What is Breuil-Cervinia?
[[File:Cervinia02.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Breuil-Cervinia in the summer]] '''Breuil-Cervinia''' is a village in the [[Valle d'Aosta]] region of [[Italy]]. It is famous for its [[ski resort]], which has a link to the one in [[Zermatt]], [[Switzerland]]. Breuil-Cervinia is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of [[Valtournenche]]. It is at 2,006 m above sea level. It stands below the [[Matterhorn]] (in Italian: ''Cervino'', in French: ''Cervin''). The name of the village comes from ''Breuil'', which is the French name of the [[valley]] where the village is, and ''Cervinia'' from the Italian name of the Matterhorn. The FIBT [[bobsleigh]] world championships took place here for three years: [[1971]], [[1975]] and [[1985]]. The [[Giro d'Italia]] also had a stage (a day of racing) finishing here for three times: [[1960]], [[1997]] and [[2012]]. == Other websites == *[http://www.cervinia.it Official website] {{authority control}} [[Category:Settlements in Aosta Valley]] [[Category:Villages in Europe]] [[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Italy]]