Valle d'Aosta | Aosta Valley: Mountains And Castles | 4K Drone Video
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A cinematic aerial drone video of the Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) region, in Northern Italy. Featuring the Castle of Graines in Val d'Ayas, located near the village with the same name near Brusson.
It occupies the summit of a rocky spur which commands Brusson and most of the Val d'Ayas. In medieval times, it communicated through flag or mirror messages with the nearby Bonot Tower and the Villa Castle in Challand-Saint-Victor.
According to a legend a large treasure lies buried under the castle!
The fief of Graines is documented since 515, when King Sigismund of Burgundy donated it to the newly formed Abbey of St. Maurice. The castle was perhaps built in the 11th century by its monks, who built the Romanesque chapel which is still visible in the interior.
In 1263 the abbey sold the fief to Godefroi of Challant, a faithful vassal of the House of Savoy, whose family held the castle until the 18th century. The castle was a stronghold of Catherine of Challant in her struggle for the family's inheritance. When the Challant disappeared in the 19th century, the castle was bought by Passerin d'Entrèves family, who later sold it to the commune of Brusson.
The video is followed by the Shrine of the Madonna della Neve of Machaby (Madonna of the snow), which is located at a height of 696 metres, in the Machaby valley and not far from the centre of Arnad, in a splendid position among the chestnut forests.
The building, which originates from the fourteenth century, was rebuilt entirely in 1687.
Next is the Castello superiore di Arnad (Arnad's superior castle). Situated in a position dominating the village, on the side of the Machaby valley, the castle is at present in ruins.
It was probably built by the noble De Arnado family in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was the residence of the Valleise family, who invited Amadeus VI of Savoy to lunch in 1351.
The next point of interest shown is the famous Castello di Bard (Bard's castle), also know for being features as the Hydra Fortress in Marvel's Avengers.
It is situated in the historic route that controls the pass between Italy and France in the Aosta Valley (northwest of Italy).
The current Bard fortifications were built by Charles Albert of Savoy between 1830 and 1838. It replaced a 10th-century castle that had, itself, been built on an earlier structure founded by Theodoric I in the 5th century. The castle was under the control of the powerful local lords of Bard until the middle of the 13th century when ownership passed to the House of Savoy. Under their control, the defences were strengthened and improved. On May 14, 1800, a 40,000-strong French army was stopped by 400 Austro-Piedmontese soldiers at Fort Bard. They held the pass for two weeks, completely ruining Napoleon Bonaparte's plan of making a surprise attack on the Po Valley and Turin.
Lastly, the Verres Castle (Castello di Verrès) is a fortified 14th-century fortress in the lower Aosta Valley, in north-western Italy. It has been called one of the most impressive buildings from the Middle Ages in the area. Built as a military fortress by Yblet de Challant in the fourteenth century, it was one of the first examples of a castle constructed as a single structure rather than as a series of buildings enclosed in a circuit wall.
The castle stands on a rocky promonitory on the opposite side of the Dora Baltea from Issogne Castle. The castle dominates the town of Verrès and the access to the Val d'Ayas. From the outside it looks like an austere cube, thirty metres long on each side and practically free of decorative elements.
- Footage filmed with DJI Inspire 2
-Camera: Zenmuse X7 with 50mm. ND8 filter:
- Filming time: approx. 60 minutes (4 battery set)
- Editing time: approx. 3 hours
- Editing software: FCPX (Final Cut Pro X by Apple)
- Music Licensed By: Artlist
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Valle d'Aosta - The Aosta Valley in Italy - 4K Aerial Drone Video
The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta is a mountainous autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, to the west, Valais, Switzerland, to the north and by the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont, Italy, to the south and east.
Covering an area of 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi) and with a population of about 128,000 it is the smallest, least populous, and least densely populated region of Italy. It is the only Italian region that is not sub-divided into provinces (the province of Aosta was dissolved in 1945). Provincial administrative functions are provided by the regional government. The region is divided into 74 comuni.
Italian and French are the official languages, though much of the native population also speak Valdôtain, a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal), as their home language; about half of the population can speak all three languages.
The regional capital is Aosta.
In the Middle Ages, the Aosta Valley was a compulsory passage towards Alpine passes. Thus, toll collections were an important source of power and income. Since the Aosta Valley wasn't directly controlled by any authority, it was easy to take the land and appoint yourself as its lord; therefore, local nobles moved away from the towns, in search of land where they could extend their domains. Castles, towers and fortified houses arose on unaccessible elevations to dominate vast stretches of land from above.
In the Aosta Valley, first castles date back from the beginning of the XI century; often they were built on previous fortified settlements. They consisted in a square tower, or donjon, surrounded by walls. Typical examples of fortifications from the 11th and 12th century are Graines Castle in Brusson, the castle of Cly in Saint-Denis and Châtel-Argent castle in Villeneuve. Their chapels show the extreme simplicity of Romanesque religious architecture.
Cosmopolitan Breuil-Cervinia (2,050 m asl) is the undisputed ski capital. In fact the winter season lasts a long six months (the longest season in Aosta Valley) and in summer it is possible to ski on the Plateau Rosà glacier (3,500 m asl). Modern fast lift systems means ski connections also with Valtournenche and Zermatt (Switzerland) and these resorts make up the “Cervino Ski Paradise”, a snow paradise. The resort’s ski story started 80 years ago with the first cableway Cervinia-Plan Maison (inaugurated in 1936). The area was an already famous mountaineering hub from 1865 with the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
In Cervinia everything is in walking distance, including the lift systems and means you can leave your car in the garage during your stay. The town is made up of residential homes and modern hotels, many with wellness centres, offering guests relaxation and memorable moments. Numerous after ski ideas from shopping to pre-dinner drinks with tastes of local produce, Alpine Guide’s museum visits and dinner of local gastronomical fair in the many restaurants. Don’t miss summer; hiking, mountain biking, mountain huts and the Matterhorn reflecting in the famous blue lake.
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- Footage filmed with DJI Inspire 2 - ProRes / ProRes RAW Codec
-Camera: Zenmuse X7 with 35mm /50mm
- Filming time: approx. 60 minutes (4 battery sets)
- Editing time: approx. 4 hours
- Editing software: FCPX (Final Cut Pro X by Apple)
- Music Licensed By: Artlist
- Song: Last Day of High School by Borrtex
- Wind: Low / Medium
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Bellevue Hotel and Spa, Cogne, Aosta, Italy
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A little promo I did for one of the hotels we stayed at in Italy. I wanted to keep the promo to around one minute and appeal to the widest audience.
Three reasons to stay at the Bellevue Hotel and Spa in Cogne, Aosta-
*Cogne is a authentic mountain village located in Italy’s oldest national park. Connecting with nature and the local wildlife is pretty much guaranteed.
*The hotel is like a local museum, the collection of local artwork and artefacts is really impressive.
Run by four generations of the same family and with a 90 year history, Bellevue is a cultural icon.
*Bellevue also offers the complete holiday package, in-house. Several restaurants, featuring local specialities and an extensive award winning spa centre, featuring unique vitality treatments.
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