Pessein

Pessein is a residential area in Gressan, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley. Pessein is situated nearby to the church Chiesa di San Lorenzo, as well as near the village Pila.

Places of Interest Nearby

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, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Pessein.

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 Pessein.

Maison des anciens remèdes

Museum

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

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.