P

adova e Provincia in bicicletta.

Cycling Routes, Excursions and Itineraries. Padua and its province by bicycle.

TREVISO AIRPORT

Routes 1 2
Padua by bicycle. Terme Euganee Padua. 8 10

Itineraries 9
Padua. Outer river circuit. The Bacchiglione River and the Euganean Waterway. 32

MOTORWAY EXITS TOWNS EUGANEAN HILLS

10 Rural Padua.
36 40 46

14 8
MOTO RWAY A4

VENEZIA AIRPORT DIRECTION TRIESTE

A4 RWAY MOTO

Excursions 3 4 5 6
Padua. Inner river circuit. Abano Terme. Orchards, parks and gardens. Terme Euganee. Villas and monasteries. 13 16 19

11 Colli Euganei circuit. 12 Padua - Chioggia.

The salt and sugar route.

DIRECTION MILANO VERONA AIRPORT

13 Monselice,
Este, Montagnana. Tour of the walled cities. 52 56

5 4 1-3-9 11 2 6 10 7 12
MOTORWAY A13

14 Muson dei Sassi.

The journey of St. Anthony.

Due Carrare - Battaglia Terme. Stories of flight and of barges. 22 Arqu Petrarca. In the heart of the Colli Euganei. 25 Piazzola sul Brenta. Beyond the river. 28

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DIRECTION BOLOGNA

Legend.
Road conditions
secondary road road with heavy traffic motorway railway - tram transit by bicycle prohibited danger cycle and footbridge watercourse

Itineraries
cycle path with asphalt cycle path without asphalt road with asphalt road without asphalt road with traffic detour with asphalt detour without asphalt cycling access

Information
IAT (tourist information office) bicycle assistance railway station ferry embarkation point partial distance one-way for bicycles slight or medium incline route start

Scale
1:20000 1 cm = 200 m 1:40000 1 cm = 400 m 1:75000 1 cm = 750 m plate number table number contiguous itinerary

Place names
city municipality locality road/street/avenue/square place of interest watercourse hills parks and other protected areas

To see
architectural site nature site museum waterworks

Padua, pedalling in the heart of the Veneto.

Six cycling excursions and six cycle touring itineraries along the course of the rivers and canals in Padua and its Province. This new publication of Turismo Padova Terme Euganee arose from the desire to respond to the evergrowing number of tourists who want to get to know our artistic, natural and gastronomic treasures, by using the bicycle. Cycle touring, which is different from the already established offerings, favours the rural and nature aspects of the territory, offering alternative itineraries and promoting the slow, playful and relaxing form of travel. This guide will be a faithful companion to whoever searches for these travel characteristics. Roberto Furlan President of the Padua Chamber of Commerce
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Every travel proposal is linked to new tourist destinations: historic centres where it is possible to establish real contacts with local art and history, precious nature areas in the hills, rivers, and lagoon, where you can recover and taste the best products from the Paduan soil. Besides presenting the territory,

demonstrated through the multiplicity of scenery, it offers practical information on the cycle path and thanks to a detailed geographical map ensures navigation and safety during while you pedal. The absence of hill climbs and the short routes make the excursions

suitable even for families with children. The proposed itineraries have been specified in the Provincial Plan for Cycle Paths, a project that is being developed around key points (the river circuit outside Padua, the Colli Euganei circuit, the Muson dei Sassi towards the north, the walled city tour towards the south, the route to Chioggia towards the east); Completion of the project will make Padua Province the main junction of the cycling network in the Veneto. Therefore, this publication is not the end point, but really a starting point for offering to the cycle touring enthusiast, but also the occasional cyclist, suggestions for relaxation designed to be taken on two wheels. Barbara Degani President of Padua Province

Mauro Fecchio Councillor for Padua Province Environment

Flavio Manzolini President of Padua and Terme Euganee Tourism Organisation

Padua and its Province by bicycle.

From the source to the lake, from the lagoon to the river, from the wood to the multitude of cultivated fields: not many lands in temperate climates can boast of such a great variety of ecosystems as that of Padua Province. The work of man in the same area that is more or less a plain if you exclude the isolated microcosm of the Colli Euganei, has produced an exceptionally rich set of historical, cultural and artistic examples: archeological evidence of the ancient Venetians and Romans, castles and medieval hamlets, Venetian villas and Renaissance abbeys. With this guide, Turismo Padova Terme Euganee proposes to take the tourist to discover various surroundings and cultural roots of this territory from the perspective of their bicycle. This means of locomotion is ideal for those who interpret the journey as an experience inspired by slow motion and thereby in close contact with the environment. The choice of bike has been dictated by the fact that it allows one to enter the territory in a respectful, silent and ecological way and thus encourage tourists to immerse themselves in their surroundings and become co-players. The suggested itineraries in this guide are within the capacity of every cyclist, there is no need to be a young athlete to experience an active holiday; but it is simply sufficient to maintain a youthful desire for discovery and obtain a working bicycle that fits

THE PROVINCIAL PLAN FOR CYCLE PATHS.

The cycle touring plan of Padua Province is a planning document for the creation of long distance cycling itineraries with signposting, safety and alteration to the roadbed. The itineraries are able to put Padua in a network with the main tourist centres in the Veneto. Currently equipped are the Padua River Circuit and the Cycle Path of Muson dei Sassi, while the next works are to the Colli Euganei Circuit and the Cycle Path of the Walled City.

your own stature, to begin the journey. The land within the Province of Padua offers great opportunities for the cycling tourist: for example, the Province is criss-crossed by navigable waterways: over 150 km! Even if
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USEFUL INTERNET SITES FOR CYCLING TOURISTS.

