Piccolo Museo Parrocchiale
Torgnon
Museo Parrocchiale
Saint Vincent
(9 Km)
The Parish Museum is set up inside an ancient church built between the 11th and 12th centuries. Inside it is possible to admire the wooden statues, such as the statue of the Madonna and Child dating back to the second half of the fourteenth century. In addition, among the sacred objects, of great importance is a silver foil cross from the fifteenth century and a glass painted in 1561.
Museo di Mineralogia e Paleontologia
Saint Vincent
(7 Km)
Inside the museum it is possible to view over 650 minerals and 150 fossils, and it is the most important collection present in Valle d'Aosta. It is possible to visit the museum free of charge on public holidays and Saturdays from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 15.30 to 19.
Museo Parrocchiale
Valtournenche
(9 Km)
Museo Naturalistico
Champdepraz
(14 Km)
The Naturalistic Museum is divided into rooms, two in general. In the first room there are some display cases with birds, mammals and insects while in the second room there are illustrations of local uses.
Piccolo Museo Parrocchiale
Chatillon
(7 Km)
The Small Parish Museum is located inside a church which was mentioned for the first time during the 13th century. The museum displays sacred objects among which we can mention a reliquary house in silver dating back to the fifteenth century. Two statues of the fifteenth century are also very special; that of St. Paul and Young Baptists.
Museo Parrocchiale
Gressoney la Trinite'
(20 Km)
This museum is located inside the Church of S. John the Baptist. Here is preserved a precious wooden crucifix in the first half of the thirteenth century.
Museo Walser
Gressoney la Trinite'
(20 Km)
The 'Walser Museum' in Gressonney la Trinité offers an example of a rural home that has undergone various adaptations, depending on the use and property, but numerous (especially in architecture) are the signs of the passage of this ancient civilization.
Museo regionale della fauna alpina Beck-Peccoz
Gressoney Saint Jean
(20 Km)
The Beck-Peccoz Wildlife Museum houses four thematic exhibition halls and numerous hunting trophies from the Beck-Peccoz collection and the most important species of alpine fauna.
Piccolo Museo Parrocchiale
Ayas
(10 Km)
The Parish Museum of Ayas is located inside the Church of San Martino in Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. The church was erected in the 14th century. Inside it houses a collection of objects and works typical of the Aosta Valley. Of great interest is the baroque altar in pure gold.
Museo Parrocchiale
Bionaz
(14 Km)
The Parish Museum of Bionaz is located inside the Church of Santa Margherita built in 1694. On the outside of the church we can admire frescoes and paintings by the famous painter Ettore Mazzini in which Santa Margherita was depicted, while inside there is a high altar in decorated wood in 1990 in the Baroque style. In addition, the Museum houses sacred art objects from the chapel of La Lechère.
Castello di Brissogne
Brissogne
(16 Km)
Built in the 13th century by the lords of Quart, the Castle of Brissogne is currently reduced to ruin, there remains only a cylindrical tower that can be visited externally.
Castello di Graines
Brusson
(16 Km)
The Graines Castle can be visited free of charge, is located near the village of Graines. From the Castle you can enjoy a view of Brusson and the Val d'Ayas. The castle is surrounded by a city of about eighty meters by fifty. Inside it there was a donjon, a chapel and a square tower.
Castello di Nus
Nus
(11 Km)
Still inhabited today, it is not possible to visit it except on some occasions. Also called Plane Castle, Nus Castle is located in the municipality of Nus near the hamlet of Plane. Built around the 13th century, it is a medieval castle where many frescoes in Baroque style are kept.
Castello di Saint-Germain
Montjovet
(12 Km)
The Castle of Saint-Germain is located in the hamlet of Montjovet, in Valle d'Aosta. Its position (on a rocky spur at 656 m) allowed to better control and defend the village. It turns out to be one of the most strategic castles in the Aosta Valley together with the Fort of Bard and the Castle of Châtel-Argent.
