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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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Churches and shrines
Chiesa di San Rocco - Lillianes

Parish church of Saint Roch

Lillianes

Built on the foundations of an old chapel dating back to 1490, the new Parish Chruch of Saint Roch was completed in 1723. The interior of the parish church is quite large, it has three naves, separated by two rows of stone pillars. The main altar is …

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Ancient Perloz wine press

Perloz

The Perloz wine press is an interesting witness to the history of viticulture and rural traditions of the area. The pressing allowed for the extraction, by pressing, of the liquid part from the marc, what remained at the end of the alcoholic fermentation …

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Architecture
Chemp

Chemp, Varfey and other villages of Perloz

Perloz

On reaching Crétaz di Miochaz, two routes branch out from where you can park your car, both leading to the last villages in Perloz that are described as inaccessible because in the past you had to go up and come down from them only on foot. They seem …

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Glacières mill

Perloz

Put in action by the water of the “ru” (irrigation canal) of Marine, the mill of Glacières (or Giassère) is very old, as evidenced by the dates engraved in some parts of the structure. he first documentary reference dates back to 1501 and it is in the …

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Shrine of Madonna della Guardia

Perloz

The first construction of the shrine seems to date back to the 12th century, given the casual finding of a statue of the Madonna, according to tradition, which was probably hidden during the era of the barbaric invasions. It was extended between 1715 and …

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The exterior

Museum of the Resistance - Lys Brigade

Perloz

The Museum, inaugurated in its new headquarters on 25 April 2001 25 April 2008, is housed in the headquarters of Loc. Capoluogo inside the historic building that was the home, immediately after the war, of the first partisan band active in the lower …

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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.