Unité des Communes Mont-Cervin Pontey
an ancient mining center
Pontey, a commune in Valle d’Aosta with a population of 809, is located on the orographic right of the Dora Baltea River, about 24 kilometers east of the regional capital.
Pontey The History
Pontey has had a past of mining importance, as evidenced by the site of the blast furnace for smelting iron and copper and traces of wheel mining for grinding grain at Valmeriana.
Whato do in Pontey
What to see in Pontey
If you are in Pontey we recommend a visit to the Valmeriana millstones, or millstones and soapstone pots produced since ancient times located on the slopes of Mount Barbeston are For those who love to walk we suggest Ii path between Alpe Valmeriana and Bellecombe, in the commune of Châtillon, known as the “Road of the Sun” for the remains of ancient millstones sketched in the rock, similar to solar disks.
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