these are no longer waterways for flat bottomed boats as used to be the case, whoever experiences river and canal journeys has the impression of entering the area by the main door; identifying oneself with the boatmen of yesteryear, it is possible with a bicycle to travel along many embankments and take in the Paduan scenery, understanding in this way the existing relationships between inhabited centres and natural resources. The almost exclusively flat morphology of the land and the mildness of the climate (the number of days of rain in a year average only 80!) are another two factors that favour cycle touring in Padua Province in every season. In the pages of the guide are shown the cycling routes of Padua, the connections between the town and the Terme Euganee
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and 12 suggested journeys in two categories: the cycling excursions, circuits that commit the tourist to half a day, cycle touring itineraries, routes that require a propensity for pedalling. None of the itineraries present significant gradients or technical difficulties and, by connecting one itinerary to another, it is possible to put together a pleasant cycling holiday that also lasts more days. The selection of routes is the result of positive collaboration between Turismo Padua Terme Euganee and some local environmental and cultural associations. The itineraries with long distances are included in the Provincial plan for cycle paths and are suitably signposted and kept safe by the Provincial authorities. The routes wind along autonomous

cycle paths wherever possible, in the rest of the cases the suggested route involves countryside unmade roads and asphalted secondary roads; in the latter case it would be wise to pay particular attention to vehicular traffic. Specific signposting is only present on itineraries 9 and 14; therefore it is necessary to rely on the maps attached to the tour description or to consult the website www.turismopadova.it where the tourist also has the possibility of downloading for free the GPS track for satellite navigation and the latest generation of cellphones. The journeys have been designed to more or less develop around a circuit, that is with departure and arrival points in the same locality, while four have a linear form: in these cases the return can be by train that caters for transporting the bicycle.

TOURIST INFORMATION www.turismopadova.it www.parcocollieuganei.com www.stradadelvinocollieuganei.it www.welcomepadova.it www.abanomontegrottosi.it CYCLING INFORMATION www.provincia.pd.it www.padovanet.it www.amici-della-bicicletta-pd.it www.ferroviedellostato.it WEATHER FORECASTS www.arpa.veneto.it GPS DATA www.turismopadova.it/turismo/soundtouring -gps/it/ www.giscover.com

How to use the guide.

FORMAT OF THE GUIDE The format of the guide and the ring binder are designed to facilitate its consultation and use by the public during their journey. It is recommended that you insert the publication inside the map pocket and follow the route step by step. THE MAPS The coloured rectangle shows the number and type of tour (green: route, orange: excursion, blue: itinerary). The tables with progressive numbers outline highlight the route plan, those with dotted numbers are used to assist crossing centres of habitation. The green triangle is an invitation to follow the route in the table indicated by the number. The number included between two pinheads indicates the partial distance between them. Where possible, the map shows the names of the alternative roads to those with traffic (dotted track) or uneven surface (traced with broken line). THE TEXTS The texts give information that complements the maps, useful information, descriptions of the itineraries (see the numbers on the photos). For further understanding of the artistic, natural and monumental heritage of the territory, consult the website www.turismopadova.it AN IMPORTANT NOTE The itineraries have been surveyed and transcribed carefully, nevertheless the map can contain inexactitudes and changes that have not been updated opportunely. We apologise for any errors. Whoever practices cycle touring must respect the Highway Code and use protective equipment. Turismo Padua Terme Euganee is not responsible for any errors and harm suffered by users.

THE INFORMATION BOX The itineraries adopt a three-grade scale of difficulty calculated on the basis of the length and type of itinerary: easy one wheel tours for families with children, medium difficulty two wheel tours with the presence of roads with traffic, more demanding three wheel tours suited to children over 12 years old. Train services that take bicycles and GPS tracking are shown when they are available.

USEFUL ADVICE The bicycles that are ideal for use on the routes in this guide are city bikes and hybrid bikes. Before embarking on a bike ride it is good to carry out correct maintenance of the machine and obtain whatever is necessary to face small unforeseen events (punctures, loose bolts, fallen chains). The bag should contain a first aid kit (plasters, disinfectant and personal medicines). The use of clothing that can ensure the necessary comfort for cycling in full safety and relaxation is recommended.

Padua by bicycle.

Total length of cycle paths: 120 Km

The city of Padua has a network of cycle paths that is among the most extensive in Italy: over 120 km! These allow access to the city across the main radial arteries and permit easier movement even in the inner city. Besides, the system of waterways, a kind of cycling ring road, has been equipped with adjacent cycle/foot paths, having illumination, safety features, signposting and platforms for river crossings. (photo 2). Not all the city roads favour movements by bicycle: in particular you are recommended to respect the no entry signs along the tram routes. To reach the squares an alternative bi-directional route has been introduced that runs parallel to the riverbank along the axis made up of the streets Del Santo (photo 1), Zabarella and Eremitani; two-way bicycle traffic is also allowed in Via Roma and in Corso Umberto. The attached map shows the cycle access points to the inner city
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of Padua and the tramline. In Padua, in the Station Square there is parking, open 24 hours a day, where it is possible to leave attended your own bicycle or hire one. The tariffs are reasonable and holders of the PaduaCard benefit from a discount of 20%. For information: telephone 049 8759608. When you park your own bike, you are recommended to use the appropriate parking and use an effective anti-theft system.

More information on cycling in Padua: www.padovanet.it

Terme Euganee - Padua.

The tourist who stays in hotel facilities in Terme Euganee can reach the inner city of Padua in the midst of greenery, protected from traffic and in total safety. The recommended routes are illuminated along the stretches within Padua and Abano Terme. From Abano Terme (photo 1): from the IAT office (Tourist Information Office) we go beyond the thermal spa and we make for the locality of Giarre, where, thanks to an underpass one passes over the Padua-Bologna railway line. After that, an asphalted cycle path takes us to the bank of the Battaglia canal. Making towards the north we skirt Villa Molin (photo 2) and reach the area of Bassanello, where a route equipped with overpasses and underpasses leads onto the Lungargine Scaricatore. In the area of Ponte Quattro Martiri one diverts along the city cycling network. From Montegrotto Terme: from the IAT office (Tourist Information Office) of Montegrotto Terme, we strike out towards the locality of Mezzavia, firstly on a normal road then on a cycle path. Having reached the bridge one turns left and heads in the opposite direction to the water flow in the Battaglia canal (photo 3). After about 10 Km from the start one reaches Bassanello, where thanks to a route equipped with overpasses and underpasses

Length Abano Terme - Padua: 13.5 Km Length Montegrotto Terme - Padua: 14.5 Km Difficulty: Train+bike: Terme Euganee - Padua Note: GPS tracking available

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we pass over the Battaglia and Scaricatore canals to reach the inner city.

