Bard, Aosta Valley

At the narrowest point of the Aosta Valley, the Dora Baltea swings around a rock crowned by a 19th-century Savoy fortress. In May 1800 the fort on this rock held up an entire French army; restored, it now houses the Museum of the Alps. Below it, Bard keeps 15th and 16th-century houses along the old Roman road to Gaul, today walked as the Via Francigena.

Highlights

• Forte di Bard and its Museum of the Alps
• Casa del Vescovo, Casa Valperga and the Casa della Meridiana
• Archaeological geosite with rock engravings near the fort
• Summer concerts and plays in the fort's main courtyard
• The Via Francigena, crossing the Dora from Hône into the village

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.