Modzo

Modzo is a hamlet in Gressan, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley. Modzo is situated nearby to the hamlet Perchu, as well as near Acque Fredde.

Places of Interest

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

Eremo di San Grato

Church

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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 3 km northwest of Modzo.

Maison des anciens remèdes

Museum

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Maison des anciens remèdes is a museum, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Modzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pila and Pompiod.

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.