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Roman architecture
Arch over the Lys river

Roman Bridge

Pont-Saint-Martin

An impressive testimony of the Romanization of Valle d’Aosta. Its date is uncertain: according to some it is said to have been built around 120 B.C. while others attribute it to 25 B.C. The bridge It is anchored to the live rock on both sides, 25 …

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Museums
Architectural wonder

Museum of the Roman Bridge

Pont-Saint-Martin

The museum is dedicated to the magnificent bridge built by the Romans in the 1st century BC, whose arch is the widest among those existing in Europe, dating back to the same era. An interesting series of photographs, drawings and documents allows to …

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Architecture
Challant House - Bard

Monumental houses of the medieval village of Bard

Bard

Challant House Built towards the end of the fifteenth century, it is located in the Medieval village of Bard. The house was home to Count Filiberto di Challand, lord of Bard between 1487 and 1517. It features lancet windows and other pointed windows. …

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Castles and towers
Dall'alto

Fortress of Bard

Bard

The 3rd panoramic elevator is closed for maintenance. In the presence of tourists with mobility difficulties, contact the staff of the Fortress of Bard who will take care of activating the necessary support services; or report needs in advance +39 0125 83 …

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Pontboset

Bridges and age-old homes in the Champorcher valley

Champorcher

An original architecture, linked to the impervious land In a rocky and sloping valley like Champorcher, crossing the river banks was not an easy task. Placing the bridge foundations on top of rocky gulfs, over turbulent waters, the master builders of the …

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The Roman road to the Gauls and its arch

Donnas

The Gauls consular road, built by the Romans to link Rome to the Rodano Valley, has one of its most characteristic points in the Donnas section, which is dug into the live rock over a length of 221 metres. The dimensions of the excavation are …

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Churches and shrines
Verale Chapel

Chapel of Verale village

Donnas

In the Verale pasture, at 1215 meters above sea level, stands the chapel dedicated to the transfiguration of Our Lord, founded in 1753. In the village you can also see the community oven used for baking bread. In the past, the faithful went in procession …

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Churches and shrines
S.Orso chapel - Donnas

S.Orso chapel

Donnas

One of the oldest chapels in the Donnas area, it is located west of the medieval village and was allegedly founded to safeguard the houses from the frequent and dangerous floods of the Dora Baltea river. The chapel seems to have already been mentioned in …

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Ecomuseum "The local dairy at Treby"

Donnas

The building in the Tréby hamlet of Donnas, which from 1897 until 1980 hosted the activity of the local social dairy has a double historical and cultural interest as it testifies at the same time to the rural past of the village and to the centuries-old …

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Churches and shrines
Chiesa di San Giorgio- Hône

Parish church of San Giorgio

Hône

The parish church dedicated to St. George boasts ancient origins: it was in fact already mentioned in a Papal Bull by Alexander III in 1176. The building was rebuilt during the early decades of the XVIII century and in 1742 the Gilardi brothers created …

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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.