Patron saint festival In 174 days
Feast of Saint Peter
📅 Every year, on 7 April
On 7 April Donato, a municipality of 719 inhabitants in the province of Biella, celebrates its patron Saint Peter; the town has the Ecomuseo delle migrazioni.
Donato lies at the western end of the Biellese and rises to 2,371 metres at the Colma di Mombarone; the Viona stream rises on its southern side and long divides Biellese from Canavese. The name is Roman and marks an old settlement. Around 1150 the bishop of Vercelli, Uguccione, bought the place for his church, along with Zumaglia, Netro and Verrua.
In 1706 French troops destroyed nearly the whole village. The coat of arms is that of the de Rege, its last lords: chequy argent and azure with a red rose. Above the meadow stands the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, with an arcaded porch and two bell towers, one with the clock.
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Places to see within 25 km
Outside Donato, but an easy day trip away.
Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali 📍 Polignano a Mare · 700 m Puglia's only permanent contemporary art museum, set in a former slaughterhouse overlooking the sea in Polignano. Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo 📍 Monopoli · 12 km The sanctuary in the Antonelli district of Monopoli, rebuilt as a vow for the town's safety and consecrated in 1950. Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte · 15 km A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations. Celia peuceta 📍 Bari · 17 km Ancient Caelia, the Peucetian city that Bari beat with its harbour. Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello · 24 km The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax. Trullo Sovrano 📍 Alberobello · 23 km With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture.