Discover things to do in Boschi Sant’Anna: the Sagra di Boschi Sant’Anna, the parish church of Sant’Anna dei Boschi, the villa in Piazza Sant’Anna, and Villa Donà delle Rose. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Boschi Sant’Anna?
The municipality of Boschi Sant’Anna borders to the north with Minerbe, to the south with Terrazzo, to the east with Bevilacqua, to the west with Legnago.
The Sagra di Boschi Sant’Anna
The liturgical calendar commemorates St. Anne on July 26. The celebration in her honor, in the municipality of Boschi Sant’Anna, also takes place in the days following this date. The 2023 edition of the festival took place from Friday, July 28 to Tuesday, August 1 in Piazza Boschi Sant’Anna.
A recommended event for food lovers, the village festival features large and comfortable tent structures where you can choose from exquisite specialties that enhance the products and culinary tradition of the area, from delicious Venetian-style risottos, lasagna with donkey ragù and porchetta with polenta, to mixed grills with grilled polenta slices, bacon, and sausages on the embers, to be savored with glasses of wine and cold mugs of beer, ideal for quenching your thirst and mitigating the summer heat. The latest edition of the village festival included tastings of cotechino and trippe alla Santannese.
If you are wondering what to do in Boschi Sant’Anna and wish to spend the beautiful season with tempting food and wine specialties, live music, dance evenings, and breathtaking fireworks in the serene setting of a pleasant rural village in the Lower Veronese area, attending the ancient Sagra di Boschi Sant’Anna might be just right for you!
For more information about the Sagra and Fair of Boschi Sant’Anna and to stay updated on the next editions of the centuries-old event, you can visit the Facebook page Sagra e Fiera di Boschi Sant’Anna.
The parish church of Sant’Anna dei Boschi
Located in Piazza S. Anna, 17, the church stands out for its white façade horizontally divided into two sections. The lower register is rhythmically marked by Corinthian pilasters, above which stand the architrave, frieze, and dentilled cornice.
The massive wooden portal, decorated with rectangular panels, is surmounted by a projecting triangular pediment supported by corbels. Above the entrance stands the golden inscription on a red field: TO THE GREAT AND ETERNAL GOD IN HONOR OF ANNE AND JOACHIM THE PIETY OF THE FAITHFUL.
At the center of the upper register stands a large circular arch, slightly recessed into the wall, flanked by two niches containing the statues of Joachim, father of Mary, recognizable by the lamb at his feet, and of St. Anne, wife of Joachim and mother of Mary.
A few meters from the place of worship, set between the central bar and an elegant building adjacent to the church, stands the towering exposed brick mass of the bell tower, bearing a Roman numeral clock beneath the belfry.
Crowning the vertical development of the structure is an elegant spire resting on an octagonal drum.
Villa in Boschi Sant’Anna and Villa Donà delle Rose
Facing Piazza Sant’Anna between the parish church and the town hall of Sant’Anna dei Boschi, the charming square-plan manor house is arranged on three levels: ground floor, main floor, and mezzanine.
On the main floor there is a three-light window adorned with a white parapet, above which rises a raised body with three arched openings, aligned with those below. The elevation is flanked by volutes and topped by a triangular pediment.
If you are wondering what to do in Boschi Sant’Anna, this enchanting centuries-old villa is one of the most delightful buildings in the municipality, not to mention Villa Donà delle Rose (also known as Palazzo Rosso), a spectacular 17th-century architectural complex harmoniously set in the rural landscape of the Lower Veronese area.
