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The Torre del Lebbroso dates back to the 13th century and stands on the western corner of the old Roman city walls of Augusta Praetoria. The tower was originally built on the foundations of an earlier Roman tower. The tower was once owned by the noble De Friour family. Later it was used as part of the Hospice de charité and served as a residence for a leper named Pietro Bernardo Guasco. The tower is also famous for the book “Le lépreux de la cité d’Aoste” (translated as “The Leper of the City of Aosta”), written by Xavier de Maistre. Today the Torre del Lebbroso belongs to the Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta and is used as an exhibition space.

The Château Verdun is a medieval fortress located at an altitude of 1,350 metres above sea level in the commune of Saint-Oyen, in the Valle d’Aosta region. The castle is owned by the canons of the Grand Saint Bernard and has served as a guest house for nine centuries. The architecture of the Château Verdun is square and massive. It was originally built in the 10th and 11th centuries and is located on the road to the village of Flassin. Although it is lower than the main road of the village, it still occupies a prominent position at 1,350 metres above sea level. The castle was originally given to the monks of the Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard by Amédée III in 1137. It served as an agricultural annex to the hospice and as a resting place for travellers and pilgrims.

The Torre dei Balivi, also known as Tour du bailliage, is one of Aosta's medieval architectural treasures. The tower, also known as Tour Cornière in French, was mentioned as early as 1192. In the 12th century it became the property of the local noble family De Palais (or De Palacio), who used it for their own purposes. Later, in the 13th century, it was transferred to the Count of Savoy and served as the seat of the bailiff (in old French, Bailly). The tower was expanded and remodeled in the 15th and 16th centuries, with new parts added to meet growing needs. In the 17th century it was used as a prison and courthouse. Since 2014, the tower has housed the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato della Valle d'Aosta.

While you stroll along the beautiful fairground, admire the structures that surround you

Located on the corner between Via Tourneuve and Via Monte Solarolo, the ancient cylindrical tower, equipped with battlements and a door at a safe height, rises in the northwestern part of the Roman city walls, in this section well preserved and isolated in a green area. In documents it is mentioned as the property of the Challants, who were endowed with the office of Viscounts of Aosta and controlled the entire southwestern ring of the walls. It was subsequently ceded to the Lords De Turre Nova, from whom it took its name. Source: https://www.lovevda.it/it/banca-dati/8/castelli-e-torri/aosta/tour-neuve/745

The rectangular tower in Romanesque style was the home of the nobles of the Porta di Sant'Orso in the 12th century. Source: City map Aosta Tourist Office

This gate was the main entrance to the city of Augusta Pretoria and the tower was the residence of the nobles of the Porta di Santa'Orso in the 12th century.

Tower with the associated city wall