Rapinel

Rapinel is a hamlet in Gressan, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley. Rapinel is situated nearby to the hamlet Cret Dessus, as well as near Cret Dessous.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapel of Moline and Tour de Villa Castle.

Chapel of Moline

Church

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Chapel of Moline 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.

Maison des anciens remèdes

Museum

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Maison des anciens remèdes is a museum.

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. Pila is situated 2½ km southeast of Rapinel.