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Padua. Inner river circuit.

This first itinerary is an urban route in which the city is mirrored in its canals. From a historical-cultural standpoint the itinerary allows one to appreciate over long stretches the defensive wall and gateway system built by the Venetian Republic in the 16th century. The waterway network in Padua constitutes an ingenious web, result of a long and well-constructed history written by bold engineers and by a multitude of peasants and hired hands that through their work guaranteed the city protection from enemies and floods, the necessary energy to move machinery and mills and for waterway navigation. Fed from the Brenta and Bacchiglione rivers, this great network has throughout the centuries influenced the urban layout: particularly incisive were the construction works on the medieval waterways of Battaglia (1189 1201), Piovego (1209) and Brentella (1314) and of the more recent Scaricatore canals (1863) and San Gregorio (1930). The natural starting

Length: 13.5 km Difficulty: Note: GPS tracking available

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point of the itinerary is the navigation lock of the Porte Contarine (1526) (photo 1), hand-built hydraulics that until the middle of the last century permitted the transit of boats along the Inner Waterway. The first stretch of the

Piovego canal laps the sixteenth century walls built by the Venetians, inside of which we find the celebrated Cappella degli Scrovegni (photo 2), and the sixteenth century ones built by the Venetians. Having reached the hamlet of the Portello we admire Porta Ognissanti, where the famous Burchiello (barge) terminated. A short distance away we meet the

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impressive Torrione Castelnuovo (photo 3) on whose external walls are mounted panels with the emblem of the house of Loredan, some stone cannon balls and a lion of St. Mark. In the locality of San Gregorio one remains on the embankment of the canal of the same name to then proceed along the Scaricatore canal. Connected together by the navigation lock of Voltabarozzo, these two canals constitute a kind of waterway ring road around the city. Having reached the hydraulic junction of Bassanello, at the height of the Ponte dei Cavai one turns into the right-hand embankment of the Tronco Maestro canal; on this stretch one pedals with the gaze turned towards the circle of magnificently preserved sixteenth century walls. Going beyond the Saracinesca keep, where there used to be an ancient barrage that regulated the boat traffic that was entering the city, one reaches Castel Vecchio, whose main tower (Torlonga) was transformed in the seventeenth century into an astronomical observatory, called the Specola (photo 4). In this particularly striking corner of the city it is possible to observe the medieval walls and the numerous porticoed villas. Then one meets three ancient bridges: Ponte di SantAgostino (16th century), Ponte di San Giovanni delle Navi (13th century) and Ponte dei Tadi (14th century). Leaving the Mussato Waterway, the only stretch of the itinerary on an ordinary road takes us to Ponte Molino (photo 5), presided over by a fortified gateway, opposite which there was for many centuries a great concentration of floating watermills. Shortly, one returns to the departure point, passing in front of the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, already home to the Fraglia dei Mugnai (Millers Guild) one sees the altar on the right side of the nave.

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Abano Terme. Orchards, parks and gardens.

Length: 18 Km Difficulty:

This easy bike ride starts in the heart of the spa town and forms a ring around itself, in this way allowing one to admire the elements of rural scenery: from the agrarian arrangements to traditional cultivation, from the houses of hired hands to the gentlemanly Veneto villas. The route follows cycle paths, secondary roads and countryside lanes. In Abano Terme (photo 1) we leave from the Piazza della Repubblica and skirt round Villa Piave, a rare and beautiful example of Liberty architecture with an early 1900s garden. The asymmetric building with exuberant plasterwork is surrounded by thick vegetation composed of evergreen and exotic plants. Travelling along Via Mazzini one reaches the entrance to Villa Bassi Rathgeb, home of the Civic Museum: the internal rooms host cultural exhibitions and demonstrations while the park is the site of an important horse-riding competition. Turning into Via Appia Monterosso one reaches the Duomo with a Romanesque bell-tower named after San Lorenzo Martire. A few hundred metres further on one can admire the sixteenth century Villa Malipiero Rigoni with its attached juxtaposed with a porticoed stall. We invite you to carefully observe the buildings details: the wooden shutters and the faceted chimneypot. They are examples of traditional Veneto architecture that are becoming rare. The suggestive secondary roads cross corners of the countryside enclosed by bushes or more rarely by rows of trees and vines as was used in the typical Paduan agrarian system, which used to present the profile of the fields as a curvature of a mules back. Soon one returns to the spa centre and crosses it until stopping in front of the entrance gateway to the park situated on the hill of Montirone (photo 3). This high ground of travertine (clear and porous rock) used as a public garden is different

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oratory and magnificent pigeon loft. Resuming the route we next reach the Villa Trevisan Savioli, now the seat of the Sartori Mask Museum (photo 2). Opposite us we find a beautiful farmhouse from the end of the 1700s with the habitable part

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the silence of the countryside to the hamlet of Feriole where we find the Villa Foscolo that takes its name from the famous writer that composed here his first masterpiece Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis (The last letters of Jacopo Ortis). Of special interest there is also the nearby complex of Milan, a rare example of a rural courtyard built in neoclassical style. At the site of the votive niche dedicated to Saint Anthony one turns to the right into Via Pezzolo at the end of which there is a convenient cycle path that takes us to Villa Bassi Rathgeb.

