Saint Ours

(Local Name: Aosta - Collegiata di S Orso) A little way northwest of the Arco di Augusto is the former collegiate church of Saint Ours (Collegiata di S Orso), originally built in the 10th century, remodeled in Late Gothic style at the end of the 15th century with fine 11th century frescoes and beautifully carved choir stalls (16th century). In front of the church is a fine campanile, partly built of Roman hewn stones (c. 1150); on the south side is a Romanesque cloister (1133) with fine carved capitals.