Church of the Alpini, from the Breuil-Cervinia car park
Edited by:
Massimo Martini
Updated at: 08/09/2025
Access
Leave the motorway at the Châtillon-Saint-Vincent tollbooth. Turn left and continue for 300 metres to the roundabout. Take the third exit onto via Émile Chanoux and follow it for 600 metres through the centre of Châtillon. Turn slightly right onto via Menabreaz and continue for 450 metres to the roundabout with the Matterhorn monument. Take the second exit onto Regional Road in the direction of Valtournenche. Continue along for about 27 kilometres, passing through the municipalities of Antey-Saint-André and Valtournenche, until you reach Breuil-Cervinia, where, just after the avalanche tunnel, on the left is the entrance to the large free car park 🅿️ located near the bus terminal.
The starting point of the itinerary is served by public transport. To consult the timetable, visit the aosta.arriva.it
Distance and travel time
🕒Travel time: 39 minutes
📏 Distance: 28.40 km
GPS navigation
📍 How to get there with Google Maps
📍 How to get there with Apple Maps
ℹ️ Important note
The information provided has been checked on the date of the survey of the route. Before departure, it is advisable to check for any changes to the route. For up-to-date and detailed directions, we recommend the use of Google Maps or Apple Maps.
Introduction
A short but significant itinerary that leads to the Chiesetta degli Alpini di Breuil-Cervinia, a small place of worship immersed in a highly evocative landscape and enriched by a strong historical value. The chapel, dedicated to the Monte Cervino Ski Battalion, recalls the vicissitudes of the Alpine soldiers engaged on the most difficult fronts of the 20th century. The climb, simple and accessible to all, offers panoramic views of the Cervinia basin and the Gran Becca. The site features a tall cross commemorating a mass officiated by John Paul II and a votive beacon in memory of the fallen soldiers.
Description
0h00' 0.00km From the central car park, walk towards the bus terminal and pass the roundabout. Then continue along the left pavement of Via Guido Rey, skirting the first buildings in Cervinia, until you reach the roundabout in front of the chapel dedicated to Maria Regina Vallis Augustanae (2,002m). In the small adjoining park, on the left, you will also notice a half-bust dedicated to Mike Bongiorno.
0h05' 0.32km Turn left into via Carrel and then via Battaglione Monte Cervino, until you reach a crossroads in front of the Hotel Europa. Here, turn left, skirting the tennis courts, and spot the signposts indicating the start of paths and .
0h15' 0.85km and Take the small tarmac road, following the first two hairpin bends. Shortly afterwards, signposts direct you onto some cut-off paths that make the ascent more direct. After crossing the small road again, now unpaved, you reach a small shelf. Follow the road for a short distance, then cut a hairpin bend to the right, taking you in front of a metal barrier. From here make a short turn to the left and gain the plateau on which the chapel stands. Turn right onto the access path and in a few minutes you will reach the Chiesetta degli Alpini (2,143m) 0h40' 1.63km (155D+) .
The return journey is along the same route as the outward journey, descending the hairpin bends and the cuts in the path to the Hotel Europa crossroads, then back along Via Battaglione Monte Cervino, Via Carrel and Via Guido Rey, until returning to the central car park in Breuil-Cervinia.0h25' 1.63km (1D+) .
Points of Interest
Collections
Galleria fotografica
