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Fossano (CN)

Region Piedmont, Italy

The town is situated 26 km north-east of Cuneo and 71 km south of Turin, along the left bank of the Stura river and the Torino-Savigliano-Cuneo railway line.

Info: Altitude: 375 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 24mila inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 12045 -- Phone Area Code: 0172 -- Patron Saint: San Giovenale celebrated on 1st sunday of May -- Frazioni & Località: Boschetti, Cussanio, Gerbo, Loreto, Maddalene, Mellea, Murazzo, Piovani, San Lorenzo, San Martino, San Sebastiano, Santa Lucia, Sant'Antonio Baligio, San Vittore, Tagliata -- GPS Coordinates:44°55'N -- 7°72'E -- Useful Links: official website of the Comune of Fossano

HISTORY:
Founded in 1236 by the Guelph league as a free commune, it came after some decades under the influence of Asti; in 1304 it chose to be included under the rule of the Saluzzo marquis, who then passed it to the Savoy-Acaya family in 1314.

WHAT TO SEE:

the 14th-century Castle, originally a fortress and residence of the Acaya Prince, which was changed by Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, into a Renaissance mansion on a project by Gaspare Solari;
the Cathedral, preserving the reliques of St. Giovenale;
the baroque Palazzo del Comandante, originally the mansion of the fortress commander, with frescoes by Michele Antonio Milocco (Turin, 1690 – 1772).

EVENTS:

the Palio dei Borghi and Giostra dell'Oca, a historical re-enactement taking place during the weekend before the last in June, a competition among archers representing the different boroughs with mobile targets in the form of geese.

Map of Fossano:

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