Patron saint festival In 312 days
Saint Bartholomew, patron of a town famous for the Napoleonic battle of 1796
📅 Every year, on 24 August
Cosseria celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; the town is best known for the bloody battle of 13 April 1796, when Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austro-Sardinian troops there despite the strenuous defence of Filippo Del Carretto, opening the way to the French occupation of mountainous Liguria.
