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Municipalities. Around Forte di Bard

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Arnad

Arnad is located at an altitude of 375 metres, on the border with Bard. Along with the production of DOC wine, which it shares with Montjovet, Arnad is also famous for making Lard d’Arnad, a tasty, f…
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Bard

The village of Bard has always been of great importance throughout history as a result of its strategic location. Its rocky prominence has therefore been fortified since ancient times. The origins of…
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Brusson

In the heart of the Ayas Valley, Brusson is a tourist resort with a particularly gentle climate, loved by families who come here on holiday. Teeming with springs and lakes, this is a place for pleasa…
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Champdepraz

On an upland, nestled amidst chestnut forests, Champdepraz is located at the entrance to the Chalamy stream valley, in a setting of untamed beauty that is home to theMont Avic Natural Park. The Park…
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Champorcher

Champorcher is perched at an altitude of 1427 metres and gives its name to the valley which starts at the very foot of the Bard Fortress, 14 km away. The town has retained all its ancient features an…
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Donnas

Donnas is the nearest Municipality to the Bard Fortress for people coming from Piedmont. It is located at an altitude of 322 metres and enjoys an exceptionally mild climate that has made it famous fo…
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Fontainemore

This is the second town you come across when heading back up the Lys Valley from Pont-Saint-Martin. Fontainemore is located at an altitude of 760 metres in a delightful setting surrounded by thick fo…
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Hône

Hône is the nearest town to Bard and its Fortress. Characterised by a pretty historic quarter overlooked by the San Giorgio parish church and the majestic 18th-century bell tower, Hône offers passing…
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Issogne

Located opposite Verrès, the town is built around the towering presence of the famous 15th-century castle, to which thousands of tourists and schools flock every year. Next to it, you will find the…
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Lillianes

Lillianes is the first town you come across when heading back up the Gressoney Valley. It sits at an altitude of 655 metres. From the Middle Ages to the late 18th century, the history of Lillianes wa…
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Montjovet

In a wonderful, sunny location, Montjovet is unique in that it is the Municipality of the Aosta Valley with the most hamlets, districts and villages; it boasts as many as 50. If you love nature, the…
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Perloz

Perloz is a little village clinging to the sides of the mountain, at an altitude of 660 metres at the entrance to the Gressoney Valley. It is surrounded by thick chestnut woods and orchards, bathed i…
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Pont-Saint-Martin

Pont-Saint-Martin is the main town in the Lower Aosta Valley and welcomes visitors at the gateway to the region. Lying 6 km from the Bard Fortress, it is a lively town with four thousand inhabitants…
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Pontboset

Just 7 km from the Bard Fortress, on the right-hand side of the Champorcher Valley, when looking downstream, Pontboset is a pretty village situated at an altitude of 780 metres, still preserving many…
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Verrès

9 km from the Bard Fortress, Verrès is a town steeped in history and bursting with Medieval ruins, located where the Evançon stream flows into the Dora Baltea River. Founded by the Salassi, the old q…
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