Castello di Cly

About the museum

The castle of Cly is among the oldest in the Aosta Valley and dates back to the 11th century. It stands on a rocky spur in the municipality of Saint-Denis and dominates the surrounding territory. It belonged to the Challant family, then passed to the Savoy and in the 17th century to the Roncas, who removed precious elements for their palace at Chambave. Abandoned, it gradually fell into ruin, and at the beginning of the 20th century it was bought back by the Comune di Saint-Denis.

The complex is surrounded by a curtain wall, almost entirely preserved, which encloses the central keep, other buildings of different periods and a Romanesque chapel. The apse of the chapel was entirely decorated with frescoes, now almost completely vanished. Most of the residential and guard buildings are reduced to ruins.

The castle is owned by the Comune and opens to visitors on the occasion of the events it hosts during the year and in the summer period; guided tours have also been organised, for example by the FAI delegation of Aosta.

Highlights

• Central keep
• Curtain wall almost entirely preserved
• Romanesque chapel
• Remains of the apse frescoes

Founded

1207

Operated by

Comune di Saint-Denis

Visitors per year

approx. 1,346

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