La Mothe Castle: The Savoyard Secretary Who Married Into a Valley and Named a Fortress
La Mothe Castle in Arvier: From Feudal Oath to Barn in Four Centuries La Mothe Castle is a medieval castle located in Arvier, Aosta Valley. … Read more
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Saint-Pierre Castle: The Four Turrets a Victorian Baron Added to Make It Look Medieval
Camillo Boggio’s corner turrets gave a genuine 12th century castle its storybook profile Castello di Saint-Pierre (French: Château de Saint-Pierre) is a late 12th-century castle … Read more
Aymavilles Castle and the Challant Family: Centuries of Stone and Power
A 13th-century stronghold reshaped by the Challant family on a moraine slope above the Aosta Valley Aymavilles Castle is a castle located in Aymavilles in … Read more
The royal castle of Sarre
The royal castle of Sarre (French: château royal de Sarre) is a castle located in Lalex, Sarre, in the Aosta Valley. The building is distinguished … Read more
Bramafam Tower: The Aosta Fortress Named After Hunger and Jealousy
“Crying Out for Hunger”: The Dark Name Behind Aosta’s Bramafam Tower Bramafam Castle, commonly called Bramafam Tower (French: tour de Bramafam) and rarely the castle … Read more
Castello di Nus, Aosta Valley
Nus Castle, sometimes called Castello delle Piane, is a medieval castle in Nus, Aosta Valley. Although the building date of the castle cannot be determined … Read more
Castello di Ussel: The Fortified Monolith Above Châtillon That Time Forgot
How Ebalo II of Challant turned a serpentinite ridge into the first monobloc castle in Aosta Valley The castle of Ussel is a medieval castle … Read more