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The highest road pass in the Aosta Valley and a place that has always fascinated the writer for its thousand-year history, the austere Mauritian hospice and the profound beauty of the landscape.

This climb is incredible: it doesn't have any difficult gradients, but it's long, incredibly long, endless. You reach a point where you almost hate it: you've been pedaling for well over an hour and the summit is still out of sight, you're running out of energy and the wind keeps whipping you in the face, you want to throw your bike away and say, "Enough! I'll stop here!"... but it's only a moment, because you're the one who chose to tackle it and you knew exactly what you were getting into; you set off again with more determination than before and attack those last few kilometers of road with all your remaining strength. And then you enter the tunnel, there you begin to realize you've made it, you exit, follow the road that bends slightly to the left, and, as if in a dream, the lake appears. You reach the top and think about how many people have traveled this road over the centuries: Salassi, Romans, monks, migrants, Napoleonic soldiers... you realize you're in a place steeped in history and stunning nature, and there you can't help but love this hill.

Sembrancher is located at the junction of the Bagnes and Entremont valleys. The town is situated on the slopes of the Catogne mountain, which can serve as a landmark for travelers coming from the Lake Geneva region.

Hotel Italia is highly recommended

Lots of gravel routes starting from Orsières, for example up to Champex-Lac or even to La Fouly

Central point of the Bagnes Valley, with several possibilities of passes to do by road bike or gravel but also plenty of mountain bike routes

Central village of Val de Bagnes, shops and friendly restaurant with view of the majestic mountains of the valley

A lively little village with a mountain lake. Surrounded by a wonderful mountain panorama. Champex-Lac offers various options for dining.