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from the other Euganean hills for its special geological genesis: it is in fact the only one to have originated from the calcareous sediment produced by the abundant thermal springs that gushed out freely until the middle of the last century. One starts pedalling again on the cycle path in the direction of Monteortone to newly surround oneself in the agrarian landscape of Abano, here enriched by the variety of shapes of
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the Colli Euganei. Set apart from all the hilly group, the Ortone and Rosso mounts are covered by a wild woodland mantle that contrasts with the gentleness of the surrounding countryside. Having reached the hamlet of Monterosso it is possible to contemplate a relaxing stop in the beautiful public park of Villa Monzino, called the Bembiana (photo 4). Taking up the bicycle again one proceeds surrounded by

Terme Euganee. Villas and monasteries.

From the spa centres of Abano and Montegrotto we head towards the Colli Euganei to discover some authentic Renaissance Italian architectural jewels. The route is on the level and mainly runs along secondary roads and countryside tracks. We get into the saddle in Montegrotto Terme, a spa location renowned for the goodness of its waters and the quality of its hotels. We head towards Torreglia on a wide cycle path. Turning into Via Fornace, we quickly cross the grey craftsmen's area and reach the foot of the rise that dominates Abano Terme. Only the most trained can make the ascent in the saddle that leads to the entrance to the monastery of San Daniele in Monte, the others will proceed towards Monteortone, suburb of Abano that begins near the Santuario della Beata Vergine della Salute (photo 1). The complex merits a stay; the visit starts with the votive chapel inside which gusts the spring where in 1428 the miraculous apparition was to appear that has been the justification for the building of the Marian sanctuary. The church, a national monument, was built in the late Romanesque style and preserves notable works of art inside. In the

Length: 30 Km Difficulty:

countryside of Monterosso and Feriole to reach the Villa EmoCapodilista (photo 3). The building, the work of Dario Varotari, stands in a picturesque position on the hill of Montecchia and is connected to an ancient small medieval fort, today used as a cellar and golf course.

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ex-convent, now an usual spa hotel, it is possible to admire the Renaissance cloister in the centre of which there stands out a harmonious well in Istrian stone. We pick up the bicycle and proceed in a northerly direction across the delightful

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Taking up again the road that goes to Teolo and having passed over the nearby locality of San Biagio (a short detour to see the sixteenth century church) one turns onto the straight stretch that leads to the Praglia Abbey (photo 4). Founded in the 1100s by Benedictine monks, the abbey took on its present architectural form during the Renaissance, in a project by Tullio Lombardo. As well as the church it is possible to visit the internal cloisters, the chapter house and the monumental refectory. From Praglia to Luvigliano one travels along a
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pleasant foothill road with little traffic that penetrates the Vallarega plain, where mining activities of the last century revealed interesting columnar fissures, geological phenomena that are very evident in the Brus mount. After a few kilometres, one cannot fail to observe the majestic Villa dei Vescovi (photo 2), prototype of a Veneto villa and important monument of the Veneto Renaissance period, now an asset of the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (National Trust for Italy). The work of Giovanni Maria Falconetto, the villa dominates the area of Luvigliano and

sits in a scenic position within the surrounding hills. From Luvigliano one sets out again towards Torreglia on an ordinary road, so we recommend that you pay attention to the traffic. Under the slopes of Monte Rua we stop to observe a rural building with a beautiful pigeon loft and on a connected knoll a picturesque architectural complex with an oratory. This complex that is now a private residence is called Castelletto: originally it was a Benedictine courtyard belonging to

Santa Giustina in Padua, but it then became a commenda of the Knights of Malta that until the 19th century suppressions administered from here the large estates in their possession. The cycle excursion turns towards its end and we return to Montegrotto, firstly along the Via Volti, a pleasant foothill road shaded by oak and chestnut woods, then on a cycle path. The view in the distance of Villa Draghi (photo 5) concludes this enchanted itinerary running between villas and monasteries.

Due Carrare - Battaglia Terme. Stories of flight and of barges.

Length: 26,5 Km Difficulty:

To the south of Padua, not far from each other, two museums tell through innumerable finds the glorious stories of flight and the less known one of waterway navigation. This pleasant cycle excursion unfolds along the embankment tops of ancient waterways and carries with it numerous surprises from nature and history. From the IAT (Tourist Information Office) in Montegrotto Terme one quickly reaches Due Carrare, cradle of the Da Carrara, Paduan gentlemen in the 14th century. A few traces remain of the medieval buildings that were the symbol of power and riches of the noble family, which have been incorporated into palaces and villas. A prime example is the Villa Zaborra Avesani, better known as the castle of San Pelagio (photos 2-3), a military outpost transformed into a villa in the 1700s. The site is a celebrated one because from here in 1918 Gabriele dAnnunzio and the 87th squadron La Serenissima left for the celebrated flight over Vienna. Inside the palace the original Museum of Flight has been fitted out, which tells of the military undertaking and the history of aviation and conserves numerous aircraft, helicopters and models of hot-air balloons and aircraft. Having reached the centre of Due Carrare we observe the Villa Priuli-Petrobelli (photo 1), work of Scamozzi and the imposing agricultural courtyard belonging to the palace.

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Also in this case, the building developed from a pre-existing medieval nucleus that was the fortified courtyard of the Da Carrara. Making towards the north, we come across the delightful hamlet of Pontemanco (photo 5), a small group of houses arranged in formation along the course of the Biancolino canal. In the area of the bridge the remains of one of the two ancient mills is still visible. Opposite stands the noble Villa Grimani - Fortini with its Marian oratory. We resume pedalling along the embankment of the canal in the midst of a pleasant and thickly wooded vegetation as far as a weir where a large water scoop maintains a regular run-off of water. We cross the hand-built hydraulic works and take the dirt embankment on the left of the Vigenzone canal proceeding in the opposite direction to the water flow. Passing beyond the Villa Erizzo, well immersed in its rural surroundings, we come across the very beautiful Ponte da Riva, entirely built of brick. With a brief detour we visit the church of the exabbey of Santo Stefano (photo 4), which conserves the wall mausoleum of Marsilio I of Carrara and noteworthy medieval mosaics, before taking to the Vigenzone embankment again, this time on the opposite side and we remount it to go beyond the small hamlet of Maseralino in the municipality of Pernumia. Arriving next to a restaurant we cross the canal and stop to take a close look at the outside structure of what, until the end of the last century, was an old mill. Remounting the bicycle one pedals as far as Battaglia Terme,

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the land of the boatmen, where we schedule a visit to the Museum of River Navigation (photo 6). This museum is unique in its kind in Italy, with a collection of three thousand pieces, amongst which there is an outdoors collection of typical wooden boats and inside various sections devoted to components, boatyards, hydraulic equipment, river skills and life aboard. About half an hour from the museum one returns to the departure point along the

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Arqu Petrarca. In the heart of the Colli Euganei.

