• Search results

    Nature in Verrayes,Chambave,Châtillon,Fénis

Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
..

Passerin d'Entrèves Park

Châtillon

Location The park is part of the castle with the same name, situated on a height behind the Châtillon parish church. History The park, like the castle and the French styled Renaissance garden, assumed its current conformation in 1706. In fact, thanks to …

Details
Parks and reserves
First snowfall

Loson Pond nature reserve

Verrayes

A concentration of natural processes in a very rich habitatAn old pond rapidly drying out located on a glacier terrace in the heart of a sunny and dry climate zone.The lake is home to a rich zooplankton population, numerous invertebrates including …

Details
Botanical, geological and naturalistic gardens
Arboreto Vescoz - Verrayes

"Abbé P.L.Vescoz" Arboretum

Verrayes

This arboretum, the oldest of this kind in the Region, was realized between 1905 and 1908 by Canon Vescoz, an eminent religious, scientist and geologist native of Verrayes, in a poor and dry ridge, called Pointys (1050 m) and purchased by him with huge …

Details

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.