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The fortified houses
Jaccond, Maisonnasse or Soala House
Probably built in the 12th century, taller than five metres, it possibly served as a lazaretto during the 1630 plague. It was perhaps on…
Saint Michael archangel parish church
In 1786 an episcopal decree by Monsignor De Solar allowed the hamlet of Gaby to have its own parish, indipendent from the one of Issime: the parish church of Saint Michael archangel was built o…
Vourry Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is situated 980 metres above sea level, approximately 2 km outside the Gaby village.
Dedicated to Our Lady of Thanks, it became a place of pilgrimage, mostly famous fro…
La società filarmonica ''Regina Margherita''
La fondazione della banda musicale di Gaby risale al 1922. La filarmonica, denominata “Regina Margherita”, nasce per merito della maestra Teresa Yon, che avvia alla musica be…
Typical Gaby costume
Having fallen into disuse at the beginning of the twentieth century, the female Gaby costume was brought back into vogue for folkloristic purposes after the last worl…
The stadel, old Walser buildings
The Valle del Lys, like other mountain valleys that surround the Monte Rosa, was populated, up until the Middel Ages, by a population of Germanic origins coming from the Uppe…
