Discover things to do in Anguillara Veneta: San Gaetano Festival, Villa Arca del Santo, the church of Sant’Andrea. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Anguillara Veneta?
The municipality of Anguillara Veneta borders to the north with Bagnoli di Sopra, to the northeast with Agna, to the northwest with Tribano, to the south with San Martino di Venezze, to the southwest with Rovigo, to the east with Cavarzere, to the west with Pozzonovo and Boara Pisani.
San Gaetano Festival
According to the liturgical calendar, the day dedicated to San Gaetano is August 7. In Anguillara Veneta, the celebration dedicated to the saint also takes place in the days leading up to this date.
The 2023 edition of the San Gaetano Festival took place from Friday 4 to Monday 6 August in Piazza Matteotti.
An unmissable appointment for lovers of tasty and home-style dishes, as every year the event offers comfortable and spacious dining areas where you can savor bigoli and gnocchi with duck, tomato and meat ragù, beef rib steaks, grilled chicken, succulent ribs, sausages, chops, sizzling loin and bacon grilled and served with grilled polenta, crispy fried potatoes, excellent local wines, glasses of Prosecco and Rabosello… and it doesn’t end here!
The rich menu includes exquisite pizzas to enjoy with cold mugs of beer, ideal for quenching your thirst and relieving the summer heat.
The fair evenings are further enlivened by exhibitors full of handicrafts, fashion accessories and clothing items, an amusement park bright with electric lights and naturally the performances of tribute bands to relive some of the greatest hits of Italian and international rock music, from Vasco Rossi covers to the timeless Queen.
If you are wondering what to do in Anguillara Veneta and want to experience the summer season with live music, rivers of beer and mouth-watering delicacies in the setting of a pleasant rural town at the southern end of the Bassa Padovana, the San Gaetano Festival might be the right event for you!
For more information about this lively and dynamic event you can visit the AnguillarAttiva Facebook page.
Villa Arca del Santo
Located at Via Santo, 18, Villa Arca del Santo is one of the most fascinating monuments in the municipality of Anguillara Veneta. Elegantly integrated into a large tree-lined park framed by tall cypress poplars, the original 15th-century architectural complex consists of a two-story rectangular central body, built a short distance from the peaceful course of the Gorzone.
The south facade is embellished on the piano nobile by a loggia with a balustraded three-light window, surmounted by a triangular tympanum. The other facade also has a three-light opening with a parapet on the first floor, but without a tympanum.
Designed to give the friars of the Veneranda Arca di Sant’Antonio a place to work and administer the agricultural holdings of the Basilica del Santo in Padua in Anguillara Veneta, the manor house is flanked by two oratories, of which the right one has a bell tower.
The church of Sant’Andrea
Located in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 23, the imposing red-brick mass of the neo-Gothic church is distinguished by a majestic double-pitched facade. The front is rhythmically divided by four pilasters connected by a motif of hanging arches that follow the roof slopes.
Set in a frame delimited by two columns, the massive wooden portal is surmounted by a lunette, depicting the saint on a gold background, enclosed by a double-arched arch. Above the wooden portal stands a graceful rose window with twelve rays.
In the lateral sections of the facade, in the area between the rose window and the entrance portal, two tall and narrow single-light windows open, lightening the imposing structure crowned by three white statues.
Certainly noteworthy is the bell tower soaring alongside the parish church, culminating in a sharp spire.
If you are wondering what to do in Anguillara Veneta, the church of Sant’Andrea houses a spectacular heritage of invaluable paintings and sculptures, including a 17th-century altarpiece and an altar attributed to Antonio Bonazza, a Paduan sculptor who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries.
