Fort Bard

Fort Bard, also known as Bard Fort (Italian: Forte di Bard; French: Fort de Bard [fɔʁ də baʁ]), is a fortified complex built in the 19th century by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above Bard, a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. Fort Bard has been completely restored after many years of neglect. In 2006 it reopened to tourists as the Museum of the Alps, it has additional art exhibitions and galleries. In the summer, the main courtyard is used to host musical and theatrical performances.

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Fort Bard ranks #802 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 452 mapped in Italy. Founded 1830, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,874 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 260,000 visitors in 2022. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Turin, 59 km away. It is one of the 16 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Aosta Valley. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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