Stage 5 - Verres to Pont Saint Martin (Part II)

Along a road towards Hone, I passed memorials to two dead children, from the 70s and 1925, then an unpleasant 2km stretch below and beside the motorway, with my first sight of Bard castle, hoving into view.

I passed into Hone by nineteenth century cholera graves and a barn built up against a massive boulder. Then through the charming town 

and across a bridge

to the twin town of Bard (supposedly the second most beautiful town in Italy) and its castle, with (hold fast ye WG enthusiasts!) a funicular which goes up in three stages.

Bard is definitely worth spending time in, so I did, partly because I went up and down looking for a credential stamp which I eventually found under the second arch, 

but it had run out of ink, and partly because it's quite special, albeit self-consciously.  This woman was screaming for some reason.