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    Museums

    the pleasure of discovering

The museums of the Aosta Valley acquire, study and preserve material and immaterial evidence of the territory, its history and its people: art and archeology, science and natural history, popular traditions.

NOT TO BE MISSED

Maison des anciens remèdes

Along stage 18, an interactive museum illustrates the natural remedies and the ancient traditions of healing with medicinal herbs.

Aosta Valley CRAFTS MUSEUM

The crafts museum of Fénis (stages 19 and 20) shows objects, materials and techniques of the handmade tradition of Aosta Valley.

Maison Musée Jean-Paul II

Along stage 15, objects, documents and photographs of Pope John Paul II, guest of excellence for years at Introd during his summer period of rest.

ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY

From Nus (stages 9 and 10) the Saint-Barthélemy astronomical observatory, at an altitude of 1600 meters, is worth a detour.

MUSEUM OF THE MEGALITHIC AREA

From the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age, the Saint-Martin-de-Corléans museum in Aosta shows the evolution of this important prehistoric archaeological site.

REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

At the regional archaelogical musem of Aosta there are numerous bits of evidence of the presence of man in Aosta, from prehistory to the Middle Ages.

Museums along the way

Archeology
Parco archeologico

MegaMuseo - Megalithic area of Aosta

Aosta

Buy your tickets on-lineOne of the most interesting prehistoric archaeological sites in Europe but also a place where history has continued to leave evidence even in subsequent centuries. Come to Aosta and take advantage of the museum's initiatives and …

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Architecture
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Hydroelectric plant of Champagne

Villeneuve

The hydroelectric plant of Champagne 1 is an industrial monument of the Belle Époque.Built in 1921, it is one of the most interesting plants, in an architectural point of view:austere and solid on the outside, embellished by decorations and architectural …

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Parks and reserves
The Centre' seat and, in the background, Mont Avic

Mont Avic Regional Park visitors centre - Champdepraz

Champdepraz

Located in Chevrère, in the village of Covarey, the Mont Avic Regional Park visitors centre includes:- an information point where you can watch films and admire pictures of the park on the large video wall, receive detailed information and publications …

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Parks and reserves
The flora

Mont Avic Regional Park visitors centre - Champorcher

Champorcher

The buildingThe visitors centre of the Mont Avic Nature Park was created by restoring ‘Villa Biamonti’, a building constructed in the first years of the 20th century as a tourist residence. The restoration preserved the most characterizing elements of …

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Parks and reserves
Exhibition hall

Gran Paradiso National Park Visitor Center - "Laboratory Park"

Cogne

The Visitor Center of the Gran Paradiso National Park of Cogne Laboratory Park presents the complex and dynamic evolution of the protected area as in a laboratory of experimentation: explanatory models, multimedia systems, interactive games and an …

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Castles and towers
Gamba castle

Gamba Castle

Châtillon

An aristocratic palace from the early twentieth century, surrounded by a 50,000 m² park, transformed into a museum where masterpieces of modern and contemporary art can be admired in its galleries. Buy your tickets on-lineThe castleBuilt at the beginning …

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Churches and shrines
Chiesa di San Vittore - Challand-Saint-Victor

Parish church of San Vittore

Challand-Saint-Victor

This parish is mentioned for the first time in the papal bull dated 5th April 1145 with which pope Eugene III took the canons of Saint-Gilles di Verrès under his protection. The parish church of San Vittore is rectangular in shape and has a single nave. …

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Churches and shrines
Parish church of San Nicola

Parish church of San Nicola

Champorcher

The parish church is the result of the reconstruction of the previous church (which dates back to 1532 and which was probably built on an older church), which was carried out in 1728 by the Valsesian architect Jean Fer (or Ferro) as well as the …

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Parish Church of San Pietro

Châtillon

Even if tradition wishes for its establishment to be an ancient one, in fact dating back to the passage of St. Peter during his mission to evangelise the Gauls, it is documented from the XII century onwards. Very little remains of the primitive …

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Churches and shrines
The belltower

Saint John the Baptist parish church

Gressoney-Saint-Jean

The parish of Gressoney-Saint-Jean was established in 1660 by Pope Alexander VI, who divided it from that of Issime, on which it depended up to that time. The church was built in 1515 on the foundations of an older chapel, as appears from the gothic …

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