If you want to visit Italy this summer, why not soak up the sun in the mild 65 to 68 degree temperatures of the Aosta region, Italy's smallest region. Although it is in Italy and bordered on the south and east by the Piedmont Region, Aosta is also neighbors with France and Switzerland. As a result, it has influences from these areas that make it even more unique.

The panoramic views are spectacular and include four of the highest peaks in Western Europe: Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Matterhorn and Gran Paradiso. In the winter Aosta draws a serious skiing crowd, but during the summer you'll have just as much fun without an icicle in sight. Mountain trails wind around the valley and link the region's most dramatic peaks.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano