La Plagne Vallée

In the centre of Aime la Plagne rises a Roman basilica built in the 11th century. It is commonly known as Saint Martin’s Basilica, but its official name is the Church of Saint Martin’s Priory. It was built on the foundations of a Roman civil basilica then a Carolingian church. Inside, in the choir stalls, you can see 12th / 13th century frescos and in the basement, there are engraved stones from the Roman era, not forgetting the crypt. Not far from the railway line, the Tour Montmayeur has an exhibition that explains the architecture of the houses in the Tarentaise valley at different altitudes. On Saint Sigismond hill stands the Espace Archéologique Pierre Borrione: about stones and men. The building, which used to be the main church of Aime, is now a Musée de France. It bears the name of its founder and patron who was a doctor and mayor of Aime. Pierre Borrione was anxious to conserve the many traces of the past of his town and the rest of the valley. In the town centre, the parish church dedicated to the nativity of the Virgin was built between 1675 and 1678. It presents all the characteristics of baroque art whose principles resulted from the Counter-Reformation and the Council of Trent.