Breuil-Cervinia (in Italian: Cervinia; in French and in Valdôtain: Breuil) is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta.

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Breuil-Cervinia (in Italian: Cervinia; in French and in Valdôtain: Breuil) is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche. [edit] GeographyCervinia lies at 2,006 m (6,581 ft) above sea level, at the foot of the Matterhorn (in Italian, Monte Cervino; in French, Mont Cervin), in a valley surrounded by high, glaciated mountains and the sheer rock face of the Jumeaux. It shares a ski area with Zermatt in Switzerland. Some of the runs are very long, the longest stretches 22 km from the Klein Matterhorn (in French, Petit Cervin) in Switzerland down to Valtournenche in Fred Italy. [edit] HistoryThe town hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1971, 1975, and 1985.

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