• Walk through the vineyards of Gressan and Jovençan

Walk through the vineyards of Gressan and Jovençan

Resorts: Gressan

Easy route through the vineyards in the territory of Gressan and Jovençan. The path largely follows the route of stage 18 (Aymavilles-Aosta) of the Cammino Balteo hiking itinerary.

Technical Information

Difficulties
E - Excursionist
Recommended times
February - November
Departure
Hamlet of Moline (671 m)
Arrival
Hamlet of Pompiod (632 m)
Difference in level
150 m
Length
3000 m
Duration going there
1h00
Trail sign
3 - Cammino Balteo

Route

Arriving from Aosta, turn right at the roundabout immediately after Pont Suaz and take the road to the roundabout in front of Gressan town hall. Here turn left on SR 40 Pila, after a few hundred meters turn left by the wooden signpost indicating the hamlet Moline.
Leave the car in front of Maison Gargantua, then follow the uphill road that passes behind the Maison, the path starts immediately behind the chapel of Moline with a beautiful donkey-backed stone bridge
Follow the itinerary of Cammino Balteo towards Aymavilles.

The path crosses orchards and vineyards, with a view of the castles (Tour de Villa, Royal castle in Sarre, Saint-Pierre Castle) and Romanesque bell towers (La Magdeleine and Sarre).
Cross the SR 40 regional road at a bend then the path narrows and rises slightly. You arrive at a sign indicating the ru d’Arberioz and from here take the white road until the village Pompiod, eventually it is possible to take a bus for the return to Gressan.

Duration going there

1h00

Length

3000 m

Recommended times

February - November

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

150 m

GPS track
GPX , KML

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In summer

Church of Sainte-Marie-Magdeleine

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Parks and reserves
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Côte de Gargantua nature reserve

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Castles and towers
Tour de la Plantà

La Plantà tower

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Castles and towers
Castle Tour de Villa

La Tour de Villa Castle

Gressan

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Museums
The outside

Maison Gargantua

Gressan

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