La Grala

La Grala is a residential area in Gressan, Province of Aosta, Aosta Valley. La Grala is situated nearby to the fountain Petite Cerise, as well as near Grande Cerise.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eremo di San Grato and Aosta/Aoste railway station.

Eremo di San Grato

Church

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Eremo di San Grato is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of La Grala.

Aosta/Aoste railway station

Railway station

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Aosta/Aoste railway station is the main station serving the city and comune of Aosta, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1886, it forms part of the Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway, and is also a junction station for a branch line to Pré-Saint-Didier, in the Valdigne, on the way towards Courmayeur. Aosta/Aoste railway station is situated 4 km north of La Grala.

Tour de Villa Castle

Castle

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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 La Grala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pila and Aosta.

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.

Aosta

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Aosta is the capital of Italian autonomous region of Aosta Valley. The town is in a small valley with houses going up the slopes of the surrounding mountains.