The church of San Piero di Castello is one of the oldest in Venice and lays its foundations in the seventh century in the island of Olivolo, incorporated in the nascent city of Venice. A century later it was dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle by Bishop Orso Partecipazio. In the sixteenth century the façade was redesigned by Andrea Palladio. The church was the Cathedral of Venice until the 1807, when St. Mark replaced it.

The feast takes place at the end of June in honor of the Saints Peter and Paul and is a feast very felt by the Venetian people.

This year from 25 June to 2 July 2017 in Campo San Piero in front of the church on the grassy square illuminated by hundreds of colored bulbs there will be gastronomic stands and stalls of local handicrafts and for the entire duration of the festival you will be able to listen to Venetian musical groups and not only.

Also from 18.30 to 20.30 the Sestante di Venezia accompanies you with its boats to visit the interior of the Arsenale, the excursion provides a free offer.

If you want to stay in Venice in that period we have some greats apartments for you near Castello and the feast:

BRAGORA 

SUPERIOR 

GUARDI

 

The festival is organized every year by the Associazione Comitato di San Piero di Castello and the parish that strive to maintain a centuries-old tradition. All activities, the lottery, the charity fishing, the gastronomic stands, support the costs of the feast

 

Map to San Piero di Castello