The Fort Bard is an imposing military structure that stands on top of a fortress at the entrance of the Aosta Valley, in a dominant position in the Dora Baltea gorge.The building as it stands today was built in the nineteenth century by the Savoy expanding a structure dating back to the sixth century, a period in which is documented an ostrogothic garrison.

In 1800, the fort became the protagonist of a famous resistance against the Napoleonic army, which took two weeks to conquer. After a long period of neglect, the Fort Bard was the subject of major restoration and later opened to the public in 2006, becoming a museum and cultural center of great interest.