Castles

Savoy Castle stands in Gressoney-Saint-Jean, surrounded by the colours of a rocky alpine garden. Queen Margherita of Savoy spent her summers there.

The fortress of Bard was an unconquerable nineteenth century barrier fortress. It is now a European cultural centre, with museum and exhibition spaces.

An expression of the metamorphosis of Gothic to Renaissance, Issogne castle holds surprising art treasures, such as the wrought-iron pomegranate fountain.

Elegant features, such as the large staircase with flying buttresses and the mullioned windows in dressed stone, are linked with the essential defence devices.

Ussel castle is an impressive single body defensive castle that seems to emerge from the rock to dominate the Dora valley and the village of Châtillon.

Gamba castle holds the regional collection of modern and contemporary art with over 1,500 works of art presented in 13 rooms of the castle.

Cly castle is one of the oldest castles of the Aosta Valley. The large defensive walls, crowned by gabled Guelph merlons, surround constructions erected between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries.

Towers and crenelated walls that evoke adventure and fairy-tale charm make Fénis castle one of Aosta Valley's most visited.

Sarre castle, the hunting and holiday residence of the House of Savoy, tells about the life of the royal family in the Aosta Valley.

While the near Saint-Pierre castle dominate from above the hill, the castle of Sarriod de La Tour stands among orchards, on a flat area ending in a cliff over the Dora Baltea.

Aymavilles castle concentrates medieval and baroque phases and houses collections from the 19th century.

The tower, tall and with a square base, is incorporated into a lower and larger building, also with a square base. Dating from the end of the 10th century, it is one of the oldest towers in the Aosta Valley. It houses the comics biblio-museum and the Sapegno foundation.