Sarre Attractions

Sarre (631m/2,082ft), is a village with a castle of 1710. This is a good base for a pleasant detour (28km/17mi south), up the Val de Cogne, past the castle of Aymavilles with its four towers (16th-17th century; restored) and up the monotonous valley high above the ravine of the roaring Grand'Eyvie. Far below can be seen the Pont d'El, with a Roman aqueduct of the Augustan period, 120m/396ft above the stream. The road then continues to Cogne (1,534m/5,062ft), the chief town in the valley which is popular both as a summer and a winter holiday resort (iron mine; tunnel 6km/3.5mi long on a mine rairoad to Aosta). From here there is a beautiful view to the south of Gran Paradiso (4,061m/13,401ft; the climb by way of Valsavarenche takes 17 hours with guide) and to the northwest of Mont Blanc. Lift to Mont Cuc (2,075m/6,848ft).