• Valentine's Day at the Bard Fort

    Dinners and tastings

Valentine's Day at the Bard Fort

Resorts: Bard

Forte di Bard 

Saturday 14 February 2026

Contacts

Forte di Bard
Telephone
+39 0125.833811
E-mail
eventi@fortedibard.it
Web Site
www.fortedibard.it

The Forte di Bard, a fascinating fortress at the entrance of the Aosta Valley, opens its doors to all couples in love.
For Valentine’s Day, enjoy a romantic evening dedicated to art and flavour: meet at 7:00 PM for the aperitif, followed by the visit to Caravaggio’s masterpiece Saint John the Baptist and the exhibition Fernando Botero, Monumental Technique.

Aperitif

  • Potato and beet salad with orange‑marinated trout
  • Gazpacho with mozzarella bites and a sprig of chervil
  • Savory brisé with tomino mousse, pomegranate seeds and late radicchio
  • Savory brioches with confit cherry tomatoes, Saint Oyen charcoal‑smoked ham, pink sauce and caramelized red onions
  • Fried gnocco with grape‑marc‑cured prosciutto
  • Soft drink, red and white wine pairing, water

Dinner

  • Purple cabbage flan with Nicoletta bleu cheese fondue and pear chips
  • Aged Carnaroli rice with Franciacorta wine, strawberry and lime salad, and rose petals
  • Slice of salmon trout in pomegranate crust on purple cauliflower purée and its florets
  • Raspberry tartlet with meringue and red‑fruit ice cream
    (water and coffee included, wine excluded)

 

 

19:00 - 23:30

 

Package 1: Aperitif + exhibition visit: €35/person
Package 2: Aperitif + exhibitions + dinner: €95/person (water and coffee included, wine excluded)

 

 

7:00 PM

Welcome aperitif
Visit to the Caravaggio and Fernando Botero exhibitions

8:30 PM

Dinner at the restaurant La Polveriera

 

See also

Exhibitions
Caravaggio, San Giovanni Battista ©Galleria Borghese – foto Mauro Coen

Capolavori al Forte. Caravaggio, San Giovanni Battista

Bard

On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of activity of the Bard Fort, the three-year project, Masterpieces at the Fort  begins which will see a great masterpiece of Italian art alternate every year, until 2028, inside the former military chapel. The …

Exhibitions
Da Velázquez / After Velázquez, 2006 Olio su tela / oil on canvas, 205 x 176 Property of the Fernando Botero Foundation

Fernando Botero. Tecnica monumentale

Bard

The Fort of Bard dedicates an important exhibition project to the Colombian painter, sculptor, and draftsman Fernando Botero (1932–2023), in collaboration with 24 Ore Cultura and the Fernando Botero Foundation. Curated by Cecilia Braschi, the exhibition …

Castles and towers
Dall'alto

Fortress of Bard

Bard

The Bard fortress houses four interesting museums and hosts important temporary exhibitions and cultural events.You can access the top of the fortress by following the pedestrian path, which runs between mighty walls starting from the interesting …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.