Heritage: Antey-Saint-André

Ancient aqueduct at the top of the hamlet of Navillod that can be reached from the hamlet of Grand Moulin by following pathway no. 105.

Dating from 1716. The facade hosts frescoes depicting St. Peter, St. Andrew and the Cross.

Inside, the wooden altar with a crucifix and candlesticks from the nineteenth century.

It is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary. It was erected in 1837 by the villagers, after the previous one - dedicated to S. Rocco - went into ruins. This Saint is still depicted on the facade, together with San Giorgio, the Madonna and the Eternal Father. The altar is adorned with a gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, donated by the Cathedral of Aosta together with six gilded wooden candlesticks.

Dedicated to Santa Barbara. The date of 1890 can be read on the beam, but the date of construction of the chapel dates back to 1722. On the facade there are the frescoes of Our Lady of the Hermits, Santa Barbara and San Grato.

Built in 1726, it was originally dedicated to the Madonna Madre del Buon Consiglio, but later the patron saint became San Pietro in Vincoli. On the facade, paintings attributed to Zanone depict Saint Peter and the Good Shepherd. Inside, the wooden altar is surmounted by a background canvas depicting the Virgin of the Good Council in a 19th century frame.

Dedicated to Madonna of Lourdes and St. Lucia and St. Gratus, as results from the three, beautiful frescoes on the front.

The old chapel probably dates back to the XVI century. The chapel fell into ruin towards 1878 and was rebuilt in 1886 with the cooperation of the entire population of Cerian. The magnificent altar comes from Antey church: it is an old altar of Our Lord’s Nativity, which was renovated and gilded by the artist Aguettaz of Verrayes.

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Dedicated to Madonna di Oropa and built in 1748.

The stone altar has a gilded, wooden tabernacle by Joseph Meynet, dating from 1910; it is completed with six candlesticks and a crucifix.

It is named after Saint John the Baptist and stands under the village that once belonged to the Parish of Torgnon. This chapel already existed in 1637, but in 1844 it was enlarged and the choir was built. It has a tall and soaring bell tower and for the position in which it stands, very panoramic and with a view of the Matterhorn, it is portrayed in many postcards. Unfortunately the thieves who stole the statues of saints that were kept there.

Its considerable size suggests that it once served as a parish church. It is dedicated to the Addolorata, which a fresco by Curta, dating back to 1863, represents on the facade, above the entrance door. Inside, there is a noteworthy colored wooden altar with twisted columns.

The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, dates back to the mid XV century; it originally only had one nave, while the aisles were added in the XVII century. The belltower stands alone at the foot of the church door; tradition identifies it as a donjon (tower) of a fortified house, mentioned in a document from the XV century.

Worth noting, the worked stone doorway and the walnut door, created in “diamond shaped” carved panels and other Baroque decorations.

The museum gives the possibility to discover the way of life in ancient times, when human being used to share the same room with animals, in order to warm naturally the place in which he lived.
In the kitchen we see a mother with her daughter doing housework, while the father and his son take care of calf, sheep, goat, hen and rabbit in the cowshed.
It is also possible to see the tools used in the past for agriculture works, now replaced more and more by modern and technological objects.