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One of Italy's most ambitious energy engineering projects, yet never fully exploited: landslides similar to those of Vajont were detected right from the initial tests, and the capacity was limited from the planned 70 million cubic meters to just 2 million (which is why the village of Fornet, re-emerged from the lake's waters, is still visible). Due to the dam's failure to utilize its full capacity, it was lowered by 52 meters between 2011 and 2015.

A small village located at the start of the Valgrisenche climb; interesting fact: this is the birthplace of Maurice Garin, winner of the first Tour de France.

A clearing at the end of the Valgrisenche road, from here you can enjoy an excellent view of the artificial lake and the surrounding mountains.

Very irregular and decidedly challenging climb, especially in the initial kilometres which have steep gradients and, for over a kilometre, greater than 10%.

Now the castle is no longer owned by the Caracciolo family but has been purchased by the Autonomous Region of Aosta valley.

Easy and short pass (about 1 km) that allows you to avoid a tunnel and arrive directly in Arvier

Last town in Val di Rhemes; the surrounding environment is worth the effort of the climb

Beautiful little village nestled among the mountains