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    Heritage in Saint-Vincent,Challand-Saint-Victor,Emarèse

Archeology
Archaeological site

Archeological site beneath the Saint-Vincent church

Saint-Vincent

The archaeological site beneath the parish church of Saint-Vincent is testimony to a continuous occupation starting from the first settlements dating back to the Late Bronze Age / Iron Age. In Roman times (2nd- 4th centuries AD), various buildings with a …

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Roman architecture
Arches over the Cillian river

Ruins of the Roman bridge

Saint-Vincent

The imposing ruins that are visible along the state road leading to Montjovet, give some hint of the ancient majesty of the bridge and recall how the Gallie consular road also crossed this part of the valley. Only the left hand shoulder of the original …

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Moron Church

Saint-Vincent

Situated in the town of Moron, on the Saint-Vincent hillside. Its current structure, with a large circular apse, dates back to the XV century, when important changes were made to a probable, pre-existing Romanesque building. For some time it conserved …

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Churches and shrines
The imposing building

Parish church of San Vincenzo

Saint-Vincent

Built by the Benedictines in the XI century in Romanesque style, the church was subject to multiple architectures one over the another, but also some significant modern restoration (1968 - 1972). It is located on the structures of a Roman building, …

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Museums
mineral: calcite on blende

Museum of mineralogy and palaeontology

Saint-Vincent

The Museum aims to collect, classify and make known the minerals of the Aosta Valley and a number of crystals and semi-precious stones from around the world. It currently has about 750 pieces on display, most of which come from the mountains near Saint- …

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Castles and towers
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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Churches and shrines
View over the valley

Parish Church of San Pantaleone

Emarèse

The parish church, dedicated to St. Pantaleon, is not located in the village of Emarèse, but half way between the main town and the district of Erésaz; dedicated to Holy Mary, it was acknowledged in a document dating from 1176, but later annexed with …

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Churches and shrines
The façade

Saint Roch chapel

Emarèse

The church is located at the entrance to Erésaz hamlet. The original chapel dedicated to Saint Roch was presumably built in the early years of the 18th century, because the first document mentioning it dates back to a pastoral visit of 1713. Under the …

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Abbot Trèves study center

Emarèse

The study center inaugurated in Émarèse in October 2012 is dedicated to one of the most eminent figures of the twentieth century in the Aosta Valley, Abbot Joseph-Marie Trèves. Abbot Trèves, who received priestly orders in 1900, is remembered for his …

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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.