Walks in Châté, Châtelard and Triatel
Deborah Bionaz

Walks in Châté, Châtelard and Triatel

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Piazza Frutaz – Châté – Châtelard – Museo Petit Monde – Mongnod
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A walk between nature and culture
From the centre of Torgnon, we discover the well-kept hamlet of Châté, its small church dedicated to Our Lady of the Alpini and finally the Châtelard alpine pasture. The tour continues in the charming hamlet of Triatel with its interesting ethnographic museum

Attachments

  • Alpeggio di Chatelard

    Credit: alpeggio - Deborah Bionaz

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  • Petit Chatelard

    Credit: petit chatelard - Deborah Bionaz

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  • La poderale sopra Chaté

    Credit: poderale - Deborah Bionaz

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9 points of interest

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    Panorama

    Above Châté

    One never tires of this bucolic view and atmosphere!
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    Architecture

    Petit Châtelrd

    Between Châté and Châtelard, this little corner offers a beautiful view of Torgnon.
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    Small patrimony

    Madonna degli Alpini Church

    Dedicated to San Grato, it already existed in the second half of the 17th century. It was rebuilt in 1719 by the parish priest Borine at the expense of the municipality.
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    Small patrimony

    Ethnographic museum

    The hamlet of Triatel is worth a visit in itself, but the presence of the Petit-Monde ethnographic museum makes this small locality a real gem. The museum consists of a terraced raccard, a grandze and a grenier, built between 1462 and 1700. The rooms, restored and enhanced, house a permanent ethnographic exhibition narrating the life and social organisation of the inhabitants of Petit Monde.
  • Panorama

    panaromic view - Triatel

    Location equipped with a panoramic binocular, which allows one to enjoy the view of both Etirol and its agricultural terraces (once dedicated to the cultivation of cereals), but also of the fauna, which mainly consists of herds of ibexes, which happily roam the fields around the village.
  • Fauna

    Chamois observation spot

    In the morning or in the evening, groups of chamois regularly meet in the forest clearing which can be found a few hundred meters from Triatel.
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    Chapelle de Ponty
    Architecture

    Ponty Chapel

    Charming chapel under the rock, dedicated to Our Lady.
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    Fauna

    Goats in Triatel

    On the way to Triatel, it is not unusual to encounter free-roaming goats that will be happy to walk a little piece of the route with you!
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    Panorama

    View on Torgnon

    The road to Triatel is located quite high above the village of Torgnon. From here, it is possible to enjoy a beautiful view of the village and its meadows. 

Description

From Place Frutaz, continue along the road in a northerly direction. Pass the hamlets of Chatrian and Pecou and arrive at Châté. A small hamlet perched on two hairpin bends, it has a magnificent view and very charming little houses. Once you have ascended the hamlet, take an obvious farm road that winds its way over the meadows above. In a short time, you reach Petit Châtelard and immediately afterwards the chapel of the Madonna degli Alpini. From here, continue on an uphill path to Châtelard. Here you can enjoy the breathtaking view of the entire valley, immersed in a bucolic setting. From Châtelard, descend back to the chapel and take the track again. Take the first turning to the left that, still on the farm road and trail number 18, leads to the hamlet of Triatel. A visit to the beautiful Petit Monde ethnographic museum is not to be missed here. Take the tarmac road back to the village and return to the starting point.
  • Departure : piazza Frutaz
  • Arrival : piazza Frutaz

Altimetric profile

Access and parking

From piazza Frutaz

Parking :

Piazza Frutaz's parking

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