Patron saint festival In 215 days
Feast of Saint Paschal
📅 Every year, on 17 May
On 17 May Brugnato celebrates Saint Paschal; for Corpus Christi, instead, the streets of the old centre are covered with a carpet of flowers.
For almost seven centuries Brugnato had a bishop of its own: from 1133, when Innocent II made it an episcopal see, until 1820, when the diocese was merged with those of Luni and Sarzana. A village of little more than a thousand people, with its own cathedral.
The name comes from the plum tree — brigne in dialect — and it is a plum tree that stands on the coat of arms. With the local lords it ended badly for the lords: on 23 April 1530 a popular rising drove the Malaspina out of Brugnato for good. The population is 1,266.
The Brugnato guide
What to see 1
concattedrale dei Santi Pietro, Lorenzo e Colombano
What to eat here 1
Pesto alla Genovese
Where to stay 25
25 places to stay · top rated: La Campana D'Oro 9.6 · Antico Borgo 9.6
Events & festivals 1
Next up: Feast of Saint Paschal, Monday 17 May
Getting there
Nearest airport: Genova, 74 km away
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Near Brugnato
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
Places to see within 25 km
Outside Brugnato, but an easy day trip away.
Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte · 1.8 km A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations. Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo 📍 Monopoli · 6.4 km The sanctuary in the Antonelli district of Monopoli, rebuilt as a vow for the town's safety and consecrated in 1950. Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello · 13 km The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax. Trullo Sovrano 📍 Alberobello · 12 km With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture. Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali 📍 Polignano a Mare · 13 km Puglia's only permanent contemporary art museum, set in a former slaughterhouse overlooking the sea in Polignano. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate 📍 Fasano · 17 km The Observant friars' church in Fasano, with its dome, onion-spired bell tower and frescoed 1600s cloister.