Cogne – Capital of the Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy’s Aosta Valley
80 km of cross-country trails with breath-taking vistas of Grivola and Gran Paradiso
Age-old culinary delights with “molto gusto” – enjoy the heavenly bliss of Italian cuisine
Special softly mobile services in the Pearl
From Aosta train station by bus to Cogne. For pickup service from the nearest bus stop in Cogne, please contact your guesthouse/hotel.
A free shuttle service connects the individual hamlets of Cogne all year round. Info and timetable
A fee-based taxi is available to help you reach the destination of your choice.
If you need to arrive by car, please use our strategically located parking areas at the outskirts of the village. A comfortable lift takes you directly to the village centre.
Cogne has a fleet of almost 200 e-bikes. Several rental stations and e-bike sharing possibilities provide your all-round mobility in the area.
Cogne has numerous rental places for bicycles and mountain bikes with accessory rentals to supply all your needs.
A local bus operates every two hours between Cogne and Aosta. Read more: www.svap.it.
In the winter, a free ski bus shuttles between the town centre and the cable car valley station.
The cable car takes you to the summit station at 2,081 m above sea level. Skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer.
Cogne has several charging stations for e-cars and several charging stations for e-bikes.
Many areas are closed off to traffic. The result? Peace and quiet and pleasant ambience in Cogne!
Our sports equipment rental offers everything you’ll ever need for the summer and winter sports activities of the entire family.
Our eco-friendly Alpine Pearl-affiliated hosts
The hotel of light wood and stone in the national park Gran Paradiso is since 1979 operated by the family Celesia.
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Well known for an inviting hospitality and a high end service in the Aosta valley. Spas, restaurants and holiday offers on the foot of Gran Paradiso.
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Great hospitality and high end service in the most natural area in the Aosta valley. In the heart of Cogne, on the foot of Gran Paradiso.
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1, 2, and 3-room apartments overlooking the pedestrian zone of Cogne.
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Idyllic location in Valnontey, ideal for summer and winter trips, regional cuisine.
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Ideal for families with children, just a few meters from the beautiful meadows of Sant'Orso.
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In the summer, the more than 80 km of cross-country trails in Cogne turn into extended biking trails, where bikers experience fantastic thrill-filled rides through rugged terrain inhabited by ibex and chamois, with eagles gliding overhead. If you’d rather not break a sweat, why not rent an e-bike and go for a leisurely ride?
What better way to be close to nature than on the back of a horse, riding through forests, along a brook at sunset or sun rise? Or better still, go for a trekking tour that takes several days and stops for the night in Alpine huts in the National Park. Maybe you’d like to race across the mountains like in Wild West movies or you prefer a leisurely trot over hill and dale. No matter! A guide is there to help.
Experienced anglers and beginners discover a variety of angling playgrounds in Cogne: free fishing zones such as Grand Eyvia, Torrent de Grauson and Torrent Urtier; also no-kill zones in Epinel and the trout ponds in Lillaz and Aymavilles. Wherever you go to cast your rod, crystal-clear mountain waters and the gorgeous scenery around provide the serene backdrop every angler delights in.
Enjoy your softly mobile winter holiday in
Ruisseling is a winter hike through frozen, narrow torrents and along small frozen waterfalls and on icy trails. A mountain guide makes sure that you safely take this adventurous climb without too much difficulty. A fabulous adventure, which will give you many an anecdote to brag about at home!
No queues at the lift and the best snow ever! What more can you ask for in a skiing trip? Well, you may be surprised to glimpse ibex and chamois frolicking on the cliffs and a weasel scampering to its hideaway spot. Plus the Snow Park in the village centre is ideal to help your kids take their first steps in the snow. Fun-filled activities such as snow tubing await and moving walkways add convenience.
More and more ice climbers from all over the world come to Cogne every year to enjoy their sport in an extraordinary landscape filled with more than 150 beautiful frozen waterfalls. This is guaranteed to provide you with the adventure and adrenaline rush you’re looking for with the added plus of a spectacular backdrop. We recommend that you do your climb aided by one of our Alpine guides.
Gran Paradiso National Park showcases an amazing diversity of plant life and Cogne sits at the entrance to this Park. When the Gran Paradiso National Park was established in 1922, many efforts were made to make sure the Alpine ibex species would survive. The people in Cogne treat nature with love and respect. Take your family on an excursion to discover nature’s secrets and watch ibex, marmots and weasels frolic, squirrels scurry around and rare birds glide overhead. Exhibits in the visitors' centres in Gran Paradiso National Park give insight into the biodiversity of the area. Nature surely is the best research lab!
Aosta Valley is your destination for this year’s cross-country vacation? Well, then Cogne is the place to go. You’ll find here more than 80 km of cross-country trails through snow-capped forests, past bridges and crystal-clear brooks and near the peaks of Grivola and Gran Paradiso. Take your pick between classic or skating style. The network of cross-country trails around the Cogne area allows for short, leisurely as well as long athletic skiing trips. Cross-country events attract people from around the world, who are well aware that this region is tailor-made for this Nordic sport. Read more:
Culinary Cloud 7 – every course of the regional cuisine will transport you to heaven. The scents, the colours, the tastes! Ah, traditional Italian cooking! Molto bene! And as for ambience? Well, you will fall in love with our romantic huts and cosy restaurants. The cheeses will delight even the pickiest gourmet. And once you got a whiff of the steaming polenta or the cheese fondue, you’re in love. What better way to end the day’s romping through the snow than with a delicious wild game dish accompanied by a sip of local wine. Rich is our motto! But hey, it’s your holiday and you can’t leave Cogne without tasting the Mecoulin, a traditional cake of our region. When it comes to culinary arts, Cogne can’t be beaten.
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Useful information: reservation, trip, lodging
Consorzio Operatori Turistici della Valle di Cogne
Via Bourgeois, 33
11012 Cogne (AO)
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