The Aosta Valley offers children and their families parks and natural reserves to enjoy the outdoors and indoor places where to learn about plants and the wildlife, appreciating natural beauty and respecting the environment.
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Nature through a child’s eyes
Surrounded by nature, equipped with tables and benches, fountains with drinking water and grills. Ideal for the whole family.
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Much more than just a park, this is a paradise where you can easily come across the animals that live in the Alps.
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A corner of nature that is still intact, a world of flora and fauna with many species impossible to find elsewhere.
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Want to see a 6,600-year-old marmot mummy? You can find it inside the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences, in the castle of Saint-Pierre.
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In the castle of Saint-Pierre a modern museum illustrates the fauna, flora and natural environment of the Aosta Valley.
Beck-Peccoz museum
In Gressoney-Saint-Jean, the former hunting lodge of the Barons Beck-Peccoz houses the regional museum of alpine fauna.
Visitors centres of the Gran Paradiso National Park
The four visitor centres in Cogne, Valsavarenche and Rhêmes allow to discover the first italian national park.
Botanical gardens
Four natural oases of significant scientific interest where you can discover alpine flora close up.
Astronomic observatory
At Saint-Barthélemy, the observatory and the planetarium are interesting destinations for a family day out: laboratories and activities for children.
Open air classroom in Antey
In Antey-Saint-André, an outdoor teaching area to get in contact with plants and animals characteristic of wetlands.
Museum of minerals
The Saint-Vincent museum, in addition to Valle d’Aosta minerals and crystals and stones from various parts of the world, owns a collection of around 170 fossils.