Bard, Aosta Valley

Bard

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

PatafisikBard 2018 abc14 via Francigena CC BY-SA 4.0
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LauromBard Municipio CC BY-SA 3.0
Raffaele SergiBard da hone ponte CC BY 2.0
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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

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Bard (Italia), Bard, Aosta Valley), Wikivoyage (Bard (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 108

Things to see

Ponte di Bard (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of the Assumption Religious · 15 August

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Bard (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Aosta Valley

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Luigi ChiesaFontina DOP CC BY 3.0
FontinaCheeseProtected semi-cooked cheese from Valdostana cow's milk
Jambon de BossesCured meatRaw ham spiced with mountain herbs, cured at 1600 m
PatafisikLardo di Arnad fiera CC BY-SA 4.0
Lard d'ArnadCured meatPork shoulder lard spiced with mountain herbs
PampucoFromadzo DOP - Foire de Saint-Ours 2026 CC BY 4.0
Valle d'Aosta FromadzoCheeseCow's milk cheese, sometimes with a little goat's milk
Soupe à la valpellinoiseDishSoup of bread, savoy cabbage and fontina
Blue moon in her eyesCarbonnade provençale ou carbonnée CC BY 2.0
CarbonadeDishBeef salted for 12 days, then slowly cooked with wine

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina valdostana). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

9 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 3
B&Bs and guest houses 3
Hostels 2
Campsites 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme di Saint Vincent (IT) · ~23 min by car

Nearby member villages

Fontainemore · 9.8 km
Rosazza · 19 km
Ingria · 22 km
Borgo il Piazzo · 24 km
Rassa · 27 km