Fossano - Piemonte Feel

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Fossano (CN)

Everything in Fossano is bound up with the Castle of the Acaja family. The imposing fourteenth-century brick building dominates the area and is evidence of the power of the Acaja princes and of the Savoy family who later inhabited it. Episodes of the Castle’s history are re-enacted in the Palio dei Borghi, a pageant which brings to life actual deeds and events which are considered important in Fossano’s past. One episode is the reception reserved for Carlo Emanuele I and his bride Catherine of Austria, the Infanta of Spain, during their journey from Barcelona to Turin. At the centre of the Palio are the town’s borghi –or areas– which compete in an exciting mediaeval tournament and take part in the duke’s procession. This is accompanied by colourful demonstrations of the “Principi d’Acaja” team of sbandieratori (flag-throwers); they have turned this sport into an art-form, winning prizes both in Italy and abroad.

Info
Via Roma, 91 - 12045 Fossano (Cn)
Tel.: +39.0172 699611 - Fax: +39.0172 699685
E-mail: info@comune.fossano.cn.it
www.comune.fossano.cn.it


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