Issogne Castle, which stands on the right bank of the river Dora Baltea in the center of issogne, is one of the most famous estates of all the Italian region of Val d'Aosta. This aristocratic residence of the Renaissance is quite different in appearance from the rather austere Castello di Verres, standing on the opposite bank of the river. The main attractions are the Castello di issogne its fountain in the form of pomegranate and richly decorated portico with rare examples of medieval painting and alpine cycle of frescoes depicting scenes from the daily life of the late Middle Ages.

The first mention of the castle are issogne 1151 th year - then it was a fortified structure belonging to the bishop of Aosta .  And some parts of the walls discovered in the cellars of the castle, can be fragments of a Roman villa of the 1st century BC . e .  In 1333, the year strained relations between the bishop of Aosta, and the family of De Verrechio, the rulers of the town of Verres, have reached their limit, and Castello di issogne was attacked and severely damaged by fire .  And in 1379, the year the castle became the property of the governor Verres Ibleto di Challand .  It was he who turned the episcopal fortress into an elegant residence in the Gothic style with a number of towers and office space .  In the 15th century with the help of the construction of new buildings castle found a horseshoe shape with a courtyard in the center .  It was then made decorations above the portico and a fountain in the form of pomegranate .  Then, until the early 19th century, the castle passed from hand to hand, but remained the property of one family - Challand, while in 1802, the year died last member of the genus .  Castello di issogne, by the time some years was in ruins, and all went into decline .  Only in the late 19th century artist Vittorio Turin Avondo, who bought the castle, he restored it and re-furnished with antique furniture .  In 1907 Avondo gave the castle to the Italian Government, and in 1948 it became the property of the government of the autonomous region of Val d'Aosta .  Today Castello di issogne open to visitors . 

Courtyard of Castello di issogne, bounded on three sides by buildings and on the fourth - garden, it forms one of the most interesting spaces of the castle. It is accessible through the entrance on the west side. Facades of the castle, facing the courtyard, decorated with frescoes depicting the heraldic emblems of the various branches of the Challand. In the center is the very fountain - from octagonal stone bowl "grows" the pomegranate tree, made of wrought iron. This leaves an unusual "tree" does not belong to a grenade, and the oak, and between them put the tiny dragonfly.

In the eastern part of the courtyard is the famous portico with round arches and Groin vault. It was carried out through the main entrance to the castle. Just Castello di issogne has about 50 rooms, but only 10 of them are open to tourists. On the ground floor dining room with furniture of the 19th century, kitchen, wooden lattice divided into two parts, the so-called "Hall of Justice", entirely frescoed and decorated with marble columns, hospital and offices. On the second floor, which is a stone spiral staircase, are the owners of the castle chambers and a small chapel. Finally, on the third floor you can see the room known as the "Camera di San Maurizio," with a large stone fireplace and a small private chapel Giorgio di Challand, the so-called "Hall of the King of France," which in the 15th century stopped King Charles VIII, "tower room" and "The room was a little Countess."

In the east wing of the Castello di issogne, closed to the public, it is a covered gallery with Groin vault. According to legend, on moonlit nights on the roof of the gallery you can see the ghost of Mary Gaspardone Bianca, the first wife of Renato di Challand, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover, and was executed in 1526, the year.