Rural cathedral

The parish church of the historical wine village S. Paolo in the Oltradige is “the dome in the countryside”.

S. Paolo belongs to Appiano and is site of the so called “Dom am Lande”, so to speak “rural cathedral” or the dome in the countryside. It is consecrated to Pauli Conversion and located in the heart of the village. The huge bells in the 86 m high church steeple calls up for the Holy Mass with its deep tones. This church seems to have been constructed for a huge city and is therefor affectionately called “cathedral in the country”.

S. Paulo has been main village in the municipality of Appiano and numerous aristocrats have been settling down right here. As they wanted to manifest their wealth, they had this huge church constructed between 1484 and 1533. The building time lasted from the late 15th to 17th century, today it boasts Gothic and Baroque elements.

Particularly worth noticing is the sundial of the year 1718 and the monuments of the aristocrats Firmian, Khuen and Thun. And finally another peculiarity: the parish church of San Palo is far and wide the only church that is dedicated to S. Paolo “only”. Normally S. Paolo is always mentioned related to S. Pietro.

Further information on guided tours:
Tourist authority of Appiano
tel. +39 0471 662206
info@eppan.com