Aosta

Aosta, the capital of the Aosta Valley, is a city that combines perfectly an impressive Roman heritage with a spectacular alpine landscape. Founded by the Romans as Augusta Praetoria, it preserves exceptional monuments such as Augustus Arch, Roman Theatre, city gates and remains of the wall. Its pedestrian old town invites for a peaceful stroll, discovering the Collegiate Church of Sant'Orso and the Cathedral. For the traveler, Aosta is the ideal base to explore the highest valleys and peaks of the Alps. It's a stop that offers an immersion in history, culture and nature of this bilingual region of Italy.