Where to Eat
Traditional Aosta Valley cuisine, polenta concia, alpine cheeses, and the valley’s famous hams in the villages and high-altitude mountain huts.
The Beers of the Great St. Bernard Pass
Unpasteurized craft beer brewed with pure water from the glaciers of the Great St. Bernard Pass: from the first brewery in Étroubles in 2010 to the flavors of the Alps.
Craft Beer Made with Water from the Mountain Peaks
The story of the Les Bières du Grand-Saint-Bernard brewery began in Étroubles in 2010, born from the vision of two young master brewers from the Aosta Valley who chose to produce mountain beer by harnessing the purity of the spring water from the Great St. Bernard Pass.
The crisp air and the waters flowing down from the mountain glaciers are the key ingredients in the production of unpasteurized and unfiltered craft beers, which preserve all the aromas of the malt, hops, and selected yeasts.
Beers born in the Alps
With a well-established production spread across the valley and the entire region, the brewery offers a range of beers inspired by the local area:
- Napea: a balanced, fresh, and easy-drinking bottom-fermented lager.
- Balance: a special amber beer with toasty and malty notes.
- Gentian & Alpine Herbs: seasonal beers flavored with gentian roots and botanicals harvested at high altitudes.
- Kouit: a dark beer with hints of coffee and chocolate.
Taste the beers of the Great St. Bernard
Craft beers are available in bars, mountain huts, and restaurants throughout the valley to pair with platters of PDO cured meats and traditional Aosta Valley dishes.
The Valley of the Hams
Two unique hams just a few kilometers apart along the Via Francigena: the Jambon de Bosses DOP, a raw alpine ham, and the Jambon alla Brace di Saint-Oyen, a oven-baked ham.
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Étroubles
At an altitude of 1,270 meters along the Via Francigena: Étroubles is one of Italy’s most beautiful medieval villages and an open-air museum. Here, the tradition of the veillà is still kept alive.
Saint-Oyen
At 1,373 m above sea level along the Via Francigena: Saint-Oyen is a historic waystation village, nestled among pastures, pine forests, and Alpine cuisine, home of Jambon alla Brace.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
At 1,632 meters, the last village before the pass: the story of the Marronniers and the Soldats de la neige, the medieval Castle, the Jambon de Bosses DOP, and skiing at Crévacol.