| Lake of the Miage | |
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| Area type | The needle |
|---|---|
| State | Italy |
| Region | Val d'Aosta |
| Territory | Valdigne |
The Miage lake is located in Val d'Aosta.
To know
Geographical notes
The 1 Miage lake is a small basin of water located at 2,020 m a.s.l., at the foot of the Mont Blanc, in Val Veny. Its waters are fed by the homonymous glacier. Characteristic of the lake is the spectacular phenomenon that has occurred for over two centuries: the detachment of icebergs from the ice cliff in contact with the lake. In August 2018 the lake again contained enough water even though two separate basins were visible, one blue and the second next to the gray-colored ice.
When to go
It is possible to reach the lake with a walk of about two hours starting from the locality The Visaille in Val Veny. The first stretch is represented by an asphalted road and then a dirt road that leads up to a bridge at the mouth of the Combal Lake.
Territories and tourist destinations
Lago del Miage: full screen map.Urban centers
Other destinations
How to get
By plane
International airports of Turin Boxes, Geneva Cointrin and Milan Malpensa.
By car
- Until Courmayeur: via the A5 motorway Turin-Aosta-Courmayeur. For access from the Switzerland and from Northern Europe we recommend the Mont Blanc Tunnel, the Gran San Bernardo Pass or the Piccolo San Bernardo Pass (the latter open only in summer).
- From Courmayeur: Val Veny can be reached by a carriage road, which can be followed up to La Visaille, where the bus lines also end. From there on you can only proceed on foot or by bicycle. In winter the road is closed to cars.
On the train
Numerous daily trains connect the station of Pré-Saint-Didier (via the Aosta) with the Italian railway network. From Pré-Saint-Didier, a shuttle service is organized to Courmayeur to coincide with the arrivals and departures of the trains.
By bus
There are many buses from Aosta and other cities of the Piedmont, Lombardy is Liguria lead to Courmayeur. See the website of the Savda for timetables and routes. Bus line to Val Veny in the summer station: from the Mont Blanc square in Courmayeur to Visaille.
How to get around
On foot and by bike.
What see
What to do
Shopping
Where to eat
- Chalet del Miage, ☎ 39 347 3042415.
- Cabane du Combal, Combal location, ☎ 39 339 6938817.
Where stay
Refer to the Courmayeur exercises.
- Camping La Sorgente, Peuterey, ☎ 39 389 9020772.
- Hobo Camping, Cuignon locality 7, ☎ 39 0165 869073.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Lake of the Miage
Commons contains images or other files on Lake of the Miage
