De 13 bästa slotten runt Gressan

Seen only from the outside, very very beautiful!

Nu ägs slottet inte längre av familjen Caracciolo utan har köpts av den autonoma regionen Aostadalen.

Quart Castle is currently (January 2025) undergoing conservation work. The work should be completed by summer 2025.

Ursprunget till Introd Castle går tillbaka till 1100-talet. Det byggdes enligt en enkel struktur med en fyrkantig central donjon omgiven av en inhägnad. Pierre Sarriod d'Introd lät det utvidga 1260, varefter efterföljande ändringar ägde rum på 1400-talet som rundade av slottet. Två bränder, den första under andra hälften av 1800-talet och den andra i början av 1900-talet, krävde restaureringsarbeten. I det senare fallet slutfördes de av arkitekten Jean Chevalley och på uppdrag av den dåvarande ägaren, riddaren Gonnella. Mittemot slottet ligger en vind i renässansstil. Den är helt i trä och har två magnifika smidesjärnsgrindar. I närheten ligger stallet som kallas Ôla. Idag ägs Introd Castle av grevarna Caracciolo di Brienza och förvaltas av Grand-Paradis Foundation. Vardagsrummet är dekorerat med fresker. Nära taket syns scener som var och en föreställer ett annat träd, ovanför vilket det sitter trompe l'oeil-tapeter.

Travelling along the Via Francigena from Aosta to Nus, just before Quart you come across this Castle built on a hill, an enchanting and solitary place.

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.

The Aymavilles castle, located on a moraine hill and surrounded by meadows and vineyards, dominates the course of the Dora Baltea and the strategic and commercial route that led to the Alpine passes including the Piccolo San Bernardo. Its history is very ancient, in a papal bull of 1207 it appears as a simple tower or stronghold belonging to the assets of the canons of Saint Gilles. This fortification subsequently underwent numerous transformations thanks to the illustrious owners who followed one another over time, starting from 1360, when the Savoys enfeoffed the jurisdiction to Aimone di Challant. The castle is easily recognizable for its original but elegant structure characterized by eighteenth-century stuccoes, loggias and coats of arms. The exterior is refined by the presence of a vast park with a fountain, from which you can enjoy a spectacular view of the entire valley floor.

The castle of Introd stands on a promontory protected by the rugged gorges of the Savara torrent and the Dora di Rhêmes (the name of Introd, in fact, derives from "entre-eaux", or "between the waters") and probably dates back to the 12th century; like Graines Castle, it originally probably consisted of a square keep surrounded by a wall. After numerous fires and subsequent restoration, today it is open to visits and special events.