Must-see attractions in Aosta

The neoclassical facade of Aosta's cathedral belies the impressive Gothic interior. Inside, the carved 15th-century walnut-wood choir stalls are…

Aosta’s little city museum does an excellent job of detailing the city’s Roman history with a scale model of Aosta’s Roman layout plus various…

Aosta's main Roman gate.

This intriguing church is part of a still-operating monastery. The church dates back to the 10th century but was altered on several occasions, notably in…

Beneath the old parish church of the village, you can glimpse the dusty layers of early Christian history. Excavations have revealed a small cruciform…

What remains of the city's Augustan forum mostly lies beneath the 'modern' piazza, although you can visit its colonnaded underground walkway (known as a…

This arched, cobbled Roman bridge, also know as the Pont de Pierre, crossed the River Buthier in the first century AD, but today it's high and dry (though…

Part of the Roman theatre's 22m-high facade is still intact. In summer, performances are held in the better-preserved lower section.

This former 12th-century prison once formed a significant corner of Aosta's Roman wall.

This squat and rather austere triumphal arch was built in 25BC.

Next to the Porta Praetoria, this imposing tower is named not for the love of French cheese (fromage) but rather after the last descendent of the medieval…