Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo sits on Sant’Elena at the edge of Venice as Venezia FC’s black-and-orange home, a historic ground fans and players often reach by boat. Match nights are unlike anywhere else in Serie A—lagoon light, compact stands and a design-conscious club identity. The atmosphere is intimate and slightly surreal, with water on the approaches and football in the middle of a world city. For Venezia, Penzo is part venue, part postcard.

Opened in 1913, Penzo is among the oldest stadiums still used in Italian professional football and has been rebuilt after wartime damage and decades of lower-league life. Venezia’s modern Serie A returns turned the lagoon ground into a cult destination for neutrals and fashion-world attention. Capacity limits keep it small by Serie A standards, which is part of the charm. Back in the top flight for 2026/27, Penzo again stages elite football on the Venetian lagoon.