The Aosta Valley already has some great ski resorts and lifts, but from June 23 the famous Italian ski resort of Courmayeur will be opening the new Skyway Mont Blanc cable car.
This new lift is a billed as a ‘masterpiece of extreme engineering’ and it’s hard to disagree that it will offer a memorable travel experience to the ‘Roof of Europe’.
Modern and circular
The new cable car is made glass and steel, and equipped with extremely modern circular, transparent cabins.
Each will go through one complete rotation on each trip and will ensure a 360-degree view of the journey.
Each of the three lift stations on the journey are equipped with bars, dining facilities and locations for screenings and conferences.
And at the final stop – Punta Helbronner (3463 m) – a 14m diameter terrace offers breathtaking views of Mont Blanc.
Gourmet destination
The Skyway is billed as not just a lift, but a unique gourmet destination.
At the Pavillion du Mont Fréty (2173 m) stop, there is a cellar with the highest sparkling wine production laboratory in Europe – every year it will produce one hundred of its own exclusive magnum bottles.
Lovers of traditional Italian cuisine can enjoy the Bellevue restaurant at Pavillion du Mont Fréty, which serves ‘zero-mile’ dishes produced from local recipes.
Also available is the Bistrot des Glaciers at Punta Helbronner, tucked away in the mountains of Europe, but offering a gourmet snacks, while viewing the Mont Blanc massif.
