Verrès

Set in the mountains, Verrès is an enchanting village in the province of Aosta, lying on the banks of the river Evançon, close to the towering spurs at the entrance to the Challand valley.
A village of particularly ancient origins, dating back to the Roman imperial age, with a historical centre that has a lot to offer, its square Piazza XXV Aprile in fact forms the main gateway. On this piazza there are the town hall and the mid-17th-century “Cappella dell’Addolorata”, now deconsecrated and hosting cultural activities organised by the Proloco (tourist office).
The important religious structures include the Collegiata di Saint-Gilles, founded in the year 911 and comprising a collegiate church with a scriptorium, a cloister, and a very rich library that still preserves parchments, papal bulls, precious manuscript volumes and 16th-century books.
The castle of Verrès, one of the most famous medieval castles in the Aosta Valley, was built in 1360 as an impregnable fortress and today it dominates the town, overlooking the valley to the north and the plain to the south. Other highlights include the ancient farmstead known as “La Murasse”, dating back to 1512, which, after a conservative restoration in the 1990s, now houses offices and exhibition and conference rooms.