Venue
Forte di Bard. Valle d’Aosta
The Forte di Bard is a fortified complex built in the 19th century by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above Bard, a town at the gateway of the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 11020 Bard AO
Lunches
On Tuesday July 9th and Wednesday July 10th there will be the possibility to have lunch directly at the workshop location (~25€/person each meal), upon reservation.
Please specify if you plan to take advantage of the catering service while registering to the conference.
Note that your answer will be used to set up the meals accordingly.
Reserved meals will have to be paid even if not consumed.
Note that descending from Forte di Bard to the Bard village, where additional dining options are available takes around 20 minutes.
Social dinner
The social dinner will take place at the Fort’s restaurant “La Polveriera” (~45€/person) on Tuesday 9th evening.
Bus transfer from Torino
We will arrange a free shuttle bus from Torino to Bard for Monday 8th in the morning, for participants who wish to use it (limited availability).
The bus will stop at:
- Torino Porta Nuova railway station – 12:15. The meeting point is in Piazza Carlo Felice, the square in front of the railway station.When you exit the station on your right, in front of Decathlon (here).
- Torino Porta Susa railway station – 12:30.The meeting point is in Corso Bolzano at entrance/exit B (here).
Another shuttle bus is scheduled for the early afternoon (14:00) of Wednesday 10th, from Bard to Torino.
How to get there
By train
The nearest train station is Hône-Bard, 600 meters from the Fort.
From January 3rd 2024 to December 31st 2026 a replacement bus service is active for the electrification works on the Ivrea-Aosta line.
It is thus necessary to take the train from Torino to Ivrea and then the bus, getting off at Hone-Bard.
By car
The Forte di Bard is located at the gateway of the Aosta Valley, 48 km from Aosta and 78 km from Torino, halfway between Milano and Geneva. Bard is accessible by car through the SS. 26 of the Aosta Valley and the A5 motorway, with exit at the Pont-Saint-Martin toll booths to the south and Verrès to the north, 6 and 9 km away.
A list of parkings in the area is available here.
By bus
Local transport lines:
To move between the towns of the Aosta Valley there is a public bus.
In particular, the route between Pont Saint-Martin and Aosta stops in Bard and runs approximately every half hour, until just before 10pm.
Timetables and stops are available here.
By plane
The nearest airport is Torino Caselle, about 60 km away.
Where to eat
Bard
- Casa Ciuca
- Cantina la Crèche
- Bar del borgo
- Ristorante Gourmet (presso Hotel Ad Gallias)
Hône
- Bar Ristorante Pizzeria Mulino
- Antichi Sapori risto pizzeria
- Ristoro Saint-Roch
- Ristorante Bar Bordet
- Trattoria Rosina
Pontboset
Donnas
- Pizzeria La capricciosa
- Locanda della Volpe
- Ristorante Hamburgeria a km0 Mon Bijou
- Ristorante Les Caves de Donnas
- Ristorante Lou Rosé
- Osteria del Frero
Pont-Saint-Martin
Arnad
Verrès
What to see
Monuments and castles
Trails and nature sites
Bard
- Borgo Medievale
- Le case monumentali nel Borgo
- ArcheoPark e Strada romana
Hône
- Chiesa di San Giorgio
- Aree verdi lungo il Torrente Ayasse
- Sentiero degli Orridi
- Sentiero panoramico di Pourcil
- Sentiero Placche di Oriana e Serra di Biel
Pontboset
- Il Capoluogo
- Santuario di Retempio
- Il villaggio di Barmelle
- Percorso dei ponti e degli orridi
Donnas
- Strada delle Gallie e Arco Romano
- Borgo Medievale
- Torre di Pramotton
- Vigneti terrazzati
- Vallone di Bonze e Moia
Pont-Saint-Martin
- Percorso Baraing: dal Ponte Romano al castello Baraing
- ‘L castel
- Chiesa di Fontaney
- Strada delle vigne
Arnad
- Chiesa di San Martino
- Ponte di Echallod
- Château Vallaise
- Santuario di Machaby
- Palestra di roccia La Corma di Machaby
Verrès
- Castello di Verrès
- Cascina Le Murasse
- Collegiata di Saint-Gilles
- Maison La Tour
- Croce di Saint-Gilles