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iMontBlanc offers books and guidebooks that promote and enhance the Aosta Valley and the Mont Blanc area. “Courmayeur TOP 100”, “Aosta Valley TOP 100”, the photographic book “The Courmayeur Photo Book”, “Courmayeur in Centostorie” and “Croméyeuï Mon Blan” by Gioachino Gobbi, the great new release of 2022.
CROMÉYEUI
MON BLAN
by Gioachino Gobbi
The elegant volume is available in the bookshops “Buona Stampa”, “Rabbia” and “La Feltrinelli Skyway” in Courmayeur, “Brivio Due” and “À la Page” in Aosta and on the website of the renowned international bookshop www.hoepli.it.
The aim here is not to tell the ‘big story’ but to bear witness to circumstances and events, which in many cases no longer exist, that were important and significant in the town’s reality: the most prestigious mountains, special personalities, the socio-economic history of the valley; it also talks about art and painters, the alpine economy and industries, the ice axe factory, the ski factory, silver fox breeding, mineral water, gold diggers; and also the dahu with asymmetrical legs, William Tell in Planpincieux and the Apocalypse at the Pavillon in 1960!
This literary and cultural project – 288 pages, all in Italian and English (plus a text in patois!) – is edited by iMontBlanc Edizioni (www.imontblanc.it) and has been made possible by the Official Patrons CVA Spa e Immobiliare Courmayeur.
COURMAYEUR
PHOTOBOOK
2020
Over 30 of the most passionate and experienced photographers in the area, in 12 chapters, “tell us about” the excellence of this iconic location, considered the capital of the Alps and of winter sports.
Seductive historical and vintage images alternate with current and evocative shots of slopes, views of the town, events, dream chalets, celebrities, nature and summer and winter experiences.
The publication is completed by numerous quotations, aphorisms and famous phrases, in Italian and English, which curiously accompany the images, making people smile, reflect and be moved; from Pope John Paul II to Victor Hugo, from Elsa Morante to Lindsey Vonn, from Walter Bonatti to Sting, from Arisotle to Snoopy.
A book that was not there and that certainly cannot be missing as an elegant “coffee table book” in the homes of those who love and frequent Courmayeur and the Mont Blanc Valleys. An interesting and intriguing gift for those who love photography and the mountains.
Curated by Gianluca Martinelli – Graphic design by Ferdinando Mascolo
Format cm 23 x 30 – 400 pages – 280 images – High quality non-glare FSC certified paper
On sale on the website www.imontblanc.it and www.hoepli.it
In the Buona Stampa, Rabbia and Skyway bookshops in Courmayeur, in the Brivio Due and à la Page bookshops in Aosta, and at the Hoepli bookshop in Milan (www.hoepli.it) – Cover price: 64 euros
Courmayeur
in Centostorie
100 racconti, aneddoti, racconti e testimonianze da chi ama Courmayeur
Novità 2021 iMontBlanc Edizioni
The book collects in one volume 100 stories, anecdotes, tales and testimonies of those who know and love Courmayeur, its hamlets and the Mont Blanc area well. People who were born here, others who moved here for a choice of life or work and still others who frequent the country for stays or holidays.
Ogni narratore, dal proprio punto di vista, ha elaborato un racconto o un episodio che esprime il sentimento, l’affetto e l’attrazione per questi luoghi. È nata così una raccolta, quanto mai attuale e appassionante, che mette insieme differenti personalità, età, abitudini, memorie, cultura e provenienze.
Tra 100 storie troverete quelle di Giuseppe De Rita, Gianni Merlo, Chiara Beria d’Argentine, Federica Brignone, Leo Garin, Nicola Rosset, Paolo Griffa, Davide Oldani, Gloriana Cipolla, Gioachino Gobbi, Marco Albarello, Andrea Nicola, Chicco Margaroli, Giovanni Bruno, Guido Andruetto, Mario Paternostro, Alex Campedelli, Martina Magenta, Francesca Senette, Matteo Pellin.
The project of the book (in 17 x 22 cm format, in elegant graphics, 336 pages, cover price 18 euros) is made possible by the Official Sponsors CVA Energie and Immobiliare Courmayeur. It will be on sale from the beginning of July in the Buona Stampa and Rabbia Courmayeur bookstores.
Aosta Valley
is an editorial
experience
Following the success of the volume “Courmayeur TOP 100”, this elegant publication, edited by the editorial staff of iMontBlanc MAGAZINE, with 14 chapters, 400 pages and over 550 images (in Italian and English) uses the formula “the 100 experiences that you cannot miss,” to suggest to readers a selection of places, panoramas, visits and events that allow you to organize and enjoy a trip or a holiday in the Valley.
It is an “experience” to stay in a specific hotel, try a dish, a wine or a restaurant, visit a wine cellar or make a curious purchase.
The book offers the reader insights into the different tourist areas from Courmayeur to Cogne, from Gressoney to Cervinia up to the significant beauties of the city of Aosta.
The 100
experiences
not to be missed
a in Courmayeur
The new volume “Courmayeur TOP 100”. The subtitle reads “the 100 experiences that you cannot miss if you visit this location” and tells in 14 chapters, 368 pages and over 450 images all about everything that is interesting and attractive in this prestigious alpine destination and in its charming suburbs.
Experiences related to the mountains in summer and winter, to the territory, places, events, curiosities but also situations and proposals related to hospitality, food and wine, cuisine, shopping and top living opportunities.
