Legend says the name comes from Bardus, the last elephant of Hannibal's army, dead here during the march on Rome; history says it comes from the arimanni, the free Lombards, and a document of 898 names a Silva arimannorum close by. The castle stands on a spur of red jasper and is already recorded in 869.
In 1551 Charles V made the fief a marquisate and gave the Landi the right to strike coin: Bardi had a mint of its own. From the end of the nineteenth century thousands of people from Bardi left for Wales, where their presence marked local life; the Welsh Italians still come back here. In the oratory of the Grazie hangs an early altarpiece by Parmigianino, of 1521.
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Next up: Saint John the Baptist and the Chapel of the Madonna di Loreto, Thursday 24 June
Nearest airport: Parma, 49 km away
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📅 Every year, on 24 June, with the Festa della Madonna di Loreto on the last Sunday
Bardi celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, in the shadow of its renowned castle. The last Sunday of June, in the woods of Pione, comes the Festa della Madonna di Loreto.
Only Italian pork and sea salt, aged for at least twelve months: Prosciutto di Parma has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.
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