AYMAVILLES
  

Stemma

The village is situated in the centre of a green and sunny hollow on the shaded mountainside, among meadows, orchards and vineyards. Positioned at 640 m of height, the village is 7 km from Aosta , at the exit of Mont Blanc motorway and at the outlet of Cogne valley. A castle , which was object of many changes in the centuries , overlooks the village .

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Aymavilles castle


Aymavilles castle has a suggestive look . The first information we have about the fief and the castle date back to 1278 , when the castle was only a quadrangular tower , surrounded by a wall . Then , were built the four angular towers and a battlement with loopholes , as well as a double castle wall provided with a moat and a drawbridge . In 1882 the castle was bought by senator Bombrini and in 1970 it was sold to the regional administration . In 2000 important restoration work were carried out .

Castle

 

Activities and traditions

The good position of Ozein helps agriculture whose products can be tasted in the typical cuisine, for example the Ozein’s Favò. It’s a broad bean soup, which is the symbol of the simplicity end nourishing flavour of the old tradition. This dish is object of a feast, the “Favò”, which is hold in summer.
The manifestation begins with a walk in the Ozein’s centre, where there are people to express the ancient works (sculptor, shepherd, craft men ecc…) like a kind living museum. After a plunge into the past you can taste the soup with rye bread a and Fontina, a cow cheese. For a long time a coral and folkloric groups manifestation took place in the park around the castle.
Near the castle there’s the “Cave des Onze Communes”, one of the eleven winery associated, where Aymavilles typical wine is sold. In summer the cultural manifestation “été-trad” took place. In some evenings there are a celtic music concert, dancing nights or drive in amuse the people.

 


Saint Martin church


The present building was built in the years 1760-1762 . The characteristic façade was painted by the painter Grange . The high altar was built in 1856 by the sculptor Freydoz to replace the previous one , while the organ was built in 1848 . The bell-tower which dates back to the medieval period is a nice square tower which rises some metres from the church . In the belfry is collocated the oldest bell of Aosta Valley . The crypt , one of the oldest known in Aosta Valley , in its original part dates back to the last quarter of X century .


 
Saint Martin church

Saint Léger church

 

The parish church of Saint Martin was rebuilt in 1742-1725 . The high altar was carried out in the years 1764-1766 . The bell-tower , which still has important medieval elements , was readapted in its top part in 1833 : the Romanesque openings were partly destroyed or plugged .


Saint Léger church

Services

The commune offers a football ground , a nursery and primary school , a playground , a microcommunity for old people and a centre for the young . Furthermore , the village has four hotels , three pizzerie , two restaurants , a pub , a pharmacy and a campsite .

The commune

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