Parco Archeologico "Tur d'Amun"

The Tur d'Amun, in a dominant position over the Bardonecchia basin and the Borgovecchio, was born around the second half of the 12th century with military functions in order to control the outlets of the two valleys of Frejus and Rho and be visually in communication with the fortification by Bramafam. The residence of the legendary lord François de Bardonnèche originally had a mighty central tower 21 meters high, preserved up to the height of the battlements still in the 1920s. In the whole area, purchased in 1998 by the Municipality of Bardonecchia, an archaeological park is now set up which, by means of self-guided panels, allows to investigate the structures, their history and evolution over time. The tower can now be visited, of which the first two floors above ground have been recovered, parts of the small eastern tower, sections of the walls that delimited the downstream complex, the circular towers of the southern side and some service rooms.