LE SOMMET DE
L’ARTISANAT
VALDÔTAIN
Daring works of art at an
impenetrable fortress
9 October – 9 December 2021
Delicate plays of light, appealing designs, unexpected architecture: these make wicker baskets, statues and wooden bas-reliefs come to life, animating the walls of a breath-taking monumental complex…
LE SOMMET
DE L’ARTISANAT
ARTISANS
OF LE SOMMET
All the faces
of the saint ours
All the events of the saint ours
Sommet de l’Artisanat Valdôtain
10 October / 9 December 2021
Delicate plays of light, appealing designs, unexpected architecture: these make wicker baskets, statues and wooden bas-reliefs come to life, animating the walls of a breath-taking monumental complex…
Fair of Sant’Orso
Donnas
January 2022
It’s not long now until the coldest days of the year but, warmed by the revelling villagers, the ancient village of Donnas is not concerned. Everything is set to welcome the much-loved craftworkers…
La
Saint Ours
30/31 January 2022
One day someone is bound to ask you if it’s possible to travel in time, as far back as over a thousand years. Well, you’ll say yes because every winter in a small valley of giants, the mountains come to life, shedding wood, stone, iron…
How the objects
of Saint Ours
are born?
The floor to the artisans
More than a thousand craftsmen
As children, some of them carved pieces of wood for fun while grazing cattle. Others learnt from family members, or at school. Some have even found love while showing their work at exhibitions…
The exhibitions
of traditional
craftsmanship
The museums
of traditional
craftsmanship
Traditional handicraft
boutiques
Vers
la Foire
d’hiver