Castello di Chenal
Montjovet
(11 Km)
The Chenal Castle also known as Tour Chenal, located a few kilometers from the municipality of Montjovet, is an ancient medieval castle of Aosta Valley. It was built in the 13th century by the Chenal family. After seconds of abandonment, only the ruins remain of the castle.
Castello dei Savoia
Gressoney Saint Jean
(20 Km)
Built at start of '900 for Queen Margherita of Savoy, which lived there until 1925. Currently a pine forest surrounds the Savoy Castle. From the castle you can enjoy an excellent view over the Monte Rosa.
Castello di lssogne
Issogne
(19 Km)
Considered as one of the most famous castles in Val d'Aosta, the Castle of Issogne is located in the locality “La Place”. It is possible to visit its inner courtyard where there is a fountain and the porch with various frescoes. The Castle can be visited through a guided tour.
Torre di Conoz
Chatillon
(7 Km)
Called the Tower of Conoz or Cono, it is the most important tower in the municipality of Châtillon. The municipality Châtillon launched a call in 2012 for the renovation of this tower, which will probably be destined for non-hotel accommodation facilities. It is not possible to visit the inside of the Tower.
Castello di Ussel
Chatillon
(9 Km)
Built in 1343 by Ebalus II of Challant, it was used as a prison and barracks from 1470. It is the first one-piece Aosta Valley castle, with the shape of a parallelepiped and rectangular plan. Built on the living rock, which in some parts emerges inside the structure.
Castello di Fenis
Fenis
(10 Km)
Considered as one of the most famous medieval castles of the Aosta Valley, it is one of the main tourist attractions in the Aosta Valley, it is located in the municipality of Fenis. Famous for its architecture with its crenellated double belt, which surrounds the central structure and towers. The Castle can be visited only through a guided tour.
Castello di Verrès
Verres
(19 Km)
A majestic example of monoblock castle, it was built in the last decade of the fourteenth century by Ibleto of Challant, member of one of the leading noble families in Valle d'Aosta.
Castello di Cly
Saint Denis
(6 Km)
Located in the village of Cly in the municipality of Saint-Denis, it is an ancient medieval castle in the Aosta Valley. The castle of Cly is formed by a primitive city wall, crowned by battlements that enclose the Internet buildings. The main entrance is located north, originally protected by a door guard.
Castello di Quart
Quart
(15 Km)
The Quart castle located in the homonymous municipality was built in 1185 by Jacques de la Porte de Saint-Ours, the founder of the dynasty of the Lords of Quart. Currently the castle belongs to the Municipality of Quart (since 1800). It is not possible to visit its interior, except for a few occasions.
Parrocchiale di S. Giovanni Battista
Gressoney la Trinite'
(20 Km)
Built in '700 with the goal of expanding the existing facilities . The parish of Gressoney Saint Jean on June 24 celebrates its patron saint San Giovanni Battista with solemn rite.
Chiesa di San giovanni Battista
Gressoney Saint Jean
(20 Km)
Originally from 1500 and later rebuilt in 1725, is the parish church of Gressoney Saint-Jean. The interiors are elegant and large.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Martino
Ayas
(9 Km)
A rectangular building with three naves; it is the result of restoration works in the nineteenth century. It has a tall bell tower dating back to the XV century. Worth of note is the Major Altar in its inside, built in carved wood.
Torre Tornalla
Valpelline
(15 Km)
Les Saveurs D'Antan
Saint Vincent
(9 Km)
Museo Parrocchiale
Chambave
(7 Km)
The museum is located in the Parish of San Lorenzo, and contains within it several ancient sculptures of sacred use. We find a sacred rest in silver copper in the shape of a treasure chest, given away J.-L. Vuillet, superior commendatary, in the 16th century. Other objects of great value are the photographic imitations of the illuminated writings of two precious sacred volumes, four crosses clad in silver and a gradual one.
Raccolta Parrocchiale
Valpelline
(19 Km)