アオスタのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Seen only from the outside, very very beautiful!

Beautiful but challenging hike! A steep climb and descent. Beautiful views of the Aosta Valley. Unfortunately, there are no food or drink options at the top in Bellun. You can refill your water bottles there, though.

The regional capital is located in the middle of the valley of the same name. The city still has the layout of the old Roman castrum, and in the car-free centre several monuments recall the Roman period. Aosta was a lively religious centre in the Middle Ages. St. Anselm, the later Archbishop of Canterbury who died in 1109, was born here. Today Aosta is a busy tourist hub at the crossroads of the roads to the Great St. Bernard Pass and Switzerland.

Piazza Émile Chanoux is the central square of Aosta, located in the Valle d’Aosta region of Italy. Named after the notary and resistance leader Émile Chanoux, the square is a rectangular square with its long sides facing north and south. The square is surrounded by elegant buildings, including the neoclassical Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville), which is richly decorated with frescoes and marquetry. In front of the Town Hall is a monument to the Soldier of the Aosta Valley, made by Pietro Canonica in 1924. The square serves as a meeting place and venue for festivals and markets, and is also home to the Hôtel des États, an important 18th-century building now used for temporary exhibitions.

The patronage "SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA" (in German: "Assumption of Mary") of this cathedral (bishop's church) refers to one of the many memorial days or feast days in honor of the Mother of God Mary. It goes back to the feast of her bodily assumption into heaven, which the (Catholic) Church celebrates annually on August 15th. In the Christian Orthodox churches, the feast is called "Dormition of Mary". In many rural areas it used to be customary for the population to collect bundles of herbs on this special day and to bless them during the festive service; this custom is still practiced occasionally.

The cathedral was built in the 12th century, has been renovated several times since then and now has a neoclassical facade (1848). The choir contains a mosaic floor from the 12th century, Gothic choir stalls from the 15th century and the tomb of Thomas II of Savoy (14th century). Rich church treasure. Cloister from the 15th century.

The Roman theater of Aosta is one of the most significant monuments of Roman theatrical architecture in northern Italy and is among the most prestigious testimonies of the origins of the ancient restoration which for years affected the 22 meters high southern façade, the sole survivor. Of the original theater, the auditorium and the foundations of the wall that served as the backdrop remain visible today.

The Côte de Gargantua nature reserve, known for containing the elongated spur, the "giant's little finger" (as legend has it) is located in Gressan. The spur, born from deposits of glacial origin, has stimulated popular imagination and generated the legend which gives the name of this very particular area: the Côte would be the little finger of the giant Gargantua, a character invented by Rabelais, buried under a blanket of debris.