Building with stone
Antagnod Building with stone The availability of timber was certainly a key factor that had a profound influence on the development of architecture in Ayas,
Antagnod Building with stone The availability of timber was certainly a key factor that had a profound influence on the development of architecture in Ayas,
Antagnod Sabot worn on the snow (photo by Gianfranco Bini, from Various Authors, Ayas. Storia, usi, costumi e tradizioni della valle, Edizioni Società Guide Champoluc-Ayas,
Lignod Johann Joseph Franz Curta (1827-1881) Born in Gressoney-Saint-Jean into a family with artistic traditions, he is the author of several of the many religious
Antagnod Home of the Municipality of Ayas. Named after their historic owners — the Rivetti family, a prominent family of textile industrialists from Biella —
Antagnod The mill The data provided by the Catasto d’impianto (Land Registry) made it possible to carry out a census — for mills as well
Lignod The Charcoal Kilns The transformation of wood into charcoal took place in specially built circular wooden structures with a conical covering layered with leaves
Lignod The Oven The community oven, once a true communal building serving the village, is part of the vast rural architectural heritage of the high
Ayas Archdeacon of the Cathedral of Aosta, distinguished theologian and expert in canon law and sacred art, Edouard Brunod was born in Ayas on 15
Ayas Catasto is a term of Greek origin derived from κατάστιχον, meaning “line by line” and, as can easily be inferred from the literal meaning,
Ayas The consorterie, which have their roots in the Middle Ages, are a traditional institution of the Aosta Valley, although they are partly similar to