The Forte Albertino (also Forte di Vinadio) is an alpine fortress in Vinadio, Piedmont, northern Italy, located outside the town in the Stura di Demonte Valley.

[3] Forte Albertino was commissioned in 1834 by Charles Albert of Savoy and, following a brief reprieve between 1837 and 1839, finished in 1847.

[1] The fort is placed strategically close to the French border and the Maddalena Pass, giving Italian troops control of who entered the country.

[3] The fort was never properly outfitted for war and was used as a prison for captured Garibaldini during the Battle of Aspromonte.

[3] After the dawn of the 20th century, Forte Albertino became a barracks, then an artillery warehouse.