Montjovet

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Montjovet is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Montjovet lies in the lower Aosta Valley, between France and Switzerland. Though it only has an area of 18.7 square kilometers, the commune has 50 villages and hamlets, and a number of hills, the highest of which is Mont Lyan, at 2174 metres. Historically, the parish was under the control of the Bishop of Aosta. The current main parish church, Parrocchia della Natività della Vergine Maria, opened in 1837. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.8 thous.Area: 7.24 mi²Coordinates: 45°42'30"N, 7°40'30"E

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Montjovet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verrès Castle, Issogne Castle, Graines Castle, Cly castle.

2.8 miS
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Verrès Castle, Verrès
73 min walk • Verrès Castle is a fortified 14th-century castle in Verrès, in the lower Aosta Valley, in north-western Italy. It has been called one of the most impressive buildings from the Middle Ages in the area.
3.7 miS
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Issogne Castle, Issogne
96 min walk • Issogne Castle is a castle in Issogne, in lower Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy. It is one of the most famous manors of the region, and is located on the right bank of the Dora Baltea at the centre of the inhabited area of Issogne.
4.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Graines Castle
111 min walk • The Castle of Graines is a castle in Val d'Ayas, located near the village with the same name in the municipality of Brusson, Aosta Valley, northern Italy. It occupies the summit of a rocky spur which commands Brusson and most of the Val d'Ayas.
6.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Cly castle, Chambave
159 min walk • Cly is a castle in the Italian town of Saint-Denis, overlooking the Dora Baltea river, in Aosta Valley, northwest Italy. It belongs to the so-called primitive style of castle, consisting of a keep with a surrounding wall. The ruins rise from a bed of metamorphic rock, on the edge of a fault line which extends to the Castle of Quart.
3.2 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Castello di Ussel, Châtillon
83 min walk • The castle of Ussel is one of the medieval castles of the Aosta Valley. It sits atop a rocky ridge overlooking the town of Châtillon, in a position to ensure control of the entrance to Valtournenche and the Dora Baltea valley floor.
7.4 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Mountain hut
Rifugio Arp
188 min walk • The Arp refuge is located in the Alta Val d'Ayas in the Palasinaz valley.
4.2 miNW
45°45'1"N • 7°36'45"E
Castello di Chatillon, Châtillon
107 min walk • Forts and castles
6.2 miSE
45°37'59"N • 7°44'47"E
Santuario di Machaby
159 min walk • Church
4.9 miSE
45°38'42"N • 7°43'11"E
Chiesa di san Martino - Parrocchiale Arnad
124 min walk • Church
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Avic
141 min walk • Mont Avic is a mountain in the Graian Alps, in the Aosta Valley, north-western Italy. It has an elevation of 3,006 m. It is included in the Gran Paradiso massif.
1.5 miN
45°43'49"N • 7°40'19"E
Castello di Chenal
39 min walk • Forts and castles