As part of the agreement, the West Villages Improvement District will acquire a 1.43-acre parcel for its new offices ...

NORTH PORT – Gran Paradiso property owners have sued the West Villages Improvement District over the cost of irrigation water, which was set through negotiations with the developer early in the south ...

Rich in natural heritage of rare beauty, the Aosta Valley also appeals to the most contemplative minds. Created in 1922 the first and oldest Italian national park – Gran Paradiso – is celebrating its ...

Streets lined with lush landscaping wind through what was once open ranchland, now transformed into a luxury community. At the entrance, royal palms rise in perfect formation, flanking an ornate ...

Giulia Monego and Yannick Boissenot ski down Becca di Monciair in Valsavarenche, also known as Little Matterhorn of Gran Paradiso. Davide Capozzi provides the background information. The Becca di ...

Between 6 and 8 August 2013 Valle d'Aosta wishes to pay homage to female mountaineering with the initiative "Women and the mountains 2013"; three teams of female alpinists will climb Gran paradiso via ...

Fernanda Maciel has completed a breathtaking mountaineering double on a single day. The Brazilian adventurer gives us personal insight into her remarkable physical and mental conquest. By Will ...

Ibex. Chamois. Ermine. Grouse. Red foxes. As a teen, Stefano Unterthiner spent countless hours observing these animals in Gran Paradiso National Park, an hour or so drive from his home in Italy. His ...

The expedition brings together young men who have been engaging with Midnight and Beyond, a Charity which focuses on building trust, resilience and self-belief through consistent relationships, ...

This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a crisp summer morning in Degioz, a slate-roofed village in northern Italy, Luigino Jocollè is sharing the local news.