Maison musée Jean Paul II
The local council of Introd, under the sponsorship of the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, and with the co-operation of the Vatican, has promoted the birth of the House Museum John Paul II. The Museum has been created as a tribute to the Holy Father, who has honoured for several years the Region with his presence.
The Museum is located in Les Combes, a small village that belongs to Introd’s municipality, today called “lieu dit du Saint Père”: Pope John Paul II has been there for ten times; also Pope Benedict XVI has planned his holidays there for three years, including his stay during the summer 2009, from the 18 to the 29 of July.
The House Museum John Paul II contains an exposition of objects that used to belong to John Paul II, gifts given to him during his pastoral travels, and daily life objects.
The exposition is enriched by numerous pictures taken during the more important moments of his long Pontificate, a philatelist section with all the stamps created in every country he has been to, and an exposition of the coins realized during the 18 years of the Pontificate of John Paul II.
Fondation Grand Paradis deals with the aspects linked to the promotion of the Museum, thank to the collaboration of the Introd’s Municipality and the Cooperative Diva that grants the daily opening.
The entrance at the Museum is included in our “group ticket” that gives access to all the ten sites that Fondation Grand Paradis manages and promotes.