Gran Paradiso National Park, National park in Aosta Valley, Italy
The park extends across 70,318 hectares of mountain terrain between 800 and 4,061 meters in elevation, incorporating 59 glaciers and alpine zones.
King Victor Emmanuel II established a royal hunting reserve in 1856 to protect the ibex population, then donated it to the Italian state in 1920.
The visitor centers in Cogne, Valsavarenche, and Rhêmes-Notre-Dame display the natural heritage and traditions of the Alpine valleys.
Marked trails throughout the park allow visitors to observe ibexes, chamois, and marmots in their natural mountain environment.
The park maintains Europe's largest ibex population with 3,000 specimens and approximately 8,000 chamois within its boundaries.
Location: Aosta Valley
Inception: December 3, 1922
Website: http://pngp.it
GPS coordinates: 45.50278,7.31000
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:22
Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Italy contains historical sites away from regular destinations. Cliffs host villages, ancient ruins mark the landscape and monasteries hide in nature. Underground Roman houses, cave churches with frescoes and medieval gardens document history. The architecture and culture of different periods unite at each location.
Gran Paradiso
3.7 km
Monte Emilius
20.5 km
Grivola
11.2 km
Sanctuary of San Besso
18.1 km
Lago Agnel
13.8 km
Santuario di Prascondù
15.9 km
Mont Avic
27.2 km
Ghiacciaio della Tribolazione
3 km
Il Roc
3.4 km
Grande Aiguille Rousse
17.5 km
Lac Pellaud
16.7 km
Punta Tersiva
18.4 km
Sources de l'Isère Glacier
17.6 km
Ciarforon
5 km
Mont Tout Blanc
12.8 km
Rosa dei Banchi
19.2 km
Becca di Monciair
6.1 km
Punta Rossa della Grivola
10.2 km
Santa Croce
21 km
Royal castle of Cogne
12.5 km
Tresenta
3.6 km
La Cialma
12.2 km
Ciardoney Glacier
6.5 km
Mont Glacier
22.9 km
Torre del Gran San Pietro
4.5 km
Grande Rousse
18.8 km
Monte Colombo (Graian Alps)
12.4 km
Punte Patrì
5.9 kmReviews
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