Top Padua Shore Excursions

With this tour to Arquà Petrarca we'll discover the second most beautiful medieval villages in the venetian region. Francesco Petrarca, one of the most famous Italian poets, made Arquà Petrarca his home. In this marvelous medieval village, we'll visit Petrarch's house and we'll be amazed by the beauty and sinuosity of the Euganean Hills. We can say his house by this pretty medieval village, where the time seems to have stopped. Olive oil mill, where the oil producer will explain his oil day. In the end, we'll finish with a guided tasting of olive oil from the Euganean Hills. We continue our experience with the pleasure of a Venetian cuisine: here we'll have a tasting of liqueurs, marmalades and Brodo di Giuggiole, accompanied by the wise of the owner and producer.

Discover the Villas, Castles and most beautiful corners of the Euganean Hills. An easy bike ride to discover the most important monuments of the Euganean Hills: Castle Catajo, the town of Battaglia Terme, Villa Selvatico, Villa Emo, the Castle of Lispida and the Garden of Valsanzibio. During our tour we'll even see Lake Coast, one of the most important naturalistic archaeological sites of the Euganean Hills. The first thermal lake. During the tour we will have to stop in the winery Lispida, inside the Castle of Lispida for some photos and a wine glass or a coffee (not included). For the naturist lovers: we can lengthen the tour to the lake Lispida, another thermal lake. Itinerary: completely flat. Length: 35 km in 4 hours. Difficulty: easy. Departure / return: Abano Terme.

With this tour we'll discover the historic center of Verona with accompanying walking tour. We’ll start from Castelvecchio, imposing Castle of the Scaligery family, ancient governors of the city. From here we'll walk on one of the biggest bridges of Europe. We continue towards the squares and the Houses of Romeo and Juliet. In "Piazza delle Erbe" we’ll be welcomed by the market and the beauty of the frescoed palaces. We'll continue towards "Piazza dei Signori" where we'll admire the imposing palaces and then towards the "Arche Scaligere", graves of the Scaligery family. We'll walk then along Via Mazzini and in the end, we'll reach Piazza Bra, with the symbol of the city: The Arena of Verona. Here our tour of the city, declared UNESCO World Heritage.

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Discover the Villas, Castles and most beautiful corners of the Euganean Hills. An easy bike ride to discover the most important monuments of the Euganean Hills: Castle Catajo, the town of Battaglia Terme, Villa Selvatico, Villa Emo, the Castle of Lispida and the Garden of Valsanzibio. During our tour we'll even see Lake Coast, one of the most important naturalistic archaeological sites of the Euganean Hills. The first thermal lake. During the tour we will have to stop in the winery Lispida, inside the Castle of Lispida for some photos and a wine glass or a coffee (not included). For the naturist lovers: we can lengthen the tour to the lake Lispida, another thermal lake. Itinerary: completely flat. Length: 35 km in 4 hours. Difficulty: easy. Departure / return: Abano Terme.

With this trekking-tour, we'll discover the Monte Venda along Lorenzoni path. Monte Venda, is the highest hill of the Euganean Hills and the only true mountain to its height over 600 m. We'll start our walk alog Lorenzoni path from Casa Marina in Galzignano Terme and we'll proceed towards the top of the hill. During our walk, we will have the opportunity to visit the ruins of the Monastery of the Benedictines (Order of the Olivietani) monks. Of the medieval building, dedicated to the St. John the Baptist, remain today just ruins, part of the Monastery, of the clocktower and of the crypt. The legends is said to be in 1197 by Adamo da Torreglia who decided to spend the rest of his life here as a hermit and was done by the Benedictine monks of Santa Giustina of Padua. Monte Venda has even been an important NATO base. From 1955 until 1998 the mountain was a fundamental point of information where over 500 soldiers worked.

The Brenta Riviera, a well-known waterway between Padua and Venice, is a panoramic area of the historical, artistic and cultural point of view. It is a natural extension of the Grand Canal and is punctuated, along the banks of the Naviglio (the artificial canal which crosses it), by picturesque Venetian villages and surrounded by an agricultural landscape. The Brenta Riviera has fascinated many important personalities through the times: Casanova, Galileo Galilei, Byron, Montesquieu, and D'Annunzio visited, Canaletto, Cimaroli and Tiepolo painted, and it was praised in Goldoni's and Goethe's masterpieces. The French and Russian royal families, the Hapsburg and the Savoys and even Napoleon stayed here and the Venetian nobility chose it as the scenery for their Venetian Villas. They built here magnificent residences, enclosed by monumental gardens, frescoed and designed by Palladio, Tiziano and Tintoretto.

In the Heart of Venetian Region discover the Olive Oil and Wine Excellences of the volcanic Euganean Hills Since a long time ago vineyards and olive trees are cultivated and grown in our territory, from these products real delights are produced: the wine and the olive oil of Euganean Hills. Olive oil is certainly a source of proud of this area: we’ll visit an olive oil mill, where the producers will show us the art of olive oil production, and they will guide us while tasting the final product. We chose for you, then, one of the best wineries of this area, where you will taste wines and local typical products as salami and cheese.

DISCOVER THE VOLCANIC HILLS OF VENICE BY TASTING THEM The Euganean Hills is a group of hills of volcanic origin that is 300 to 600 meters from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Venice. Accompanied by the Local Tour Leader You will enter the heart of the Euganean territory, the best wine production in the area. Here the particular volcanic origin of the cultivation of various vines. Among the white wines: the Serprino, biotype of the Glera vine, is the "volcanic" version of Prosecco; the white Pinot; the Garganega, the Chardonnay and Manzoni. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmènere have found space among the reds. We will be listening to the wise of the winemakers about the expressions of their best wines.

In the Heart of Venetian Region discover the Olive Oil and Wine Excellences of the volcanic Euganean Hills Since a long time ago vineyards and olive trees are cultivated and grown in our territory, from these products real delights are produced: the wine and the olive oil of Euganean Hills. Olive oil is certainly a source of proud of this area: we’ll visit an olive oil mill, where the producers will show us the art of olive oil production, and they will guide us while tasting the final product. We chose for you, then, one of the best wineries of this area, where you will taste wines and local typical products as salami and cheese.

With this tour to Arquà Petrarca we'll discover the second most beautiful medieval villages in the venetian region. Francesco Petrarca, one of the most famous Italian poets, made Arquà Petrarca his home. In this marvelous medieval village, we'll visit Petrarch's house and we'll be amazed by the beauty and sinuosity of the Euganean Hills. We can say his house by this pretty medieval village, where the time seems to have stopped. Olive oil mill, where the oil producer will explain his oil day. In the end, we'll finish with a guided tasting of olive oil from the Euganean Hills. We continue our experience with the pleasure of a Venetian cuisine: here we'll have a tasting of liqueurs, marmalades and Brodo di Giuggiole, accompanied by the wise of the owner and producer.

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DISCOVER THE VOLCANIC HILLS OF VENICE BY TASTING THEM The Euganean Hills is a group of hills of volcanic origin that is 300 to 600 meters from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Venice. Accompanied by the Local Tour Leader You will enter the heart of the Euganean territory, the best wine production in the area. Here the particular volcanic origin of the cultivation of various vines. Among the white wines: the Serprino, biotype of the Glera vine, is the "volcanic" version of Prosecco; the white Pinot; the Garganega, the Chardonnay and Manzoni. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmènere have found space among the reds. We will be listening to the wise of the winemakers about the expressions of their best wines.