The proposed itinerary refers to the route of the poet Francesco Petrarch when he went to his house in the Colli Euganei from Padua. The excursion is very rich in tourist attractions and uses cycle paths and secondary roads with little traffic, in places on unmade surfaces. From the Roman Excavations of Montegrotto Terme we head towards the Battaglia canal, on the top of whose embankment runs a pleasant cycle path. The first thing to emerge along the road is Villa Obizzi, more commonly known as the castle of the Catajo for the way in which this noble residence of Pio Enea I of the Obizzi, military leader of the Serenissima, had it constructed in military style; the villa has over 350 rooms. After the castle, an unexpected scene on the canal opens: on a wide stretch of the waterway we find moored some wooden boats; this is the navigation lock, celebrated because it allows the boats to negotiate a rise in water level of over seven metres. Meanwhile, in the background there is Battaglia Terme (photo 2), the inner city is characterised by a special arrangement of the houses on the waterfront, with its original stepped bridge in Venetian style and the hydraulic guardhouse in the neighbourhood of which stand mills, a hammer for wrought iron work, a saw and a paper mill, constructed to exploit the hydraulic energy released by the fall in water level. Pedalling again along the cycle path we stop anew in the area of a tourist poster that illustrates the hydraulic details of the canal bridge of Rivella and admire the splendid country landscape of the Valli Selvatiche, comprising the Villa Selvatico-Sartori that stands on the Sant'Elena hill, the surrounding fertile countryside and the pronounced backdrop of the Colli Euganei. Having left the lift bridge, one discovers, hidden by an elegant Italian style garden, the beautiful Villa Emo, the work of Vincenzo Scamozzi. The long straight stretch

Length: 31 Km Difficulty: Train + bike: Monselice - Terme Euganee Note: GPS tracking available

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ends in the port of Monselice, from where the visit to the inner city begins, an authentic jewel case of art, history, archaeology and nature. From the walled city one turns into a beautiful little-used foothill road
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(Petrarch). The itinerary leads to the large square in front of the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta where the monumental tomb of the poet is conserved. Petrarchs house is to be found in the upper part of the village, we advise you to reach it on foot because of the steep slopes. Having left the hamlet of Arqu, for about two kilometres one travels along a road that can be busy during weekends and holidays and it ends at the Lago della Costa (photo 4), a natural basin fed by thermal springs which unfortunately no longer admit visitors. The return to Battaglia is on unmade roads surrounded by a very striking landscape. From the hamlet of Monticelli we admire the picturesque Villa Renier, built on the summit of a rise and surrounded by a high wall and at the foot of the mount of Lispida Villa Italia. From Monticelli we suggest to follow the route to Valsanzibio and visit the beautiful historical garden of Villa Barbarigo (photo 3). In Battaglia Terme we rediscover the road we set out on and in this way we return to Montegrotto Terme.

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on a slight incline that turns around Ricco mount. Having traversed an uneven plain the hamlet of Arqu Petrarca appears (photos 1, 5), to whose name is tied that of the poet
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Piazzola sul Brenta. Beyond the river.

Length: 20 Km Difficulty:

With this excursion we will discover Piazzola sul Brenta in a new version: a land rich in nature, rural scenery and magnificent architecture. We will cross the fiefdom of the Camerini as far as the hamlet where Andrea Mantegna was born. Piazzola sul Brenta is distinct from the other Paduan localities for its special urban layout: from the avenue that leads to the town square roads branch off that intersect in an orthogonal manner, onto which numerous workers houses from the start of the 20th century face. Such details are the result of the historical events tied to the presence of the noble families of the Contarini and the Camerini. The first, already proprietors of extensive estates at the beginning of the fifteenth century, built the monumental villa, fulcrum of the area, whilst the second, at the end of the nineteenth century, initiated an unusual development project based on the improvement of agriculture and the construction of craftwork and industrial buildings. Thanks to the initiative of Paolo Camerini, within a few years Piazzola sul Brenta was transformed into an important industrial centre. In 1920 there were working six hydro-electric plants, a sulphuric acid plant, a fertiliser plant, a cement works, a sawmill, two brick furnaces, two spinning mills, some agrofood laboratories and an unusual jute mill, whose high chimney stands out over the ex-industrial area, today a site of historical interest. Having reached the main square of the town one arrives in front of the majestic Villa Contarini Foundation G. E. Ghirardi (photo 1). A quick look is surprising: the gaze is captured by the princely residence while at the sides the

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field of view is blocked by a double colonnade on the right and by a high wall of trees on the left. The central wing of the villa is from the sixteenth century and is attributed by some to Palladio; to this was added numerous annexes and decorations during the seventeenth century.

