Quart: Rock Carvings and Historical Heritage

Quart Between the Past and Mountain Landscapes

Quart is a destination where traces of the Neolithic period, historic buildings, distinctive landscape features and a still strongly established dairy-farming tradition come together. This offers various starting points for planning your trip, particularly if you would like to get to know a place through its history, surroundings and regional character.

Rock Carvings and Historic Buildings

In Vollein, the Vollein rock carvings are located on a rounded hilltop. They consist of small cup marks as well as undulating and meandering grooves. The carvings are closely associated with the Neolithic necropolis and can therefore presumably be assigned to the same period, the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC.

Another historical point of interest is the Torre Palmier in Larey (Villair). The tower dates from the 13th century, is part of the Casaforte di Larey and was significantly altered by a renovation in 1972. In the area around Quart, you will also find Castello di Fenis, Roncas Palace, the historic site of Teatro Romano di Aosta and the Criptoportico Forense monument. Together, these buildings and sites broaden the view of the different historical layers around Quart.

Landscape Features and Activities

The mountain Becca di Nona, the Punta Rossa peak and Monte Faroma are located in the area around Quart. The natural arch Arco D'Augusto is also located in the area around Quart. If you include mountain landscapes and distinctive natural formations in your travel plans, these different landscape themes can influence your choice of activities, without automatically implying a specific route.

Vollein also has an equipped climbing facility. During a stay in Quart, the rock carvings and an equipped climbing facility therefore come together in Vollein as two different focal points.

Fontina and Dairy Farming

The regional character includes dairy farming, which remains strongly established in Quart. The name of the well-known cheese Fontina may go back to the Alpe Fontin, located in Quart. It is precisely this cautious connection between landscape, agriculture and culinary tradition that makes the Fontina reference an interesting detail for visitors who do not wish to consider regional products separately from their surroundings.

Getting There and Choosing Your Stay

Quart can be reached from Aosta by bus routes 21 “Aosta-Chetoz” and 29 “Saint-Pierre-Villefranche”. For your planning, this specific connection provides public transport between Aosta and Quart. When choosing a hotel, you can therefore first consider whether the rock carvings and climbing facility in Vollein, historic buildings in the surrounding area, landscape features or regional dairy farming should be the focus of your stay.

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