Courmayeur, high altitude sensations

Courmayeur - Courmayeur is a town of about 2,700 inhabitants located at 1,224 meters above sea level. Lm In the upper Valdigne in the heart of the Alps, in the province of Aosta, 27 kilometers northwest of the capital. Within its institutional territory is Mont Blanc, which with its 4,810 meters, according to the convention commonly followed in Italy and other countries, is the highest mountain in Europe.

The town, crossed by the Dora Baltea, is the last one you meet before taking the Mont Blanc tunnel and finding yourself in France. Center known since Roman times, as evidenced by the Latin origin of its name, Culmen majus, 'great peak', initially derived its popularity from four sources of sulphurous water that made it a well-known spa. After being a reference as a starting point for explorers of the surrounding peaks, following the construction of slopes and ski lifts it has become one of the most important ski resorts in the Alps, frequented in all seasons by millions of visitors, hikers. and snow sports enthusiasts. Since 2015 the futuristic Skyway Monte Bianco cable car has become the number one attraction in Courmayeur which, within rotating platforms consisting of closed windows that open the 360-degree view to a breathtaking spectacle suspended in the void, in a few minutes and in just two tracts leads to the 3,466 meters of Punta Helbronner on the French border, providing those who do not practice mountaineering a unique opportunity to access a high-altitude alpine environment and experience the thrill of the mountains.