Fontainemore

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Every five years the people of Fontainemore set out in procession to the sanctuary of Oropa, a procession recorded as early as 1557. The village lies in the Lys valley, the easternmost in the Aosta Valley, with a hump-backed bridge over the river and its parish church of Sant'Antonio. Nearby the Lys plunges into the Gouffre de Guillemore, the gorge that traditionally divided French-Provençal speakers from the Walser.

Highlights

The procession to Oropa, held every five years since at least 1557
The old hump-backed bridge over the Lys
Gouffre de Guillemore, a gorge on the trail of the ravines
Mont Mars nature reserve and its visitor centre (IT)
Rural stone architecture in hamlets such as Farettaz

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 418

Things to see

Lago Bonnel (IT)
Lago Vargno (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot Religious · 17 January

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Fontainemore) (CC BY-SA).

Specialities of Aosta Valley

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

FontinaCheeseProtected semi-cooked cheese from Valdostana cow's milk
Jambon de BossesCured meatRaw ham spiced with mountain herbs, cured at 1600 m
Lard d'ArnadCured meatPork shoulder lard spiced with mountain herbs
Valle d'Aosta FromadzoCheeseCow's milk cheese, sometimes with a little goat's milk
Soupe à la valpellinoiseDishSoup of bread, savoy cabbage and fontina
CarbonadeDishBeef salted for 12 days, then slowly cooked with wine