Oratorio di Tromgasso

In Tache, the village quarter of Gressoney-La-Trinité, the Oratorio di Tromgassò is a small devotional building within the settlement's historic fabric.

Why it matters

The oratory belongs to the village's smaller devotional architecture, distinct in scale from the parish church of the Santissima Trinità and the chapels of the outlying fractions.

What to notice

At Tache, the oratory stands within the village alongside the parish precinct and traditional Walser houses of timber and stone.

Context and history

Walser settlers reached the head of the Lys valley from Valais more than eight centuries ago. Their language and settlement pattern remain part of Gressoney-La-Trinité's identity; the Oratorio di Tromgassò stands in Tache near the parish church of the Santissima Trinità.