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Castles and towers
Tour de la Plantà

La Plantà tower

Gressan

This is a massive quadrilateral construction. Standing on a flat ground, with no natural defences, the tower had a massive structure and perimeter walls that were around 2 metres thick. It is now in ruins.

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Castles and towers
Castle Tour de Villa

La Tour de Villa Castle

Gressan

Located in a position slightly higher then the Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, is the Castle of the Lords of La Tour de Villa. The ancestor of this lineage was Guido, cited in a pact sanctioning his alliance with the Count of Savoy for the storming of …

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Churches and shrines
In summer

Church of Sainte-Marie-Magdeleine

Gressan

The church of Sainte-Marie-Magdeleine, better known as “La Magdeleine Chapel” was built in the XII century. From the XIV to the XVI century the parish of La Magdeleine lived through great political and economical prosperity. In those centuries, the …

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Academy of Saint Anselmo

Gressan

Founded in 1855 to promote historical studies of Valle d’Aosta, it is a prestigious place of documentation, provided with an archive and precious items, including Celtic gold coins and bronze bracelets, medieval wooden statues, 16th-century paintings, …

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Maison Gargantua

Gressan

Close to the Côte de Gargantua regional nature reserve there is an ancient building that hosts Maison Gargantua. Maison Gargantua is an ethnographic museum, an exhibition hall, an educational space, a sculpture laboratory and the departure point of some …

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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.