Rhemes-Saint-Georges: Lo Berlò, Rye Culture and Local History

Rhêmes-Saint-Georges combines experiences in nature, local traditions and clearly recognisable traces of the village’s history. When you choose a holiday apartment in Rhemes-Saint-Georges, you can tailor your trip to very different interests: wildlife and Patois, historic religious buildings, rye processing or special experiences for the whole family.

Lo Berlò: an experience trail between nature and local culture

Lo Berlò is located at the Espace Loisir in the La Palud hamlet of the municipality of Rhêmes-Saint-Georges. There, a specially designed experience trail offers insights into the wildlife of Gran Paradiso National Park, the food culture of the Alpine region and the local language, Patois. This place is particularly suitable for families looking for shared discoveries, as it brings together several themes without separating nature from culture.

Holiday apartment in Rhemes-Saint-Georges between chapels and village history

Visitor routes in Rhêmes-Saint-Georges lead to restored bread ovens and mills connected with the local rye production cycle. In the village of Voix, the Cappella di Voix was built in 1781. Together, these two themes show how closely craftsmanship, religious tradition and the history of the villages are connected.

The Cappella del Prieur also recounts a turning point in the area’s history: after the former chapel was destroyed by an avalanche in the 18th century, it was rebuilt in 1733. The parish museum in Coveyrand preserves historic sacred furnishings and liturgical objects from the parish church and its associated chapels. This creates a cultural focus made up of individual places and specific objects.

In Le Coveyrand stands a small 15th-century storage building that was used for processing rye. The villages of Vieux and Coveyrand also include a building dating from 1696 with distinctive cylindrical columns. Details like these give your visit a historical focus and are especially suitable if, alongside experiences in the landscape, you would also like to discover older architectural forms and regional working practices.

Rye and living traditions

The connection with rye culture is not limited to historic buildings. At the rye festival, you can watch bread being baked in the village oven. Another local speciality is the „Fiha di Tratteur“: it is a tractor parade in which residents and tourists travel on agricultural trailers from Rhêmes-Saint-Georges to Rhêmes-Notre-Dame. This places both grain processing and a community tradition at the centre of the travel experience.

Getting there and stories along the way

Rhêmes-Saint-Georges can be reached by the public bus services of Società Autoservizi Valle D’Aosta, or SAVDA for short. For your planning, the area also offers free podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Deezer and Spreaker, as well as via the Loquis app. While you walk, Loquis tells the stories of the places you visit as soon as you approach them. A holiday apartment in Rhemes-Saint-Georges can therefore be combined with a wide range of daily interests: historical discoveries, local food culture, nature-related topics or exploring together with children.

Further destinations for your regional orientation

For further orientation within the region, you can also find Champoluc, Émarèse, Pont-Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre, Quart, Ayas, Aymavilles and Gressan.

For the higher-level travel overview: Aosta Valley.