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The vineyards of Aymavilles (Aosta Valley) grow on Alpine terraces, where viticulture is considered heroic due to the manual labor required. Native grape varieties such as Petit Rouge, Fumin, and Petite Arvine, as well as international varieties, are cultivated here. This produces local DOC wines such as Torrette and Fumin, appreciated for their quality and distinctive character. The wineries offer tastings and tours, combining wine culture with breathtaking Alpine views.

Simply spectacular!

Beautiful gullies with picnic area

The view from the road is great. But you can walk off the road to a viewing point about 100m away, where the view is even better.

You should take the time to walk through all the streets of this cute village. It feels like someone stopped time in the 19th century and only recently pulled a few power cables and put satellite dishes on some of the roofs.

Built at the end of the 15th century by Bonifacio d'Avise, the castle consists of a three-storey building flanked by a quadrangular tower. The entrance door features the motto of the lords of Avise: "Qui tost Avise tart se repent". Currently restored and open to visits, it is used for events and temporary exhibitions. Inside, what deserves particular attention is the large room with the fireplace, the furnishings with the pewter collection, the "safe room", the "shelf room", famous for the fourteen wooden shelves carved with figures of animals, monsters and characters dressed in fifteenth-century style, and the frescoes. All these elements place the Avise commission in a well-defined trend of "official" taste of the time.

From this rest area with a splendid wooden bench you have a splendid view of the valley below. Great for a relaxing stop.

Arriving in Avise, the first building you come across on the left - a three-storey building, flanked by a square tower - is the Avise castle. The castle was built towards the end of the 15th century by Bonifacio d'Avise or Rodolfo d'Avise. The tower has a beautiful decorative machicolation motif, and on the south side there is a series of twin windows with an inverted keel. The interior, frescoed and with furnishings reflecting the "official" taste of the time, includes a large room with a fireplace, the "safe room" and the "shelf room", where 14 carved wooden shelves represent animal figures , monsters and characters in fifteenth-century clothes. The monument currently houses an accommodation facility with restaurant.