The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps: A Tour Through All the Romantic and Less-frequented "vals" of Northern Piedmont, from the Tarentaise to the Gries |
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... Church of St. Ours - Cool of evening — Moonlight walk CHAPTER VI . VAL D'AOSTA . .. Anselm Page 102 Aosta - Antiquities — Triumphal arch - History and conquest of Salassi - Foundation of Roman city - Augusta Prætoria - Plan of streets ...
... Church of St. Ours - Cool of evening — Moonlight walk CHAPTER VI . VAL D'AOSTA . .. Anselm Page 102 Aosta - Antiquities — Triumphal arch - History and conquest of Salassi - Foundation of Roman city - Augusta Prætoria - Plan of streets ...
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... church and service - Roman Catholic Church in Piedmont - Population of Turin Tunnel through Mont Cenis Fruit - market- Return to Châtillon Ivrea - Geology of south side of Alps - Val d'Aosta - Scenery — Pro- ductions Inhabitants ...
... church and service - Roman Catholic Church in Piedmont - Population of Turin Tunnel through Mont Cenis Fruit - market- Return to Châtillon Ivrea - Geology of south side of Alps - Val d'Aosta - Scenery — Pro- ductions Inhabitants ...
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... glacier - Gold and copper mines . - Torrente Bianco - Pile Alpe- Noble view of Monte Rosa - Rich vegetation - Riva- Church and frescoes- Descent of Val Sesia - - - Scopello .. 359 CHAPTER XVII . VAL SESIA . - VAL SERMENTA . vi CONTENTS .
... glacier - Gold and copper mines . - Torrente Bianco - Pile Alpe- Noble view of Monte Rosa - Rich vegetation - Riva- Church and frescoes- Descent of Val Sesia - - - Scopello .. 359 CHAPTER XVII . VAL SESIA . - VAL SERMENTA . vi CONTENTS .
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... Church and charnel - house - Funeral procession · Carcofaro - The cure's garden- Cures and reve- nues of Church in Piedmont - Col d'Egua Lost in mist -- Perilous situation - Rescue - Scenery of Val Ollocia - Forests - Timber shoot ...
... Church and charnel - house - Funeral procession · Carcofaro - The cure's garden- Cures and reve- nues of Church in Piedmont - Col d'Egua Lost in mist -- Perilous situation - Rescue - Scenery of Val Ollocia - Forests - Timber shoot ...
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... CHURCH AND LINDEN TREE - VAL MACUGNAGA 14. GOTHIC WINDOWS IN CHURCH AT MACUGNAGA 15. THE GUla .. 16. PASS AND GLACIER OF THE GRIES to face page 439 .. page 445 491 551 .. .. MAP OF MONT BLANC and ENVIRONS MAP OF MONTE ROSA AND ENVIRONS ...
... CHURCH AND LINDEN TREE - VAL MACUGNAGA 14. GOTHIC WINDOWS IN CHURCH AT MACUGNAGA 15. THE GUla .. 16. PASS AND GLACIER OF THE GRIES to face page 439 .. page 445 491 551 .. .. MAP OF MONT BLANC and ENVIRONS MAP OF MONTE ROSA AND ENVIRONS ...
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Alagna Alpine Alps ancient Aosta ascent avalanches baggage Barailler beautiful Bernard blue bouquetin bridge châlets Challant chamois Châtillon church climb clouds Cogne colour Courmayeur Cramont crevasses crossed curé d'Ossola dark deep Delapierre descending distance Doire Fcap feet foot forest German glacier glen gneiss gorge granite green Gressoney Grivola head height houses Italian La Thuile larch lofty looked lower Macugnaga mass meadows Mont Blanc Mont Velan Monte Rosa Mora moraine morning mule narrow night pass path peaks Piedmont pine Post 8vo precipice range reached remarkable rich ridge Rimasco Rimella road rocks Roman round scene scenery Second Edition seemed seen Sesia singular slope snow steep stone stream summit Taurini torrent track trees Turin Val d'Aosta Val d'Ayas Val d'Ossola Val de Lys Val Sesia valley Valpelline Varallo vast village Vols walls wild Woodcuts Zumstein
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