ITALY’S TREASURES Courmayeur Courmayeur Aosta Valley

TREASURE NUMBER ONE.  It has a Himalayan shape.  It is 13 kilometres long.  It’s covered in debris; it’s called “black”  On its “tongue”, there is a natural garden.  It provides the waters for the Dora Baltea river.

TREASURE NUMBER TWO

1.You jump from a high place and you are carried along by the wind before landing. 2.You jump into a mountain stream (in a wetsuit) and you go along it at high speed. 3.Going down a river in an inflatable boat. 4.You go off a cliff with a thick elastic rope tied to your ankle. 5.To travel down a slope of snow or ice using a sledge. 6.Going down a steep cliff while attached to a rope, pushing against the rock with your feet. 7.Skiing on a single, wide ski. 8.Moving on ice wearing a boot with a thin metal blade. 9.A sport that combines cross country skiing and shooting. 10.A type of skiing which takes place on steep slopes and in powder snow. 11.The action of going up steep cliffs using a harness and ropes. 12.One of the disciplines of ski racing in which you reach over 120 k.p.h. 13.A type of skiing where you cover long distances. WINTER SPORTS CROSSWORD Find a word for each definition and find the hidden name of treasure number TWO!

TREASURE NUMBER THREE  It connects Italy to France by road.  It lies at an altitude of 2,158 metres above sea level.  The Romans called it Alpis Graia.  It was dedicated to the divinity Venus.  Cyclists racing in the French tour passed through here; it is said that Hannibal crossed it, too!!

TREASURE NUMBER FOUR  It is named after the abbot who founded it  Before World War II it contained 4,000 species of plants.  It is home to alpine plants from every part of the world.  It’s situated near the border with France.

TREASURE NUMBER FIVE  It’s on the French- Italian border.  It’s circular.  It goes back to the Megalithic Age.  It was used as an astrological observatory.  It’s made of stones.

TREASURE NUMBER SIX: CLUES  It can be clear or smoky.  It is composed of oxygen and silica.  If you want to see lots of examples, go to Punta Helbronner on the Monte Bianco cable car.  Its name derives from a German term.  It was first used by primitive men for their hunting tools.

TREASURE NUMBER SEVEN

CLUES TO TREASURE 7. It was built by the Romans and finished in 23 A.D. It was built by the Romans and finished in 23 A.D. It lies beside one of the most important churches in Aosta. It lies beside one of the most important churches in Aosta. It was built underground. It was built underground. It was part of a monumental complex of great importance for the Romans. It was part of a monumental complex of great importance for the Romans. It is both solid and magnificent. It is both solid and magnificent.

THE FOUR SEASONS OF TREASURE NUMBER EIGHT

A  N  B  O  C  P  D  Q  E  R  F  S  G  T  H  U  I  V  J W  K  X  L  Y  M  Z 

TREASURE NUMBER EIGHT: CLUES 1. Using the above chart, decode the following sentence:   2. It is perched on a steep rocky promontory which overlooks the town and the highway. 3. It houses the regional museum of natural sciences, which was opened in Over the centuries, it changed hands from one noble family to another: the Quart’s, the Savoye’s and the Challand’s. 5. Baron Emanuele Bollati bought it in 1873 and began restoration.

TREASURE NUMBER NINE

CLUES TO TREASURE NINE CLUE 1: IT LIES AT THE FOOT OF THE (UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS) E R N A B V I R G A L E C AND ON THE (UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS) L V A Y V N E A D O R CLUE 2: BECAUSE OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN THE PRIEST AND THE OWNER, IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN CLUE 3: IT WAS CONSECRATED IN (CALCULATE) – – 257 = ??? AND NOW IT IS FULL OF VOTIVE OFFERINGS. CLUE 4: IT IS (NOT OPEN) ____________IN ( THE COLDEST SEASON) __________ BECAUSE IT IS COVERED IN (FLAKES THAT FALL FROM THE SKY) ______________.

Clue 5: IT IS DEDICATED TO OUR (join the numbers to find two words)