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The boundary wall
The boundary wall of Augusta Praetoria formed a rectangle measuring 727m by 574 and was built from an interior layer of river stones and an external layer of blocks of travertine.
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Thermal baths
Situated in via Chabloz, inside the middle school of Piazza San Francesco, to the north of the Town Hall.
The building dates back to the 1st century A.D.
Some heated rooms have bee…
The Towers
There were two towers for each doorway, four corners plus another eight: twenty in total. Given their number, their strong protrusion towards the exterior and the emphasis given by the doubl…
L'Artisanà - craft shop - Aosta
The craftsmen of the Aosta valley traditionally used the term “l’Artisanà” to refer to the shop in the centre of Aosta where the products displayed during the Sant’Orso Craft Fair…
Balivi tower
The Balivi tower (or Tour du Baillage), situated in Via Guido Rey, on the north-western corner of the Roman boundary wall, was built in the Middle Ages on the structures of th…
Bramafam Tower
Bramafam Tower stands at the corner of Via Bramafam and Viale G. Carducci, along the southern side of the Roman walls.
Its official name is Bramafam Castle, but it i…
Fromage tower
Situated north of Porta Praetoria, in the archaeological area of the Roman theatre and surrounded by original mediaeval houses, it gets its name from the noble De Casei family (later gallicized to…
Jocteau Castle - Alpine Military School
Built at the beginning of the 20th century in an eclectic style and situated on the Beauregard hill to the north-east of Aosta, the castle is th…
Leper's Tower
Ancient Roman fortified house, Leper’s Tower was transformed into a feudal residence by the noble Friour family, which appears in records since 1191.
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Montfleury Castle
This castle stands in the western area of Aosta, in Via Piccolo San Bernardo.
It is octagonal and was built towards the end of the 18th century from th…