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Belonging to this later period there are also room frescoes, the work of Michele Primon. In the nineteenth century the villa passed from hand to hand again and again until the Camerini succeeded the Correr to give new splendour to the building, enriching it with art and book collections. Leaving the inner city we head towards the Brenta (photo 3); the riverside scene in this stretch is very striking: great quantities of poplars, willows and river on one side and neatly robinias allow us to make out the cultivated fields on the other. The area is of great natural interest for the quality of the river water, for the richness of the flora and for the environmental diversity. Amongst these there are the manmade, like the lakes that originate from gravel excavations, wetlands particularly sought-after by marsh birds (photo 4). Leaving the river behind us, we take the Via Pastorizia, whose

centuries and Villa da Ponte Paccagnella (photo 5), attributed to Palladio. The sixteenth century building with a large barn and oratory is approached by a wide central stairway on which stands a gabled loggia. The return to the departure point is on quiet secondary roads between meadows and cultivated fields of corn and maize (photo 2). name recalls the passage of flocks directed towards the uplands of Asiago or Monte Grappa. Having gone beyond the Padua-Marostica provincial road we reach Isola Mantegna, a rural hamlet where Andrea Mantegna was born in 1431. In the vicinity two villas merit a visit: Villa Ramina called the Colombina (from its dove-grey stonework), a robust building in Lombard style dating to the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth

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Padua. Outer river circuit.

There are many reasons for regarding the web of Paduan rivers and canals as the preferred way to reconnoitre the city and its territorial context: from the historical in origin to the scenic. Today these routes have become a remarkable cycling itinerary, rich in history and nature. artificial artery 11 km long that has for eight hundred years connected Padua to Venice by the Brenta Canal. This is historically the busiest and most important waterway in the Paduan area: in its urban stretch it laps against the Venetian wall. Going beyond the university area, one reaches the elegant Porta Ognissanti (photo 1) or del Portello. Erected in 1518 on the initiative of the Captain of Padua, Marco Antonio Loredan, to the design of Guglielmo Grizi called the Bergamascan, this appears from the outside to be a triumphal arch. In the vicinity of the eighteenth century bridge we see the original stone steps that allow the boats to dock, today only used for tourist purposes. Having left behind the Piovego Canal, one proceeds in a contrary direction to the water flow, firstly on the banks of the San Gregorio

Length: 54 Km Difficulty: Note: GPS tracking available Route equipped with signposts and made safe.

canal and then, going beyond the navigation lock of Voltabarozzo (photo 2), on the Scaricatore canal where the Paduans love to practice sport. Reaching Bassanello it is interesting to observe the water flow: part of it enters into the city along the Tronco Maestro and part goes in a southerly direction along

From Porte Contarine, a navigation lock from 1526 and ancient access point to the inland waterways of Padua, the cycling itinerary heads towards the Cappella degli Scrovegni, a jewel that conserves the frescoes of Giotto. The first canal that we come across is the Piovego, an
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the Battaglia Canal (Euganean Waterway). The route proceeds along the Bacchiglione embankment, the river that feeds the Paduan canals: on this stretch its course has been amended and in the neighbourhood of Brusegana receives part of the waters of the Brenta via the Brentella canal, whose left bank constitutes the continuation of our itinerary. The Bacchiglione is formed in the vicinity of Vicenza from the confluence of mountain streams and tributaries of springs, instead the Brentella is an artificial watercourse built by the Paduans in 1314. At the end of the straight stretch of the canal one reaches Limena, a centre of habitation where it is possible to admire some villas and the ancient hydraulic manufactures of the Colmelloni. So one continues on the Brenta river (photo 3), site of natural interest for the presence of protected flowers and animals, in very beautiful surroundings. In the neighbourhood of a centuries old oak one deviates onto a country road that leads to the entrance of the Certosa di Vigodarzere, an authentic Renaissance jewel. On the other bank, in the Municipality of Padua, the exchurch of S. Eufemia di Altichiero

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now hosts the Archaeological Museum of Paduan Waterways that can be reached with a brief detour. Going on, the river course is straight and less captivating, but after a few kilometres it reaches Stra, a riverside town where celebrated Veneto villas are concentrated, like the Villa Pisani, a national monument. The last stretch from Noventa to Padua (photo 4) returns along the Piovego canal, where the sumptuous Villa Giovannelli faces onto (photo 5), the last leg before re-entering the city.

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Rural Padua. The Bacchiglione river and the Euganean waterway.

Length: 48 km Difficulty: Train + bike: Terme Euganee Padua Note: GPS tracking available

Leaving the urban outskirts, one penetrates rural surroundings with no lack of historic hamlets, great nature and appetising food and wine opportunities. The itinerary utilises the tops of the embankments, for the most part asphalted and not accessible to motor vehicles. Padua sinks its roots deep into the countryside. This strong link between the city and Province still shines through in the villages where an agrarian landscape is preserved from the living identity. The departure point for our tour is the hydraulic junction of the Bassanello in Padua, where the Bacchiglione river gets lost in the Tronco Maestro, Battaglia and Scaricatore canals. The latter, in the vicinity of Voltabarozzo, takes the name of Canale Roncajette; we follow it, leaving behind the builtup area of Ponte San Nicol. We make a stop in the neighbourhood of Isola dellAbb, a striking rural hamlet whose place-name brings to mind the ancient land reclamation undertaken by the Abbey of Santa Giustina di Padua. The canal separates the ancient churches of

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San Fidenzio in Roncajette and San Lorenzo in Isola dellAbb. From here it is possible to admire Villa Rezzonico, in whose retaining walls we find a beautiful Marian statue in Istrian stone. With a detour of about 2 km, it is possible to reach the monumental Benedictine Courtyard of Legnaro (photo 2). Continuing in the direction of Polverara, a celebrated community for the chicken of the same name (photo 1), the countryside becomes delightful: in the fields arranged in a traditional Paduan manner the vegetable crops mix with the

