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Location: Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy

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1. Castles of the Aosta Valley — Ring Tour

55.8km

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2. Path Around Fénis Castle – Saint-Marcel Castle loop from Nus

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3. Railway bridge over the Dora. – Dora Baltea Cycle Path loop from Aosta

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Willem VS

March 23, 2024

The current castle was built on the remains of an earlier fortified house.

The feudal estate of Saint-Marcel originally depended on the nearby castle of Ussel.

Both estates were owned by the powerful Challant family.

The castle was originally built in the 15th century by Giacomo di Challant-Aymavilles.

It had a basically square shape like a castle residence, with an added rectangular western part for additional living space.

A square tower dominated the structure, while two turrets with projecting basins adorned the corners, similar to those of Ussel Castle.

Inside, the halls were covered with wooden ceilings, and some still contained remains of large chimneys.

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Francesco | Cyclo Ergo Sum

October 24, 2023

Probably founded in the fourteenth century, an example of the late typology of the so-called "monobloc castles", the castle of Saint-Marcel is located on a plateau at the base of the alluvial fan of the Saint-Marcel torrent and at a road junction point for the direct routes along the valley floor and towards the valley to the south, known for the extraction of soapstone and for the presence of iron-cupriferous and manganese mines which were certainly already known in the medieval period.

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Andrea__dt

July 1, 2021

Place of historical interest

Localita Moral, 1, 11020 Saint Marcel AO

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Location: Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy

Saint-Marcel Castle

1. Castles of the Aosta Valley — Ring Tour

2. Path Around Fénis Castle – Saint-Marcel Castle loop from Nus

3. Railway bridge over the Dora. – Dora Baltea Cycle Path loop from Aosta

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