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Castles and towers
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Pailleron tower

Aosta

Along the southern section of the walls, on the railway station square, there is the most representative tower of the ancient Roman perimeter, named du Pailleron because it was long used for hay storage. The tower, with a square floor plan and open on …

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Castles and towers
Among the trees

Tour Neuve

Aosta

Situated on the corner of Via Tourneuve and Via Monte Solarolo, the ancient cylindrical tower, with battlements and door placed at safety height, emerges in the north-western part of the Roman walls, well-preserved and in an isolated green area. It …

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Church of Saint-Etienne

Aosta

The church of Santo Stefano is located in the Northern zone of the city of Aosta, just outside the walled perimeter of Augusta Praetoria near the ancient Roman road which, exiting from Porta Principalis Sinistra, led to the Alpis Poenina (the current …

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Church of the Holy Cross

Aosta

Overlooking the central Via Aubert near the Regional Library, the church was built in 1682-83 by the Brotherhood of Mercy, who had the task of assisting the prisoners and to accompany the condemned to the gallows. The Brotherhood gave the material and …

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Il chiostro

Collegiate church and cloister of Saint Orso

Aosta

The church The archeological dig carried out in several batches between 1976 and 1999, allowed for the building’s constructive stages to be rediscovered. The digs involved an area which used to be part of a large extra-urban necropolis, where, at the …

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Churches and shrines
Bronze Saint Gratus statue

Saint Gratus chapel

Aosta

The chapel, located in the part of Aosta known in ancient times as “Terziere della Bicheria” faces onto what is now Via De Tillier and in Medieval times was an important town road for general traffic and trade activities. In “Bicheria” there was a church …

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Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral

Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral

Aosta

What is now piazza Giovanni XXIII rises up on the southern part of what was the sacred area of the Roman Forum during the era of Augusta Praetoria, marked off spectacularly by the Cryptoporticus. The crucial importance of this area for the life of the …

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cappella di Giorgio di Challant - Priorato di S.Orso

The priory of Sant'Orso

Aosta

Between the end of 1400 and beginning 1500 George of Challant, prior of Sant’Orso and great humanist-benefactor, orders to build, beside the church of S. Orso, the priory:a luxurious residence used for representation, a building inspired by the modern …

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Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs
Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs

Associazione Culturale ''Coro Penne Nere''

Aosta

Il Coro Penne Nere nasce nel 1958 grazie ad una richiesta dell’A.N.A. di Aosta ed alla volontà di pochi appassionati amanti del canto e della festa, ed è stato diretto per oltre quarant’anni dal maestro Guido Sportelli. Concerto dopo concerto, il Coro è …

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Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs
Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs

Associazione folkloristica ''L'Ensemble du Grand Combin - Cor des Alpes''

Aosta

“L’Ensemble du Grand Combin – Cor des Alpes “ nasce nell’estate del 2002 in Aosta per la divulgazione e la conoscenza del “cor des Alpes”, antico strumento a fiato, conosciuto in tutti i territori di montagna tra cui le confinanti Svizzera e Savoia. La …

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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.