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cereals and the ancient rustic buildings alternate with grandiose farms, locally called boarie. The numerous architectural features attract our attention: the chimney jutting out from the walling, the wooden shutters, the variety of chimneypots, the large stalls with arches and the stone-paved farmyard. Crossing the Provincial highway to Casalserugo, a pigeon loft stands in a farm, in past times purpose built for raising pigeons. Further on, near Bovolenta, the waters of the Bacchiglione meets with those
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of other canals to form an intricate hydraulic system. In the town what captures the attention of the visitor are the strong embankments that encircle the centre where it is possible to admire the beautiful Duomo that goes back to the eleventh century with a distinctive bell-tower, as well as the Villa Martinengo and the palace of the Accademia dei Concordi. After leaving the Roncajette canal, we go up the waters of the Vigenzone canal, staying on an embankment top cycle path. From here on we come across three villas from the

sixteenth century: Villa Mocenigo Randi in Gorgo, Villa Malipiero Gosetti in Cagnola and Villa Grimani-Fortini in Pontemanco. This last riverside hamlet arose in medieval times around its mills in the walls that ceased grinding only in the middle of the last century. Taking again to the embankment in the vicinity of the marvellous Ponte di Riva (photo 4), we observe the bell-tower of the one-time abbey of Santo Stefano in Due Carrare and

in the distance the well-defined outline of the Colli Euganei. Soon, one reaches Battaglia Terme, to join the Battaglia Canal (photo 3), last leg of our itinerary. This waterway (1189-1201), on the occasion of the eight hundredth anniversary of its construction, was named Euganean Waterway, in analogy with those of the Berica and Brenta to give greater prominence to the numerous hydraulic and beautiful historic architectural features.

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Colli Euganei circuit.

This itinerary that allows for the completion of the whole tour around the system of hills is extraordinarily rich in historical, hydraulic, architectural and natural points of interest. The partly equipped route is central to a cycle touring improvement project. To fully enjoy its many beauties you are advised to undertake the itinerary in two days. From Padua the Colli Euganei (photo 1-2) appear isolated on the horizon with undulating lines and a surprising variety of shapes: conical outlines that overlook the reliefs in the soft lines, with a suggestive result. This decidedly remarkable landscape is the result of two distinct volcanic phenomena that have given rise to the outcrop of magma from the earths crust. In a marine environment, the dense and incandescent material in parts raised ancient limestone rocks and in places deposited itself to form sharp peaks. The whole Euganean hill system has a hundred or more hills, standing in an elliptical perimeter and occupies a total surface area of around 21 thousand hectares. The Parco Regionale dei

Length: 68 Km Difficulty: Train + bike: Este - Monselice Terme Euganee - Padua Note: GPS tracking available

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Colli Euganei was founded in 1989 to exploit this unique landscape and to safeguard its extraordinary biodiversity. Along the route we come across numerous tourist destinations. The series of Veneto villas start at the gates of the city with Villa Molin, masterpiece of Vincenzo Scamozzi, continues to Battaglia Terme with the Catajo (photo 4),

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imposing residence of the Obizzi family, with Villa SelvaticoSartori, and a little farther on with Villa Emo with a typical Italian garden. On reaching Monselice, one visits the square, the Castle and the nearby walkway of the Santuario Giubilare delle Sette Chiese (photo 3) on the Rocca mount that stands in Villa Duodo, overlooked by the medieval stronghold. Continuing the journey in a southerly direction, one crosses wide areas of reclaimed
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land where we find the Buzzacarini Benetti complex and a little later Villa Barbaro. From here the view looks over all of the southern stretch of the Colli Euganei, we discern in the background the Venda

mount (601 m) recognisable from the large number of television repeater stations, in the middle ground the Fasolo and Rusta mounts and in the foreground the Cecilia mount of pyramidal shape. Towards the west we discern Este and its fourteenth century castle and the delightful hamlet of Calaone, placed between the cones

of Castello and Cero mounts. Traversing the marvellous extensive historic centre there is the Bisatto canal, that in the locality of Bomba runs alongside an ancient brickworks, inside which is the Colli Euganei geo-palaeontological Museum. The collection of exhibits has numerous fossil remains from the

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Euganean area, two mineral collections, one modern and the other nineteenth century, and displays an interesting section on quarrying. The itinerary proceeds towards the mount of Lozzo (photo 8), on whose slopes we find intact the castle of Valbona (photo 6) and finishes in Vo Vecchio in northeast of the hills where it is good to make a stop to visit the Praglia Abbey, an authentic Renaissance jewel and important centre of Benedictine spirituality. The last leg towards Padua passes through Terme di Abano and Montegrotto (photo 9), European capitals of cures and wellbeing.

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an atmosphere of times past. The locality is set around the eighteenth century Contarini Venier villa and retains an unusual porticoed square. A little farther on, from Carbonara to Frassanelle, the cycle path is interrupted and one proceeds on secondary roads devoid of traffic, awaiting the completion of the cycle path. In Bastia di Rovolon, we pass close by a magnificent pigeon loft (photo 7) and we plunge into the famous vineyards where marvellous red wines and the scented moscato fior d'arancio are produced. At the end of the country road we take on an easy climb to then descend towards Montemerlo. We have now reached the extreme

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Padua - Chioggia. The salt and sugar route.

The itinerary that links the Colli Euganei to the Venice lagoon follows an ancient water course at one time used by lighters, the so-called burci, that carried loaded goods such as the trachyte of Colli Euganei, the salt from Chioggia and the sugar from Pontelongo.

Length Padua - Battaglia Terme Chioggia: 63 km Length Padua - Bovolenta Chioggia: 54 km Difficulty: Note: GPS tracking available

point decidedly towards the east, following the sinuous course of the Vigenzone canal (photo 5). In the neighbourhood of Ponte di Riva we go along the right bank until the locality of Cagnola, where two Veneto villas face each other: that on the left - Villa Malipiero

originates from the sixteenth century, the other one - Villa Santinello less significant, was rebuilt after the damage of the Second World War. Over the course of the bike ride some white numbered stones driven into the ground attract our attention (photo 4).

They deal with an ancient division of parcels of the embankment given in concession to the farmworkers for harvesting hay from the grassy escarpments.

