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Things to do in Issime Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Issime Italy. If you’are planning to visit Issime for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Issime and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Issime and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Issime

Perloz (8 Km)

Tour d' Hereraz

Brusson (10 Km)

Castello di Graines

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.

Gressoney Saint Jean (11 Km)

Chiesa di San giovanni Battista

Originally from 1500 and later rebuilt in 1725, is the parish church of Gressoney Saint-Jean. The interiors are elegant and large.

Arnad (11 Km)

Castello Superiore di Arnad

The Upper Arnad Castle is located right next to the Machaby Valley in the municipality of Arnad. The castle was built by Saverio of Arnad, between the 12th and 13th centuries. Unlike the Lower Castle of Arnad, it is not possible to visit its interior as it remains to be private property and not of the Valle d'Aosta region.

Gressoney Saint Jean (11 Km)

Museo regionale della fauna alpina Beck-Peccoz

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.

Donnas (12 Km)

Torre Pramotton

Also known as Vert Tower is a medieval tower located in the town of Pramotton, in the municipality of Donnas. It has a hexagonal shape and a raised front door for extreme defense in the event of an attack.

Bard (12 Km)

Archeoparc

Bard (12 Km)

Forte di Bard

The Fort of Bard represents one of the best forts built in the early nineteenth century. It remained almost intact, it is possible to visit it from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 16.00. It consists of three main buildings: the Opera Ferdinando, the Opera Vittorio, and the highest, the Opera Carlo Alberto.

Verres (14 Km)

Castello di Verrès

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.

Issogne (14 Km)

Castello di lssogne

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.

Montjovet (15 Km)

Castello di Saint-Germain

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.

Montjovet (16 Km)

Castello di Chenal

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.

Gressoney la Trinite' (16 Km)

Parrocchiale di S. Giovanni Battista

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.

Gressoney Saint Jean (16 Km)

Castello dei Savoia

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.

Gressoney la Trinite' (16 Km)

Museo Parrocchiale

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.

Pontboset (16 Km)

Torrente Ayasse e i suoi ponti

Alpine stream with the possibility of practicing kayaking, kanyoning and fishing, its stone bridges with the turtle and the snake drawn by the rocks below.

Gressoney la Trinite' (16 Km)

Museo Walser

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.

Chatillon (18 Km)

Castello di Ussel

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.

Ayas (19 Km)

Piccolo Museo Parrocchiale

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.

Champdepraz (19 Km)

Museo Naturalistico

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.

Ayas (19 Km)

Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Martino

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.

Antagnod (19 Km)

Chiesa parrocchiale di San Martino

The current building is the result of changes to an existing building, probably dating to the fifth century. Rather curious is the bell tower whose Byzantine-style dome was added in 1856, the tower of the existing contemporary church.

Antagnod (19 Km)

Cattedrale di S.Maria

Built in 1500, it is characterized both by the Gothic style and the Renaissance - and includes inside the altar tomb to Mauritius Savoy and a late Baroque altar of the Savoy age.

Antagnod (19 Km)

Maison Fournier

Set in the historical centre of Antagnod, Maison Fournier is a splendidly preserved building with a long balcony: one of the most beautiful rural houses of Val D'Aosta, where the exhibition on local manufacts is permanently on show.

Antagnod (19 Km)

Plàia del Bisbe

Neoclassical square featured by the Civic Theatre, the Bishop's Palace and the Casa Doria.

Champorcher (20 Km)

Torre di Champorcher

It is a tower dating back to the 14th century, used as a signaling tower during the Middle Ages. It's what's left of the Castle, which has been destroyed. Today it is the symbol of the country of Champorcher. It is possible to visit the tower only externally.

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Issime?

Hotel Gran Baita

Gressoney Saint Jean (9 Km)

e-mail www +39125.355535-347.8737700

Residenza del Sole

Gressoney Saint Jean (9 Km) - Località Fridau

e-mail www +39125.357400

Au Charmant Petit Lac

Champoluc (18 Km) - Route Ramey 50

e-mail www +39125.308765

Hotel Bijou

Valtournenche (27 Km) - Piazza Carrel, 4

e-mail www +3916692109

The recently restructured Hotel Bijou, a traditional hotel where guests can enjoy both a friendly and tranquil atmosphere, has a TV lounge, bar with dehors and lift.