Sarriod de La Tour Castle – Porta Pretoria (Aosta) loop from Arvier

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Sarriod de La Tour Castle – Porta Pretoria (Aosta) loop from Arvier

Hard

104

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Sarriod de La Tour Castle – Porta Pretoria (Aosta) loop from Arvier

03:53

57.5km

870m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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4.74 km

Châtel-Argent Castle

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Recent studies have shown that the castle was built in its current appearance around 1275, although the toponym Castrum Argenteum appears as early as 1176.
The builder was probably Master …

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6.12 km

Sarriod de La Tour Castle

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The oldest part of the castle of the Sarriod de la Tour family dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries. Inside it houses frescoes from the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.

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21.8 km

Casaforte di Rhins

Castle

25.0 km

Gignod

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Like all municipalities of the Great Saint Bernard Valley, the history of the Gignod area is strongly influenced by the Via Francigena. It was a transit route between the north …

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33.5 km

Porta Pretoria (Aosta)

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The Porta Praetoria was one of the main gates of the Roman city of Augusta Praetoria Salassorum, as Aosta was called in ancient Rome. It served as the main access …

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34.3 km

Arch of Augustus

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One of the most characteristic monuments of Aosta that tells of its Roman origins: built in 25 BC by Aulus Terentius Varro Murena, not far from the eastern entrance of the city walls.

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44.4 km

Les Îles Green Area

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At the gates of Gressan, next to the Dora Baltea and along the cycle path that connects Sarre to Pontey, there is the splendid green area "Les Îles". Extending over …

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49.0 km

Sarre Castle

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The castle stands in the Lalex area, on a promontory overlooking the Aosta plain above the state road to Mont Blanc, just beyond the crossroads for Cogne.

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51.8 km