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Parish church of the Holy Trinity
Since its foundation in 1702, the church has been dedicated to the Holy Trinity, but its patron is Saint Francis Xavier, given that it could not be attributed the patronal title of the Thre…
The Lys Glacier and the city of Felik
Not always, in the past, have the glaciers blocked the upper hills of the Monte Rosa massif: numerous legends tell of pastures, cultivated fields and fields now covered with perennial snow an…
Walser Ecomuseum
The Ecomuseum is made up of three buildings that lead visitors on a voyage of discovery through the Walser culture:Country House – Puròhus
Typical house fro…
Le tipiche tradizioni walser per il capodanno
Dopo il Natale fervono i preparativi per festeggiare l’arrivo del Capodanno (Nujoahr).
In ogni casa si preparano i “chiechene”, dolci tradizionali (vedere ricette), che s…
Titsch: the German dialect from Gressoney
In addition to a particular lifestyle, Walser brought their language too. It is a variant of the Alemannian dialect, the most ancient stock among the German dialect groups.
This dialect i…
The stadel, old Walser buildings
The Valle del Lys, like other mountain valleys that surround the Monte Rosa, was populated, up until the Middel Ages, by a population of Germanic origins coming from the Uppe…
Gressoney folk group
The Gressoney folk group – Greschoney Trachtengruppe was founded in 1957, with the aim of promoting the heritage of folk dances and songs in German and Titsch, and i…
Traditional Gressoney costume
The traditional costume of Gressoney is among the most beautiful in the Aosta Valley.In ancient times Gressoney’s women were used to wearing thei…
