Liguria, Piedmont & the Italian Riviera - Italy - page 459

7 Roman Forum A2

8 Roman Theatre C1

9 Torre dei Balivi C1

10 Torre dei Fromage C2

Activities, Courses & Tours

11 Meinardi Sport A2

Sleeping

12 Hotel Le Pageot D3

13 Hotel Turin C2

Eating

14 Ad Forum B2

15 Osteria del Calvino A2

16 Osteria dell'Oca A2

17 Trattoria Aldente A2

Vecchia Aosta (see 5)

Sights

Chiesa di Sant'Orso
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(Via Sant'Orso; 9am-7pm) Aosta's most intriguing church is part of a still-operating mon-
astery. The church dates back to the 10th century but was altered on several occasions,
notably in the 15th century, when Giorgio di Challant of the ruling family ordered the ori-
ginal frescoes to be painted over and a new, lower roof installed.
All was not lost: the renovations left the upper levels of the frescoes intact above the
new roofline. You can ask the warden to unlock the door, letting you clamber up a narrow
flight of wooden steps into the cavity between the original and the 15th-century ceilings to
view the well-preserved remnants.The interior and the magnificently carved choir stalls
are Gothic, but excavations have unearthed the remains of an earlier church. Beneath the

CHURCH