Aosta Valley

Aosta, Mont Blanc and the castles

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Photo: Zoomed in view of Mont Blanc 4810 m left and Mont Blanc de Courmayeur 4747 m middle and Grande Jorasses Massif 4208 m right - panoramio — Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0

At a glance

What the app holds for this region, counted from its own data.

  • 13 towns
  • 37 places to see
  • 29 free to enter
  • 3 festivals

Top highlights in Aosta Valley

In the app each one opens as a reel of photos, with directions and a way to its town.

  • Teatro romano di Aosta

    Aosta

    The Roman theatre of Aosta, whose south façade still stands 22 metres high, with its buttresses and rows of arches.

    Photo: Teatro Romano Aosta 2023 — Photo2023, CC BY 4.0

  • Skyway Monte Bianco

    Courmayeur

    The cable car from Courmayeur, at 1,300 metres, up to Punta Helbronner at 3,466 metres, the closest it comes to the summit of Mont Blanc.

    Photo: Punta Helbronner - Skyway Monte Bianco - (3.466 m asl), Aosta Valley, Italy — Naturpuur, CC BY 4.0

  • Cervino

    Valtournenche

    The Matterhorn, 4,478 metres high, on the border between Italy and Switzerland: the third-highest mountain in Italy.

    Photo: View to Matterhorn Cervino 4478 m from Laghi Cime Bianche - Plateau Rosa Testa Grigia 3480 m - panoramio — qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0

  • Forte di Bard

    Bard

    A fortress rebuilt by the House of Savoy in the 19th century on the rock above the village of Bard, restored and opened to visitors in 2006, now home to museums.

    Photo: Forte di Bard visione generale — Francofranco56, Public domain

  • Castello di Verrès

    Verrès

    A 14th-century fortress built by Ibleto di Challant on a rock above Verrès: a single austere block about thirty metres a side.

    Photo: Castello-di-Verres-da-est-DSC 5444 — Uahlim, Public domain

  • Pont Saint-Martin

    Pont-Saint-Martin

    A single-arch Roman bridge about 36 metres across, still carrying traffic after more than two thousand years.

    Photo: Castelli valle d'Aosta, Pont Saint Martin1 — b.roveran, CC BY 2.0

13 towns in the app

  • Aosta
  • Courmayeur
  • Cogne
  • Valtournenche
  • Fénis
  • Verrès
  • Bard
  • Pont-Saint-Martin
  • Gressoney-Saint-Jean
  • La Thuile
  • Introd
  • Étroubles
  • Fontainemore