Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Etroubles, Valle d'Aosta

12 September

Higher Ground

The next part of the journey was on the motorway heading west, until we turned off through the San Bernardo valley, towards the San Bernardo pass, to get to Etroubles. This small town of 550 inhabitants is a little gem, nestling in a valley surrounded by mountains. There are many walking opportunities of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty and we had a short stroll beside the river, with the sound of cow bells overlaying the noise of the rushing water.





Walking around the narrow, hilly streets, with floral displays everywhere you looked, was idyllic.




Yet in contrast to the rustic appearance of the town,, there were all the necessary modern conveniences of everyday life, often incorporated within the old buildings.  For additional interest there is a permanent exhibition of art installations dotted around the town.


Almost forgot to mention the site; Camping Tunnel, another recommendation from a contributor to MMM,  What would we do without them?









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