The ski resorts of Italy. Gran Paradiso National Park.

Valais D'Aosta is an area in northern Italy on the border with France and Switzerland. Here are the alpine regions of Italy and such famous ski resorts of Italy as Cervinia, Courmayeur and the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Valais D'Aosta is an area in northern Italy on the border with France and Switzerland. Here are the alpine regions of Italy and such famous ski resorts of Italy as Cervinia, Courmayeur and the Gran Paradiso National Park. Enchanting the beauty of the majestic mountains and picturesque meadows, Gran Paradiso is the most important national park in Italy, created in 1922 on the site of the hunting grounds of the Savoy House. In winter, you will find wonderful ski resorts in Gran Paradiso, because skiing in Italy is one of the most popular sports. But in summer, these places are extremely popular due to the wide opportunities for summer mountain holidays, such as hiking and cycling in untouched natural corners. Tourists looking at the silhouette of Capricorn, pointing to the boundaries of the park, and wondering about the lack of buildings and staff, here - a common thing. The park is preserved in its original form, as nature has created it for centuries: animals are completely free and every visitor will also find freedom here, as simple rules are easy to follow, especially if you consider yourself a proper citizen. Little is required of you: respect the territory and do not disturb the animals, do not touch them with your hands, and if you would like to consolidate the impression of plants or animals, use a camera, and do not forget to clean up the garbage. The park was created due to the fact that wild goats and Capricorn, which, incidentally, is the oldest known mammal on earth (14 million years), unfortunately, about 2 centuries ago began to die out and survived only in small numbers within the Gran Paradiso. This is largely due to the fact that people have been hunting indiscriminately here for centuries. The area was rebuilt only after hunting was banned for all but the House of Savoy. Fortunately, they only hunted one at a time. In 1922, King Victor Emmanuel III relinquished rights to the land on the condition that a national park be established. Today, protected areas include 72,000 hectares, 38,000 of which are in the Aosta Valley. Horse Valley, Valsavarenche and Rhêmes Valley. Many places where the royal family hunted are still available. Hunting huts were turned into shelters. Park rangers (the first of whom were selected from penitent poachers) are appointed for safety. During the tourist season, they patrol the area with powerful binoculars. They protect the environment, monitor the amount of fauna (at the end of 1999 there were 4,000 Capricorns and almost 9,000 chamois), give advice to visitors and every night record everything that happened during the day. The free movement of animals through the protected areas of this park and the surrounding Vanoise Park in France is only encouraged. The existence of boundaries is only a human concept.