Rutor Glacier

Only one word would be enough to describe this place: majestic

With a surface area of over 8 square kilometres. The Rutor glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Aosta Valley. Interesting field of study for glaciologists who have found traces of peat bog on the slopes of the current expanse, evidence that around 9,500 years ago the glacier retreated to make room for a pond rich in aquatic vegetation.
The mountaineering climb to Rutor with the mountain guide, very interesting from a landscape point of view, is not technically difficult and therefore also suitable for novice mountaineers. However, there is no shortage of dangers due to exposed passages on the moraine and the presence of numerous crevasses on the glacier.
Always inform yourself before leaving!

There is a legend that hovers around the Rutor glacier which tells that the place now occupied by the glacier was once a large green meadow where the cows of a rich farmer grazed. One day God wanted to test his goodness and sent him a beggar to ask for some milk to feed his family. The rich farmer, instead of giving him some of his milk, mocked the beggar and, out of insult, ordered his workers to pour the buckets of fresh milk on the lawn.
The beggar reacted by casting a curse on him that made it snow for days on end. Accompanying the snow was also a very cold wind which caused the green pastures to turn into ice. Thus the Rutor glacier was born.