• Our Lady of the Snows at Mühnes

    Traditional celebrations

Our Lady of the Snows at Mühnes

Resorts: Issime

Saturday 05 August 2023

Contacts

Pro Loco Issime
Address
Località Lezzenduarf 11020 ISSIME (AO)
Telephone
(+39) 347.6768820
E-mail
proloco.issime@gmail.com
Web Site
http://www.facebook.com/proloco.issime

Every year in Issime, as in many other villages of Valle d’Aosta, August 5 is the celebration the Madonna of the Snow.
Starting in the early morning, residents and visitors begin to climb the slopes of the Saint Grato deep valley until they reach the Mühnes chapel, at an altitude of 2007 meters. At approximately 11.00a.m. Holy Mass is celebrated and, afterwards, traditional polenta and milk are served to all. Local music from the Banda Musicale brightens the festivity.

Program

  • 11 a.m.: celebration of the Holy Mass in the pasture’s small chapel
  • 12.30 p.m.: lunch with polenta

See also

Churches and shrines
The Saint Gratus chapel

Chapels

Issime

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows It is located in Mühni, at an altitude of 2006 meters, at the bottom of the valley of San Grato, where the path that leads to the Colle del Dondeuil begins. Built as an ex-voto by the Chouquer brothers, who survived an …

One-day excursions
Sentiero per il Col Dondeuil - Issime

Issime - Col Dondeuil

Issime

The road for San Grato begins on the left just after the piazza in Issime. Before you get to the end of the road, take the mule track on the right that leads to the chapel of San Grato. Go past the chapel and continue on the left along the valley, and …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.