The Tour de Villa Castle, also long called the Tower of the Poor, is a private castle in the municipality of Gressan, Aosta Valley. It stands on a modest granite rock on the gentle slope that also hosts the village, west of the Côte de Gargantua, the lateral moraine of the Pila basin glacier at the end of the Gressan stream impluvium.

Sarre Castle

Castle

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Sarre Castle is a castle located in Sarre, Aosta Valley, Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aymavilles and Oveillan.

Aymavilles

Village

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Aymavilles is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. The Roman aqueduct bridge Pont d'Aël, in the village of the same name, crosses a 66-metre deep gorge, today carrying a hiking trail.

Oveillan

Hamlet

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Oveillan is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Turille.

Pila

Village

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Pila is an Alpine ski-resort in the Aosta Valley region of northern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Gressan. There are more than 24 pistes, including 4 blue runs, 29 red runs and 4 black runs, with a pipe zone and a slopestyle zone. Pila is situated 4 km southeast of Turille.

Turille

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Jovençan, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.71095° or 45° 42′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.27209° or 7° 16′ 20″ east

Open location code

8FQ9P76C+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2533636533

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pessolin and Les Adam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sant’Orso (Jovençan) and Municipio di Jovençan.

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