Dawn... or Dusk

In the Aosta Valley there are two families of castles: those in feet, and those collapsed. Those collapsed are not object of cult and venerazione from part of the conventional gitanti, those more in feet are not romantici and evocative, to the face of the most perfect gotici castles.

We suggest to avvicinarsi to that object of our gita one to the sunset. That one in the position is this between all the others more impervia. It is situated to the center of a valley, or better, it is on dirupo to the confluence of a two valleys gettantisi in the valley of properly said Aosta. Immaginatevi (if this high cliff succeeds you), with strapiombi of approximately two hundred meters on three sides, encircled from the two torrents and the rigogliosi and most driven in forests. The two valleys are equipped ciascuna of one road to quota much elevating regarding the respective torrent. Scegliamone one.

From a lot far away the castle is already visible, or at least, its tower it is. But as the suspicion is approached to us, come always more that is not raggiungibile without to come down until the fondovalle and then to go back end on the dirupo. And if you are not avezzi to the frequentations of forests and mountains, it is worth the pain addestrarsi on purpose for this adventure.

Arrived therefore possibly to the sunset, when a light mist is raised slow from the darkest waters of the two water course, forests in part still sunny and part, up the rilucenti cliffs of the cliff, and finally the cylindrical tower. Is not this one scene to the H.P.Lovecraft? One scene for one left of " Dungeon & Dragons "?

You can however renounce to the sunset on the tower in order to only enjoy the sunset on the tower! Arriving from one whichever of the roads you do not have choice, you must face the forest and the course of water. Left means of which you are equipped from some part that does not turn out troublesome and faced the path. To the term of the gone back one you will be joints to the costone wooded that door to the cliff. Percorretelo without haste. Initially it is not caught a glimpse null beyond the intrico of the trees, but in the first visual contact with the castle you will not succeed to withhold the emotion. Felt that something of magical could happen in every moment. The medioevale suggestion of the castle is for pervadervi. To a sure point after one small glade riaffiora the knot cliff and appears walls to them diroccate of the castle. Also being yielded in various lacked points not to still enter from the portale in feet, you will less feel more to your comfort and of the " intruders ". Some ten of meters and you will be joints to the base of the tower.

The tower is in good state, restored without to exaggerate and private of every approached human. As it has been said is cylindrical, in clear and regular stone. The access door has been shrewedly sluice in order to prevent the scempio of usual strontiums. Only up a window is available, but ten of meters of height is found to one. Intuisce that the inside is occupied entire from the wild vegetation. All around they are montani shrubs, and little distant, always to the inside of the town-walls of it walls, is present an enormous stone circle in order to contain a formidable fire (probably illicit in how much I notice to me being prohibited the fire ignition in Valley). Fairies a turn around the fortification When you are joints on the exposed side more, sedetevi and waited for the sunset. The look innanzi to you spaces at least ten kilometers, until the Dora. Respect to it found perhaps thousand meters more up. What from the bottom it appeared strongly dramatic, from this other point of view appears calmer, like if that dominant position respect the rest of the world induces an invulnerability sense. No noise beyond to the scroscio of the laggi2u water in the bottom. Or if there is wind you will feel the coming from noises from the fondovalle, from one indistinct source.

• Piemonte;
• Valley of Aosta;
• Lombardy;
• Liguria.

I try moreover the following information on arguments:

• Ruderi in Valley of Aosta;