Saint-Barthélemy, a classic road trip in the Italian Alps
Saint-Barthélemy is a high mountain town at an elevation of 1.647m (5,403ft) above the sea level, located in the Aosta Valley region in northwestern Italy.
Located in the Italian Alps, the road to the town is called Strada Regionale 36 (SR36). It’s paved but steep hitting a 12.5% through some of the ramps. At the summit are few hotels and the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley.