Holidays Among Mountain Lakes and Marmots, hiking stories from Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park has endless options for mountain hikes. We drove up the Valsavarenche valley all the way to Pont, a tiny hamlet at the very end of the valley. Pont was our base for the next two days of hiking. Narodni park Gran Paradiso ponuja ogromno možnosti za gorske pohode. Midva sva se zapeljala v dolino Valsavarenche, vse do zaselka Pont na njenem koncu. Pont je bil tudi najino izhodišče za pohode v naslednjih dveh dneh. Our first hike took us to Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II, named after the Italian king. We were a little surprised by the beautifully maintained, stone-paved paths leading out of Pont. They looked nothing like the usual mountain trails. These paths were actually built in the 19th century as royal hunting routes for King Victor Emmanuel II. Large sections are paved with stones, with stone retaining walls along the slopes, making the climb surprisingly smooth despite the steep and rugged terrain. Najprej sva se odpravila do koče Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele ...
