NL/72 - Gran Paradiso National Park, Nivolet Pass, Italy

NL/72 - Gran Paradiso National Park, Nivolet Pass, Italy
€44.00

TWhen ordering a Classic Matte Paper or Classic Semi-Glossy Paper Wooden Framed Poster, you can choose from four frame colors: White, Natural, Dark, or Black.

When ordering a Wooden Framed Canvas print, you can choose from three frame colors: Natural, Dark, or Black.

When ordering a canvas print (not framed), you can choose how the edges (borders) are finished. White Wrap: the sides of the canvas remain white. Mirror Wrap: the last 2 cm on each edge of the image are mirrored and printed on the sides of the canvas.

'Landscape & Local Story'

 

Gran Paradiso National Park, established in 1922 as Italy’s first national park, is a sanctuary of glaciers, jagged peaks, alpine meadows, and ancient larch forests stretching across Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. At its heart towers the Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) 📍, the only entirely Italian 4,000-meter peak, a symbol of wilderness and mountaineering tradition. Wildlife flourishes here, ibex, once on the brink of extinction, roam freely alongside chamois, marmots, and golden eagles. Among the park’s most breathtaking highlights is the Nivolet Pass 📍 (2,641 m), a high mountain plateau where turquoise lakes like Lago Serrù and Lago Agnel reflect the surrounding ridges. In summer, wildflowers carpet the alpine meadows, while in winter the landscape turns into a silent realm of snow and ice. The winding road to the pass, with its dizzying hairpin bends, is among the most scenic drives in the Alps, celebrated worldwide for its beauty and cinematic allure.

'...An aneddote lingers in the cultural memory of the Nivolet Pass: in 1969, the twisting mountain road became the stage for the legendary final scene of The Italian Job. The film crew, working at high altitude with precarious vehicles, had to contend with unpredictable alpine weather, sudden fogs, strong winds, and even late snows. Locals still recall watching the brightly painted bus inching along the cliffs during filming, an almost surreal contrast to the solitude of the mountains. The movie immortalized the Nivolet Pass as a place of suspense and drama, adding a layer of modern legend to the ancient grandeur of the Gran Paradiso...'