#aosta valley

[maureen2musings]

Valle d’ Aosta, Italy

Marek Piwnicki

[uncleclaudius]

Part of the ancient Roman road to Gaul near the Italian town of Donnas in Aosta Valley has been carved into the rock, bearing a testament to the Roman engineering capabilities. It was constructed during the time of Augustus.

[cicis-bei]

Hatsune Miku from Aosta Valley, Italy!

I kept seeing amazing half serious half joking Mikus from around the world and NEEDED to contribute.

Here you can see her in a couple of "typical" outfits (explanation under the cut)

The upper left Miku (closeup in the third picture) is dressed in technical clothes for hiking in the Alps.

The bigger Miku has a bit more cultural detail: red flannels and brown corduroy pants are the stereotypical clothes of the "bacan", a person who's deeply tied to their Aosta Valley roots and lives for agriculture and raising cows. Cows are a very important part of valdotèn culture, and every year we have a competition, the Bataille des Reines, where cows called reines (queens) compete to select the Queen of queens (yes, I am serious).

She's also wearing a whistle, a sequined fedora and a red and black shawl with her birthyear and name embroidered in gold, typical clothing of the "coscritti": every year the 18 year olds of every village reunite on the days of the village celebration and, in a tradition left over from the times of military conscription, party and drink (making as much noise as possible, usually).

Her shirt sports an illustration of the Greundzo - a popular mascot based on local folklore. Last but not least, in her hand is a "coppa dell'amicizia", a wooden cup with multiple spouts traditionally used to drink with friends to seal and celebrate said friendship.

I put so much detail and love into this drawing, I hope y'all can appreciate it lol

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Castel Savoia - ITALIA

[minarachelle]

Aosta Valley in Italy - 2024

[miku-earth]

Northern Italian Miku - Aosta Valley 🇮🇹 by falayse

[madeleineengland]

❄ 30 cm of snow in northern Italy! ❄ (nov. 2024)

[postcard-from-the-past]

View of Valnontey, Aosta Valley, northern Italy

Italian vintage postcard

[mothmiso]

Aosta, Italy, 2019 (2) (3) by Phil Gyford

Via Flickr:

(1) Not a great photo but it was hard to capture how impressive the mountains surrounding Aosta are. This field, fairly central, had cows grazing, with bells ringing, so, extra nice. (3) Mont Chétif, from Courmayeur.     

[nncastle]

Here are some of the rooms in the ostentatious Sarre Castle in the Aosta Valley.

Built in 1710 on the ruins of a fortress mentioned as early as 1242, having passed through various hands, the property was purchased by the King of Italy Victor Emanuel II, who renovated it and used it during hunting expeditions in Val d’Aosta.

The royal castle of Sarre, after becoming the private property of the Savoys, was used as their headquarters for expeditions in the valleys of Cogne, Rhêmes and Valsavarenche. As you can see, he hunted chamois, ibex and other game almost to extinction.

I think this is why having too much money ruins you.

I thought the grounds were unimaginative. I mean give me two years with that plot of land and you will see a stunning garden. The views of the mountains form a unique backdrop that deserves better than just four rectangles of lawn.

Wasn’t into the thousands of dead animal skulls and horns…but I can’t say it wasn’t unique.

[travelella]

Gran Paradiso, Valsavarenche, Aosta Valley, Italy

Marek Piwnicki

[life-spire]

Aosta Valley, Italy (by Marek Piwnicki)

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[tartarelab]

castello di Verrès

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Castello di Saint-Pierre, ITALIA

[minarachelle]

Sarre, Aosta valley, Italy - 2024

[mikuteit]

Casa Farinet, Conca di By, Ollomont Valley, Aosta, Italy. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit

Luigi Einaudi, later President of Italy (1948-55), and his wife Ida stayed in this house before they fled to Switzerland on September 26, 1943 over the Col de Fenêtre Durand.

Luigi Einaudi, poi Presidente della Repubblica Italiana (1948-55), e sua moglie Ida hanno soggiornato in questa casa prima di fuggire in Svizzera il 26 settembre 1943 attraverso il Col de Fenêtre Durand.