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도라 발테아 강을 따라 펼쳐진 계곡 중심부에 위치한 누스(Nus)는 발로네 디 생바르텔레미(Vallone di Saint-Barthélemy)로 들어가는 입구를 표시합니다. 이곳은 포도밭으로 둘러싸여 있으며 누스 말보이지(Nus Malvoisie)와 같은 지역 와인 생산으로 유명한 중요한 통과 지점입니다.

그레산은 아오스타 관문에 있는 코무네로, 도라 발테아의 오른쪽 지형에 위치하며 계곡의 더 높은 고도로 향하는 다양한 등반로로 가는 접근 지점입니다. 이곳에서부터 이 지역에서 가장 지속적인 오르막길 중 하나가 시작되며, 규칙적인 헤어핀 커브와 일정한 경사가 특징입니다.

Passing under the imposing covered viaduct that leads to the tunnel marks the beginning of the toughest part of the climb: the gradients become more demanding (though never prohibitive), the fatigue accumulated over the previous 20 km takes its toll, and the winds from Switzerland begin to lash you... you're officially in the high mountains, after all, that's why you came here. If the day is one of the worst, with strong winds from the pass, these last 10 km will be a nightmare, but the beauty and majesty of the landscape will more than make up for even the most intense of efforts.

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.

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.

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.

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

View of the Alpine giant