Fossa, Abruzzo

Fossa is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Fossa, and caused extensive damage to the residential buildings in the town. The town was the epicentre of a major aftershock 5.4 Mw on April 7, 2009.

Main sights

 * Castle
 * Santa Maria ad Cryptas
 * Santa Maria Assunta, the parish church of Fossa, situated in Piazza Belvedere
 * Necropolis of Fossa
 * Palazzo Bonanni, the former seat of the local government, now a museum of local artisan crafts.

Transport
Fossa has a stop on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.