Situated in the extreme north-west of Italy, Valle d'Aosta lays at the feet of the southern side of Mont Blanc: to the west is the French border and to the north, the Swiss border. Valle d'Aosta is easily reached from the following international airports- it is approximately 1 hour fromTurin (Caselle) airport , 1 hour 30 minutes from Milan Malpensa and via the newly re-opened Mont Blanc Tunnel, it is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Geneva Airport.