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Saint-Pierre Castle

Saint-Pierre

This fairy-tale castle set on a crag above the village is really unique.The famous four little lateral towers, which were added in the 19th century, give to Saint-Pierre’s castle, that ranks among the oldest manors in the region, a Disney-like appearance. …

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Autumn

Sarriod de La Tour Castle

Saint-Pierre

Free entry for mothers accompanied by their children on 12 May 2024Buy your tickets on-lineEvidence of the existence of the Sarriod noble family, linked politically, but not by blood, to the lords of Bard, goes back to the end of the 12th century. We are …

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Castles and towers
The tower

Avise Castle

Avise

Getting to Avise, the first building on the village’s left side, consisting in a three-storey construction with a square tower on its side is the Avise castle, built towards the end of the 15th century by Bonifacio or by Rodolfo d’Avise. The tower’s …

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Tower with dovetail merlons

Blonay Castle

Avise

Near the parish church, you cannot miss the castle complex, consisting of a square tower (12th century) and a more recent main building (15th century) with exquisite cross windows. The castle was once the residence of the powerful D’Avise family and …

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Churches and shrines
The church and the Blonay castle

Saint Brice parish church

Avise

Situated in the chief town, the building was erected on the foundations of another older, low, irregular and small one, which was entirely demolished. According to tradition, the parish church once stood between Runaz and Pierre Taillée, on the Roman …

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Architecture
Villaggio Fenetre - La Salle

Fenêtre a La Salle village

La Salle

The renovations of the entire village of Fenêtre a La Salle (2000) represents a singular architectural entity, based on the reinterpretation and renewal of rural architecture with the creation of unexpected common rooms. The large panoramic openings that …

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Traditional architecture at La Salle

La Salle

The municipal building (maison communale) is the starting point of a brief tour that leads to the discovery of some very interesting points of the local architecture.Extremely well restored by the Engineer Jaccod, the “maison Gerbollier” today holds La …

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Châtelard Castle

Châtelard Castle

La Salle

On the wide fan of La Salle, in the village of Château, stands Châtelard castle, built, according to the historian Jean-Baptiste De Tillier, by Rudolph Grossi, bishop of Aosta in 1243 and archbishop of Tarantasia in 1246. It is first mentioned in a …

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The large square tower

Ecours Castle

La Salle

Located north of the municipal seat, on the road that goes up to the hill villages, this massive square tower is what remains of the 13th century’s fabric, together with a short section of the ancient perimeter wall. The building, during the Middle Ages …

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Chapel of Ecours

La Salle

Dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, it is mentioned for the first time in a document dated 1330. The facade is completely frescoed with images of Saint Christopher holding the Infant Jesus and Saint John the Baptist and the adoration of the …

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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.