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    Heritage in Challand-Saint-Victor,Arnad

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Castello di Villa

Villa Castle

Challand-Saint-Victor

This is the oldest manor belonging to the Challant noble family, one of the most important in Aosta Valley. It was built around the 10th century, but took its final form in the first decades of the 14th, thanks to the works carried out by Ebalo I of …

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Echallod Bridge

Arnad

The Echallod Bridge is a stone pedestrian bridge, one of the most picturesque in the Aosta Valley region. Restored several times over the centuries, it connects the hamlets of upper and lower Echallod to the other villages of the municipality of Arnad, …

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The Medieval village of Ville

Arnad

The village includes the Ohta house-fort, an interesting manor compound built around a significantly large Late Medieval tower with walls over two metres thick and an entrance about 8 metres off the ground. In the fourteenth century, the village was most …

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Vallaise Castle

Arnad

Built by the Vallaise family in the 17th century, the castle has 3 storeys flanked by 2 four-sided towers. The internal façade opens onto the courtyard, wit a double arcade of light stone columns. Interesting frescoes of ten fiefdoms owned by the …

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Ville fortified house and tower

Arnad

In the hamlet of Ville stands a complex of buildings, currently in a state of decay and used as a rural dwelling, consisting of a fortified house and a tower, also known as Tor de l’Ohta. The square plan tower is missing its upper section and has walls …

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Churches and shrines
Chiesa di San Martino - Arnad

Parish Church of San Martino

Arnad

The Church of San Martino is located in the chief town of Arnad-Le-Vieux. The current building has a trapezoidal layout, with three naves that preserve a roof made of Gothic, low pointed cross vaults. The pillars support large arches that rest on …

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Sanctuary of the Madonna della Neve of Machaby

Shrine of the Madonna della Neve of Machaby (Madonna of the snow)

Arnad

The shrine is located at a height of 696 metres, in the Machaby valley and not far from the centre of Arnad, in a splendid position among the chestnut forests. The building, which originates from the fourteenth century, was rebuilt entirely in 1687. As …

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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.