Where is Aosta:
Aosta is a town rich in traditions and historical and cultural Roman and Medieval remains, set in an alpine environment at the foot of the highest tops in Europe.
Aosta (about 35.000 inhabitants) is the most important town of Aosta Valley (a self-governing region) and lies in a large basin surrounded by the Mount Emilius (3559 metres), the Viou (2856 metres) and the Nona summits (3142 metres). The town is in the richest area of the valley crossed by the Dora Baltea river, where the Buthier torrent running from Valpelline flows. Thanks to the pass of the "Piccolo" and the "Grande San Bernando", Aosta has always been a very important strategic node even in regard to transports (nowadays thanks also to the Mont Blanc and "Grand San Bernardo" tunnels).

The monuments:
Aosta keeps, from a topographic point of view, a Roman town-planning: a rectangular fence of walls (nearly all replaced in the the Medieval Ages by towers and churches) divided in "insulae" by perpendicular streets looking like a chessboard.

The main monuments:
- Roman Arch of Augustus
- Praetorian Door
- Monumental "Sant' Orso" area
- Roman Theatre
- The Medieval Towers
- The Cathedral and the Roman Forum
- Chanoux square
- Museum of Saint-Benin
- Archaeological Museum

Text drawn from the official site of Aosta town.