and one for women).
• It has no restricted paths or spaces.

Opening hours:
- from Monday to Friday from 8.20 a.m. to 1.45 p.m.;
- on Saturdays from 8.20 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.;
- closed on 24th June (day of the patron saint).

Automated teller machine outside the office.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The post office is located on the ground floor.
• The entrance has no significant differences in level and the door’s size conforms to the requirements.
• A part of the desk is lower and enables wheelchair users to talk to the employees without any problems.
• The car park in front of the building has some parking spaces for people with disabilities.
  

Auditorium, congress hall, cinema with 132 seats and 3D projector. Stage for theatrical performances, concerts, conferences, meetings and seminars.
Conference room on the occasion of courses and sports events.

For information and reservation, please contact the administration.
Weekly day off: Tuesday.

For information and reservation please contact the apartment hotel “Residenza del Sole” directly.

Pharmacy of Doctor Vietti.
Selling of medicines, homoeopathic and natural products and perfumery articles.

Find here the opening hours of the pharmacy.

Find here the pharmacies on duty.

Sauna and turkish bath.
Children under 16 are not admitted in the area.

Winter 2023/2024 - Open with the following opening hours:

• From Wednesday to Monday 3pm-8pm
• Closed on Tuesdays

Last admission 45 minutes before closing time.

Christmas holidays: closed on 25th December, open on 26th December and 2nd January, on 31st December open from 3pm to 7pm.

The new apartment hotel Halldis, just a few steps from the slopes of the Weissmatten ski area, offers a fully equipped wellness centre, with facilities both inside and outside the building.

The indoor facilities are:

• turkish bath
• water paradise
• sensory shower
• relax room
• room with self-massaging beds
• whirlpools with mountain views.

On the outside you’ll find:

• barrel sauna with mountain views
• heated outdoor tub.

An additional service is also provided: a floating room, a tub which, through a special combination of light and sound and thanks to the specific concentration of mineral salts in the water, allows its guests to achieve a deep relaxation effect and a state of total well-being.

To access the wellness centre, it is necessary to make a reservation by contacting the facility at the phone number indicated below.

The Villa belongs to the Municipality and it is the seat of the Tourist Information Office, of the municipal library, of the Walser Cultural Center and of the post office.
Various exhibitions are presented on the second floor.

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The exhibition room is located at Villa Deslex and it can be reached by a lift, whose size and characteristics conform to the requirements.
• The toilet is shared with the library, has a good free moving space and is equipped with the necessary auxiliary devices.
• The car park in front of the building has some parking spaces for people with disabilities.

The exhibition area of the Savoy Castle is located in the building that was originally used as a garage for Queen Margaret of Savoy’s car, near the entrance to the castle.
The facility is equipped with multimedia supports and panels dedicated to alpine flora and to the history of the castle: noteworthy is the short film about the alpine gardens in the Aosta Valley, which also regards the castle’s botanical garden.
While waiting for the guided tour of the castle, visitors can find here useful information on its origins and on Queen Margaret, as well as curiosities on the natural environment and on the plants of the Aosta Valley, from which they can take inspiration to go and discover other sites of natural interest in the region.

• Information on the history of the castle
• Information on the Alpine botanical gardens and the natural environment of the Aosta Valley
• Free entry

The office is open all year round

The tourist office of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, just opposite two large parking lots in the center of the village, is located inside Villa Deslex which is also the headquarters of the Post Office, the Walser Cultural Center and the municipal library. It is on the ground floor and is therefore easily accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. In addition to providing specific and detailed information on the Upper Lys Valley, it is available to guide the visitor on his/her discovery of the entire Valle d’Aosta and offers the following services:

• Sale of tickets of Bard Fortress
• Sale and booking of tickets for Skyway Monte Bianco cablecar
• Sale of hiking maps of the Aosta Valley and gadgets with the tourist logo
• Booking of workshops and organised activities

Accessibility

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The office is located on the ground floor and the entrance door has no differences in level.
• A part of the desk is lower and enables wheelchair users to look at the displayed brochures and to talk to the employees without any problems.
• The car park in front of the building has some parking spaces for disabled people

Opening days and hours

From December to 31st March

• 9:00-12:30 / 14:30-18:00
• 9:00-12:30 / 14:30-18:00 (Christmas Holidays from 26/12 to 07/01)
• 25/12 closed

April and May

• 9:00-12:30 / 14:00-17:30

June

• 9:00-12:30 / 14:30-18:00

July and August

• 9:00-13:00 / 14:30-18:30

From September to November

• 9:00-12:30 / 14:30-18:00 (untill the middle of September)
• 9:00-12:30 / 14:00-17:30 (from the middle of September)