Pila
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.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Aosta Valley
- Also known as: “Pila, Aosta Valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eremo di San Grato and Tour de Villa Castle.
Tour de Villa Castle
Castle
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Pila.
Chapel of Moline
Church
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapel of Moline is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Pila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pompiod and Aymavilles.
Pompiod
Hamlet
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pompiod is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Pila.
Aymavilles
Village
Photo: Al*from*Lig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aymavilles is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Pila.
Pollein
Village
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pollein is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Pila.
Pila
- Categories: frazione, ski area, and locality
- Location: Gressan, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.68727° or 45° 41′ 14″ northLongitude
7.31082° or 7° 18′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FQ9M8P6+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 564536298OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q1060416
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Pila” goes by many names.
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