Giampaolo Masserano

From Courmayeur start two valleys which are one the continuation of the other.
To the south-west the Val Veny (wilder, famous for the Brenva and Miage glaciers); to the north-east the Val Ferret (more touristy and flat but no less beautiful).
Both border the Mont Blanc chain on the Italian side.

Two valleys begin from Courmayeur: to the south-west Val Veny (wilder, famous for the two glaciers Brenva and Miage), to the north-east Val Ferret (more touristy, under the wall of the Gran Jorasses). Geographically, the two valleys are therefore one continuation of the other and border the Mont Blanc massif

Two valleys begin from Courmayeur: to the south-west Val Veny (wilder, famous for the two glaciers Brenva and Miage), to the north-east Val Ferret (more touristy, under the wall of the Gran Jorasses). Geographically, the two valleys are therefore one continuation of the other and border the Mont Blanc massif

A group of mountaineers crosses the Mont Blanc glacier towards the Dente del Gigante

From Courmayeur start two valleys which are one the continuation of the other.
To the south-west the Val Veny (wilder, famous for the Brenva and Miage glaciers); to the north-east the Val Ferret (more touristy and flat but no less beautiful).
Both border the Mont Blanc chain on the Italian side.

On the left the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (3733).
Alongside the daring pyramids of the Dames Anglaises (3601).
To the right the summit of Mont Blanc

Very daring high-altitude railway line that connects Saint Moritz (Switzerland) with Tirano (Italy)

From Colle del Lys, a view towards the south of Piedmont; in the background, the Argentera massif.

Curious guy behind the fence.

The "Langlois bridge" was a much loved subject by Vincent Van Gogh who painted it, in various versions, in the spring of 1888 in Arles.