Description
The Roman theatre of Aosta, of which the southern façade remains today, is 22 metres (72 ft) tall. The structure, dating from the late reign of Augustus, could contain up to 4,000 spectators. The Aosta Valley is a mountainous semi-autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France to the west, Valais, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east. The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley which with its tributary valleys includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the Matterhorn; its highest peak is Mont Blanc (4.810 m).