Must-see attractions in Valle d'Aosta

  • Fort Bard in Italy

    Forte di Bard

    Valle d'Aosta

    A fort has existed here for millennia and the current 1830s Savoy edifice is an imposing one, set high up upon a rocky escarpment at the jaws of the Valle…

  • Chiesa di Sant'Orso

    Aosta

    This intriguing church is part of a still-operating monastery. The church dates back to the 10th century but was altered on several occasions, notably in…

  • Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta

    Aosta

    The neoclassical facade of Aosta's cathedral belies the impressive Gothic interior. Inside, the carved 15th-century walnut-wood choir stalls are…

  • Basilica Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo

    Aosta

    Beneath the old parish church of the village, you can glimpse the dusty layers of early Christian history. Excavations have revealed a small cruciform…

  • Giardino Alpino Paradisia

    Valle d'Aosta

    The park's amazing biodiversity, including butterflies and Alpine flora, can be seen in summer at this fascinating Alpine botanical garden in the tiny…

  • Museo Archeologico Regionale

    Aosta

    Aosta’s little city museum does an excellent job of detailing the city’s Roman history with a scale model of Aosta’s Roman layout plus various…

  • Torre dei Fromage

    Aosta

    Next to the Porta Praetoria, this imposing tower is named not for the love of French cheese (fromage) but rather after the last descendent of the medieval…

  • Castello di Fénis

    Valle d'Aosta

    East from Aosta is the magnificently restored Castello di Fénis. Formerly owned by the Challant family, it features rich frescoes. Despite its…

  • Castello di Issogne

    Valle d'Aosta

    Around 1km southwest of the Dora Baltea river, below the town of Verrès, is the 15th-century Castello d’Issogne. This building was a castle, although you…

  • Criptoportico Forense

    Aosta

    What remains of the city's Augustan forum mostly lies beneath the 'modern' piazza, although you can visit its colonnaded underground walkway (known as a…

  • Castello di Verrès

    Valle d'Aosta

    Past St-Vincent is the sober Castello di Verrès, a late-Gothic monolith that stands on the ancient Via Francigena, a pilgrims’ path between Canterbury in…

  • Roman Bridge

    Aosta

    This arched, cobbled Roman bridge, also know as the Pont de Pierre, crossed the River Buthier in the first century AD, but today it's high and dry (though…

  • Teatro Romano

    Aosta

    Part of the Roman theatre's 22m-high facade is still intact. In summer, performances are held in the better-preserved lower section.

  • Torre dei Balivi

    Aosta

    This former 12th-century prison once formed a significant corner of Aosta's Roman wall.

  • Arco di Augusto

    Aosta

    This squat and rather austere triumphal arch was built in 25BC.