아야스‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 동굴

summer residence of Queen Margherita of Savoy

Visited today, only possible with a guided tour! Our guide was very friendly and translated the tour into English for us (it's normally in Italian, information panels are in English, and the information booklet is in German). We spent over an hour in the building and were able to look around at our leisure. The building was completed in 1904. For me, a worthwhile visit. €10 per person €7 concession €3 pupils/students

Nice walk for families....

Castle that once belonged to the Italian royal family, now open to the public. It is worth a visit, an easy and pleasant path brings you here from the village of Gressonay in any period of the year

Bridge over the Dora - view of Ussel Castle: The Castello di Ussel, also known as Castello Baron Gamba, is an impressive medieval castle in the Valle d’Aosta region, Italy. The castle is located on a steep rocky cliff and overlooks the Dora Baltea valley.

The Castello Gamba, also known as Castello Baron Gamba, is a palazzo of 20th century origins in the town of Châtillon, located on a hill in the western region of the city, near the regional hotel school. Surrounded by a park open to the public all year round, the castle offers spectacular views over the valley. It was built as a summer residence and is named after its owner, the Turin baron Carlo Maurizio Gamba. The building's architecture, influenced by the medieval revival style of the time, includes two symmetrical wings that protrude slightly from the front of the castle. Located on the rocky cliff of Crêt-de-Breil, the castle overlooks the Dora Baltea and was originally built as a declaration of love by Baron Gamba to his beloved wife, Angélique Passerin d'Entrèves, originally from Châtillon. Inside, the castle houses the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea della Valle d'Aosta, with a permanent exhibition of more than 150 works, including those of the famous Romantic painter J.M. William Turner and other artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The castle, built no earlier than the 13th century with a rectangular structure, was part of the heritage of the lords of Montjovet. Only later, following the marriage between Ebalo the Great and Alexie of Chenal, did it become the property of the Challant family: in this way, the two families could control the passages on the road between Chenal and the castle of Montjovet. Today, the castle, located along the route of the Via Francigena and the Cammino Balteo, is reduced to a ruin.

The first village you meet once you start the cycle path is Bovaye. Four houses and little more but an interesting view of the Gamba castle that looks down on us all.