La Thuile is a small alpine town at the foot of Mont Blanc in the Aosta valley . The resort features a combination of modern architecture and a cozy, tranquil village atmosphere . In La Thuile there are wide trails, there are no queues for lifts, and there are always a lot of snow . Slopes are not easy and mostly designed for professionals and skiers of the average level . The guests of this place are very attracted by the possibility of skiing in the neighboring French resort of La Rosier, which is connected to La Thuile lift system and combined into a single mountain skiing Espace San Bernardo .
Along with the towns of La Salle, Morge, Pre-Saint-Didier and Courmayeur, La Thuile is part of the ancient Vallis Digna road leading from Aosta to France via the Piccolo San Pass -Bernardo.
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How to get here
The nearest airports are in Milan (224) km), Turin (151 km) and Geneva (298 km). Travel time from the airports of Turin and Geneva to La Thuile is about 3 hours.
The nearest railway station is in Pre-Saint-Didier, where a regular bus runs from La Thuile (pre-Saint-Didier arrives trains from Milan and Turin.)
By car
Traveling by car from Italy, take the A5 Torino-Aosta Courmayeur motorway, enter the motorway to Morge, located 15 km from La Thuile. Traveling by car from France, it is necessary to move through Chamonix and the Moblan tunnel.
Transportation
The regular bus runs around the resort th links all the resort area from the center. In La Thuile, there is also a regular link to the nearby resort of Courmayeur
Cuisine
"La Grotta" unites under one roof a bar and restaurant and a pizzeria with a real wood-burning stove where traditional French meals can be booked on pre- Fondue and Beef burgenon (stewed in wine sauce on beef broth pieces of beef seasoned with garlic, onions, carrots and mushrooms). Address: Via M. Collomb 27.
In the rural restaurant-pizzeria "La Fordze" you can taste dishes of Italian and local cuisine: fried vegetables and meat on a stone grill, vegetable pie with fondue sauce, game with juniper berries, dumplings a la Valle d'Aosta, bruschetta and other snacks with dried beef, lard and chestnuts. Address: Fraz.Bathieu, 28 (the restaurant is open only in the evenings from December to April).
Surrounded by enchanting landscapes, the restaurant Les Granges also specializes in local cuisine: bouf burgenion, fondue, grilled meat, pierrade - pieces of raw meat of various kinds, or fish and seafood fried on a red-hot alpine stone, slate; and the so-called "hot bath" (bagna càuda) is a fondue dish made from anchovies and various vegetables with garlic, olive and butter. Address: Fraz. Les Granges, 21.
Climate
La Tuile Routes
The Joint Ski Area of San Bernardo offers 150 km of prepared trails of varying degrees of difficulty: 15 black, 32 red, 25 blue, 8 green at an altitude of 1200 -2650 m above sea level. The trails are equipped with 38 lifts.
In La Thuile, professionals will be able to try their hand at the "black" trails through the forest from the summit of Les Suches (2200 m) to the villages of Diretta and Tre, .
The middle-level skiers are suitable for the area above Petit Saint Bernard (2188 m) - there are real "red" tracks. Fans of long descents can advise the San Bernardo (San Bernardo) track: it starts at the top of the Chaz Dura (2,579 m), passes over Petit San Bernard, skirts the Le Suchet ski area and descends into the town.
Trails in the upper part of the "Italian" ski area are very comfortable, they are good for parents with children. Very gentle slopes, on which absolutely all skiers will feel confident, are located in the central part of the slopes of the resort, over Le Suchet. The only problem is that they are in the middle of the region of skiing, and to get down into the city, you need to drive along the red or black routes. Therefore it is better to use the lift on the way back.
For the fans of cross-country skiing, there are numerous trails along the coniferous forests surrounding the resort. The heli-ski is also well developed, the most interesting 20 km long route goes to the Ryuitor Glacier and then to La Rozier.
The cost of a one-day ski pass to the combined ski area is 37/26 EUR per adult / child, 6 days - 179/125 EUR per adult / child (prices are as of November 2011)
Entertainment, excursions and attractions La Tuiler
Of natural attractions of interest is the Alpine Botanical garden "Chanousia", where you can admire the amazing collection of mountain plants . "Ch anousia "is located at an altitude of 2170 meters above sea level near Mont Blanc at the Petit San Bernard Pass . The Botanical Garden was founded in 1897 by the abbot Pierre Shan and at that time contained about 2,500 species of mountain plants from around the world . The garden is open for visits daily from early July to September from 9 . 00 to 19 . 00, the entrance fee is 2, 5 EUR . From July 15 to August 30 free tours of the garden are organized . In La Tuile there is a parish church, the first mention of which dates back to 1093.
From the surrounding landmarks nostey interest is the parish church of 1722 with a medieval bell tower, located in the nearby Courmayeur; and the church of San Lorenzo in Pre-Saint-Didier, restored in the 15th century, with one of the oldest bell tower in the Aosta valley.
Full rivers, breathtaking waterfalls, flowering meadows, coniferous forests - all this summer La Tuil - green an oasis with a view of Mont Blanc. At this time of the year, La Thuile is popular with walkers, because there are many interesting routes in the vicinity of the town. The path starting at the foot of the Ruthor Glacier will lead to the "Deffeyes" refuge, from where the hiking route begins to the glacial glacial lakes and valleys of Orgère and Chavanne entering the Mont Blanc mountain chain. Photo of La Thuile (16 )