Turin Ski Region

To get to the major ski resorts from The Caselle-Turin Airport the easiest way is to book a private transfer or to hire a car. There is a wide selection of rental car companies at the airport. If you rather go by public transportation you have to be prepared to go via Turin. Sauze d'Oulx The Caselle-Turin Airport is around 1 hour by car from Sauze d’Oulx. From the airport there are different ways to go to the village but the easiest, when carrying a lot of luggage, is the private transfer. www.trenitalia.it Courmayeur Turin Airport lies 117km from Courmayeur and the journey takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes by car. To get here with public transportation you need to go firstly to Turin Central Station and from there get on the train to Aosta, which takes 2hr 30 minutes. From Aosta a bus will take you to Courmayeur in 1 hour. www.trenitalia.it Sestriere Turin airport lies 104km from Sestriere and train and bus routes to the village are operated by Trenitalia. Transport from Turin airport to Turin Central station runs every half hour and takes 20 minutes. From Turin take the train to Oulx, which takes a maximum of 1hr 21 minutes, and from there a bus to Sestriere, which takes 45 minutes. www.trenitalia.it

If you stay close to the centre of the three different villages, you can get to the chair lifts on foot. If you stay just outside of the town centre, there is a Skibus. Furthermore, Courmayeur and Sestriere has free or very cheap public transport, especially in the winter for skiers needing to go to or get back from the slopes from more distant areas of the town.

Three major taxi companies in the ski resorts are: Sauze d'Olux Sauze Taxi +39 327 061 0700 www.sauzetaxi.it Courmayeur Centrale taxi - Piazzale Monte Bianco Courmayeur +39 0165 842960 Sestriere Autoservizi Garofalo +39 0122 77028 www.taxigarofalosestriere.it

You can buy stamps at every "tabacchi" (tobacco shop) you'll run across and you'll recognise the mailboxes by their bright red colour! The main post office in Courmayeur: Address: Viale Monte Bianco, 5 Phone:+39 0165 840811 The main post office in Sestriere: Address: Via Monterotta, 7 Phone:+39 0122 77093 The main post office in Sauze d'Oulx: Address: Via Assietta, 35 Phone:+39 0122 858059

Farmacia Romano Tintinelli, Sauze d’Oulx 15, Via Monfol +39 0122 850203 Farmacia Monte Bianco, Courmayeur 69, V. Circonvallazione +39 0165 842047 Dr Jayme Francesco, Sestriere Piazza Agnelli 2 +39 0122 77109

Country code: +39 Area code Sauze d’Oulx: 0122 Area code Courmayeur: 0165 Area code Sestriere: 0122 (the area code is always dialled) If you call Italy from abroad, you must always dial zero in the area code, e.g. +39 0122 + the number.

The standard voltage is 220/240V.