Aymavilles Castle

Where: Aymavilles
Best for: Four round corner towers
Allow: 1 hr 15 min
Best time: Late morning in spring or autumn
Tickets: From €9; Checked September 2026

Aymavilles Castle guards the entrance to the Cogne Valley with four round corner towers that the Challant family added in the early fifteenth century, when they rebuilt an older fortress.

In the eighteenth century it was refashioned into an elegant residence, and today it is a museum on four levels. Inside are painted decorations from the nineteenth century, exhibits from the Académie Saint-Anselme collection and, in the attic, the fifteenth-century timber roof structure, visible from below. The site reopened to the public in 2022 after a long restoration. It is one of the more scenic castles in the Aosta Valley, set just off the road to Cogne, and easy to combine with other regional castles on the Culture Card.

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Four things worth finding

If you see nothing else, see these.

The four round corner towersChallant family, early 15th century
Two of them have Guelph crenellations, two Ghibelline, a political puzzle built in stone.At the corners of the castle
The monumental staircase
One of the most dramatic eighteenth-century remodelings in the castle.At the center of the building
The Académie Saint-Anselme collection
A collection of coins, sacred objects and natural specimens from the old Aosta Valley institution.First floor
The attic timber roof
The fifteenth-century timber roof structure, visible from below, with scale models of the castle's phases.Third floor

Plan your visit

Everything you need before you go.

Tickets: From €9
Booking: No booking needed
Time needed: 1 hr 15 min
Best time: Late morning in spring or autumn; a good rainy-day stop in the valley
Getting there: At Aymavilles, at the entrance of the Cogne Valley, off the SS26 west of Aosta toward Courmayeur, or from the A5 Aosta Ovest exit. Parking near the castle is limited and campers are not allowed.
Accessibility: Free entry for disabled visitors with a companion; the castle has a lift between levels (ask staff).

Reduced €7. Free for under-26s, disabled visitors with a companion, teachers and museum-circuit pass holders. The Culture Card Alta Valle (€16, valid six months) covers Aymavilles, Sarre, Sarriod de la Tour and Pont d'Aël. Last updated September 2026. Prices change, so check the official site before you go.