Aosta Province
Valle d'Aosta in Summer
If you thought that the Valle d’Aosta is only worth visiting during the winter sports season you should read on, for Italy’s smallest and least populated region has much to offer in summer
Read MoreSpeeding nuns in a Ford Fiesta fined, refuse to pay
Three nuns, Sister Tavoletta, 56, and two others (unnamed) aged 65 and 78, where rushing to see the Pope at 180kmph (112 mph) when the police pulled them over.
Read MoreItalian bags first winter ascent of Himalayan peak
Italian mountain climber Simone Moro and his colleague Denis Urubko of Kazakhstan on Monday completed the first-ever winter ascent of Himalayan giant Makalu, the world's fifth highest peak.
Read MoreLa Fiera di Sant'Orso in the Aosta Valley
In January, the Aosta Valley celebrates La Fiera di Sant'Orso in the historical centres of Aosta and the small village of Donnas; the latter festival is also called the Fiera del Legno.
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