Castello Sarriod de la Tour

About the museum

The Castello Sarriod de La Tour was lived in for almost nine hundred years by the family that gives it its name, until the last century. It is reached by a short avenue across the plain of Saint-Pierre, between rows of apple trees and vegetable gardens, not far from the Dora Baltea. The first core dates to the first half of the 13th century, at the wish of Guillaume Sarriod, and consisted of a tower enclosed in a small rectangular enclosure, a sign of power and authority.

The castle is one of the purest expressions of Aosta Valley's medieval heritage, both in architecture and in art. In the chapel are preserved paintings of the 13th and 15th centuries; towards the end of the 15th century Antonio Sarriod de La Tour renewed the old chapel with new frescoes.

The true jewel is the very rare ceiling of heads, created around the 1430s at the wish of Jean Sarriod in the large first-floor room known as the sala delle feste: small carved heads protrude from the beams, with fantastical figures, monsters, hybrid animals, dragons and mermaids that form a wooden forest of great originality. The halls also preserve some furniture, portraits and paintings that belonged to the family, including a Pietà attributed to Jean de Chetro.

Highlights

• Ceiling of heads in the sala delle feste
• 13th- and 15th-century frescoes in the chapel
• Portraits of the Sarriod de La Tour family
• Pietà by Jean de Chetro
• Medieval strongbox

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso nel castello Sarriod de La Tour – The visit includes the sala delle feste with the ceiling of heads, the chapel with its frescoes, and the portraits and furnishings of the Sarriod de La Tour family.

Operated by

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Visitors per year

approx. 12,554

Admission & discounts

Reduced ticket for young people aged 19 to 25, for paying groups of 25 people, for groups with a licensed tourist guide and for holders of agreements (FAI, Touring Club Italiano, Aosta Valley Card, Forte di Bard ticket, combined ticket “Aosta archeologica”). Free admission up to age 18, for people with certified disabilities and a companion, for school parties, for ICOM members, journalists and holders of the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte/Valle d'Aosta or Lombardia/Valle d'Aosta. Online purchase costs a €1 advance sales fee per ticket; six-month Culture Cards are available.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

For people in wheelchairs the castle is accessible from the municipal car park, if accompanied; the visit is limited to the ground floor and part of the first floor. The presence of a companion is recommended. The castle has a lift and toilets for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly: not available

For families, the treasure hunt “Le avventure di Charlotte” is offered in the Aosta Valley castles (11 April–15 November 2026). Pushchairs cannot be used inside the castle and are left in the custody of the ticket office.

Getting there & parking

From Aosta and the A5 (Aosta Ovest exit) follow the SS26 towards Courmayeur; at the foot of the church of Saint-Pierre turn right following the signs for the car park.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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