"Fossano, IT" Fossano by dromosapien

- castle

constructed: 1324 as a fortress
builder: Filippo d'Acaia (1264-1334)
re-use: ducale residence by Amedeo VIII (1383-1451)
re-use: 15th century, barracks & prison
current use: museum and library
location: Piazza Castello

* Fossano population: 24,500 About 50 minutes via train from Torino / Turin.

Palazzo Comunale, Fossano, Italy 2012

- city hall

constructed: 1784, on the site of an earlier city hall
architect: Mario Ludovico Quarini (1736-c.1800)
location: Via Roma 89

Porta di San Martino, Fossano, Italy 2012

- city gate

location: Via San Martino 8