San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is a locality in Gressan, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley. San Lorenzo is situated nearby to the village Pila, as well as near the hamlet Pos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eremo di San Grato and Tour de Villa Castle.

Eremo di San Grato

Church

Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eremo di San Grato is a church.

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. Tour de Villa Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of San Lorenzo.

Maison des anciens remèdes

Museum

Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maison des anciens remèdes is a museum, which is situated 4 km northwest of San Lorenzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pila and Pompiod.

Pila

Village

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.