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Parish Church of San Paolo Appiano

Due to its size, the Conversion of St. Paul Church of San Paolo is known as the “Cathedral in the Countryside”

San Paolo Appiano (St. Pauls Eppan) has such a majestic parish church that it seems to dominate the entire landscape and village. This "Cathedral in the Countryside" should tell of wealth and power, because already in the 12th century San Paolo was the richest parish in South Tyrol and the original parish of the Oltradige area. In the 15th century, the village became the main village of the municipality of Appiano. The present church was started around 1460 and was only completed in 1647 by the church tower with a baroque onion dome. It rises stately 85 metres into the sky. Its architectural and artistic details make the Conversion of St. Paul Parish Church in San Paolo Appiano one of the most important religious buildings in South Tyrol!

It is a late-Gothic hall church, which appears uniform inside despite the different builders and phases. There, the magnificent high altar and the two side altars by the Innsbruck painter and sculptor Michael Stolz, as well as the statue of the Madonna with the Child Jesus from the 15th century and the coats of arms of noble families are particularly fascinating. The bells were of course adapted to the large volume of the church tower, the largest weighs almost 5 tons. Already in 1952 it was described as the "most beautiful and most famous ringing of South Tyrol".

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Opening times

  • Thu 05 Dec 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 06 Dec 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 07 Dec 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 08 Dec 11:30 - 18:00
  • Mon 09 Dec 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 10 Dec 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 11 Dec 09:00 - 18:00

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Autumn 2024 (09/09/2024 - 01/12/2024)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 11:30 - 18:00

All Saints 2024 (01/11/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

Winter 2024/25 (02/12/2024 - 23/03/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 11:30 - 18:00

Immaculate Conception 2024 (08/12/2024) 11:30 - 18:00

Christmas Eve 2024 (24/12/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

Christmas 2024 (25/12/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

Boxing Day 2024 (26/12/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

New Year's Eve 2024 (31/12/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

New Year 2025 (01/01/2025) 09:00 - 18:00

Epiphany 2025 (06/01/2025) 09:00 - 18:00

Spring 2025 (24/03/2025 - 01/05/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 11:30 - 18:00

Easter 2025 (20/04/2025) 11:30 - 18:00

Easter Monday 2025 (21/04/2025) 09:00 - 18:00

Liberation Day 2025 (25/04/2025) 09:00 - 18:00

Labor Day 2025 (01/05/2025) 09:00 - 18:00

Admission

free admission

historical church tour:
€ 15.00 per person
€ 10.00 guests of member hotels

More information

The opening hours correspond to those of the Cathedral in the Countryside: It stays open every day all year round and is freely accessible during the day (except during Holy Masses).

Church service (in German language) every second Saturday at 7 pm, every Sunday at 10.15 am.

The historical church tour with visit of the steeple is offered from March to early November 2024 every Tuesday from 10 am to 11.30 am in German and Italian language, followed by a glass of wine at the Wine House Vis à Vis, reservation needed: +39 0471 662206 (Appiano Tourist Office).

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