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Ville a Courmayeur - Courmayeur

Villas in Courmayeur

Courmayeur

The most qualified expansion of this famous tourist resort occurred between the two World Wars. The most typical type of town of the period is represented by villas surrounded by large gardens. Villa Tondani, Via Donzelli 2, is a characteristic compound …

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Crafts
Wooden objects

L'Artisanà - craft shop - Courmayeur

Courmayeur

The craftsmen of the Aosta valley traditionally used the term “l’Artisanà” to refer to the shop in the centre of Aosta where the products displayed during the Sant’Orso Craft Fair were taken for sale once the fair was over. Thus, the Institut Valdôtain …

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Castles and towers
Torre Malluquin - Courmayeur

Malluquin Tower

Courmayeur

Situated in Piazza Petigax, a short distance from the Valdois Evangelical church, in the Middle Ages this building belonged to the Malluquin family, for whom evidence exists in Courmayeur since the 13th century. The dwelling is first mentioned in 1351 …

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Castles and towers
Southern view

Passerin d'Entrèves fortified house

Courmayeur

Standing in the centre of the Entrèves village, this typical country fortified house from the 14th century (1351), was designated as an aristocratic residence, more for the tourist attraction of the location, than for its original characteristics. In 17 …

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Churches and shrines
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Churches of Saint Margaret parish in Entrèves

Courmayeur

In 1964 Entrèves, Courmayeur’s hamlet, established its own parish, including the parish church and the chapel of the same name village, as well as the chapels of San Grato in La Palud, of Meyen, Planpincieux and of Notre-Dame in Pont. Saint Margaret …

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Parish church of the Saints Pantaleon and Valentine

Courmayeur

The current parish church building dates back to the first half of the eighteenth century. The church has a basilican plan with three naves covered by cross vaults and marked by six squared pillars with pilasters. The narrow choir is a straight apse. To …

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Churches and shrines
Notre-Dame-de-la-Guérison

The Notre Dame de Guérison Sanctuary

Courmayeur

This church is located on the road to Val Veny, with a Brenva glacier backdrop. It was once dedicated to Vierge du Terrier and today to Notre-Dame de la Guérison. The sanctuary was built in 1792, on a stone mass, called a “berrier” in Patois, meaning …

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Churches and shrines
The temple' seat

Waldensian Evangelical Church

Courmayeur

Located in the Petigax Square beside the Malluquin tower, the façade is orned by a buffered, mullioned windowand some little stone arches.

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Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs
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Banda musicale di Courmayeur - La Salle

Courmayeur

“Harmonie des glaciers”: with this expression the French daily newspaper Le Monde defined, on July 30th 1986, the concert given by Courmayeur-La Salle’s music band on top of the Mont Blanc in order to solemnize the conquest of the Alps giant. As a matter …

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Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs
Young Badochys

Folk group "Les Badochys"

Courmayeur

The folk group “Les Badochys” was officially formed in 1956, from a group of friends who were interested in preserving the old traditions and dances of Courmayeur: today it counts on about 50 people, including a large selection of very young dancers. 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.