Going along the Euganean Waterway from Padua for about an hour, one reaches Battaglia Terme (historic photo 3). Here we leave behind us the Colli Euganei and
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their moorings can be seen. The next place, Pontelongo (photo 8), whose name is selfexplanatory, owes its own development to the presence of a large sugar refinery that is still working and was built in the nineteenth century. The town hall is the beautiful villa of Foscarini Erizzo, recently restored. On leaving the sugar town we find that of the Benedictine Courtyard (photo 6-7): Correzzola. A metalled track allows us to reach the sixteenth century Benedictine Courtyard built by monks and the parish church of San Leonardo. On these lands the Benedictines started a wide-ranging struggle to resist

The surrounding landscape is still well preserved; in the cultivated fields we find beautiful rustic buildings and marvellous villas of the Veneto. The villages that we go through on this itinerary have names that recall the river-way: Gorgo (photo 1) (small whirlpool), Bovolenta (water mill); in the latter village we carefully observe the wayside bollards of the bridge on the Vigenzone canal where the signs left by the ropes that kept the boats at
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Today, at least 60 of these remain and still keep the name of the saint to which they were dedicated. Taking the route on top of the left embankment, after a few kilometres a tourist notice informs us that we are in the neighbourhood of Castelcaro: where an oratory stands today. In the fourteenth century the Carraresi had built a military outpost to oversee the Bacchiglione river.

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Chioggia, that was by that time in the Middle Ages a few kilometres away, had one of the most important salt-works in the Mediterranean. During the last stretch the landscape changes noticeably, the expanses of ploughed fields from a thick network of ditches and channels give way to extensive flatlands and sparklings from the lagoon (photo 9) from which appears the historic centre of Chioggia, (photo 10) mid-point of our itinerary.

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the formation of marshland and, when the land reclamation was concluded, built characteristic rural houses with stalls, haylofts and granaries to spread agriculture.
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Monselice, Este, Montagnana. Tour of the walled cities.

Length: 29 Km Difficulty: Train + bike: Montagnana Este Monselice

The itinerary traverses the lower part of Padua Province, between the Euganei and the Scodosia where we find numerous medieval buildings: fortified palaces, castles, strongholds, isolated towers and walled cities. At the start we follow the Bisatto canal and Frassine river; on the return it is possible to use a train with a bicycle transport service. The first walled city we come across in the course of our itinerary is Monselice, that in the past was a vicus romano (Roman village), Byzantine barracks and important centre of the Longobard dynasty. The building of the walls began in the twelfth century to defend the city that was then fortified by Federico II of Svevia with the construction of the keep, watchtower and castle (photo 1). In the 14th century the city was conquered by the Da Carrara, lords of Padua, who perfected the defensive system with five encircling walls. Having become militarily less important, the town changed face to take on a similar aspect to that of today: villas and princely buildings sprang up (Villa Nani - Mocenigo, Villa Pisani, Villa Duodo), religious and monastic buildings were established (the seven churches jubilation way, Oratory of San Giorgio, Convent of San Giacomo) and the industry for working with trachyte stone that is found in abundance in Venice. In the retraction of Monselice, an area of sixteenth century land reclamation, we find the small church of the Madonna delle Ave (photo 3). The building has incorporated an ancient wall, vestige of the fortification of Buso mount. Only the presence of the Villa

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Barbaro on the southern side has impeded the complete excavation of the hillside, in which place an artificial lake has formed. Soon we reach Este (photo 2), passing in front of Ca' Mori, seat of the

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Regional Park of Colli Euganei. By ordinary roads we enter the inner city where the view of the vast Maggiore Square opens up, overlooked by the most prestigious buildings in the city. The glimpses that merit a pause for photography are many: the watchtower with its clock, the high-class residences, the places of worship and the Carrara castle. What you see today is the fortress built by Ubertino da Carrara between 1338 and 1339. Despite the representative of the civilisations of the ancient Veneto peoples and the Romans. After visiting the Duomo of an unusual elliptical shape and seeing the casket that is a work of art, we leave the town by retaking the embankment on the Bisatto canal until reaching the hydraulic junction at Sostegno, where we leave the canal and continue along the Frassine river. From the top of the embankment, immersed in the silence of the countryside, our gaze to the east takes in the Colli ravages of time, the castle still Euganei, to the west towards the retains its polygonal form, the Berici hills and to the south as far as Baone gate, the keep and 12 Montagnana (photo 4-5), mid-point towers. The southern part of of our journey. The walled city the castle was transformed in developed in the 14th century taking the 16th century into the on the new imprint that we can still palace of the Contarini family, admire today. In that period the inside of which is located the Carraresi, skilful in fortress building, Atestine National Museum. completed the city walls that have The preserved collections are 24 towers 17 metres high, with the very rich in finds Rocca (Stronghold) degli Alberi

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(1362). The highest tower (38 metres) is on the oldest military building in the city: the castle of San Zeno. The visit to the inner city allows us to admire noble residences, including the Villa Pisani, work of Palladio, and the Duomo whose complex architecture harmonises Gothic elements with those of the Renaissance.

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Muson dei Sassi. The journey of Saint Anthony.

Following the Muson dei Sassi river, we retrace the journey of St. Anthony that owes its origin and name to the last journey undertaken by the saint, at the time dying, between the 12th and 13th of June, 1231 from Camposampiero to Padua. The cycle touring itinerary, equipped with signposting and road layouts, takes place along the banks of the Muson dei Sassi river (photo 2). This water course has its source in springs to the north of Asolo and after 48 km joins the Brenta river; its main characteristic is its straight course, evident sign of the hydraulic arrangements made by the Venetian Republic in the 17th century. In Loreggia we find the sixteenth century Villa Polcastro Wollemborg Gomiero where Giuseppe Jappelli designed and constructed a splendid romantic garden with water features, trees and exotic shrubs and shady footpaths. In the second half of the 1800s the villa was the residence of Leone Wollemborg, Italian economist and politician that was credited with founding the first rural savings bank in Italy. In Camposampiero (photo 1) a detour takes us to the first of the three shrines to St. Anthony, looked after by a Convocation of Franciscan Friars. A short distance from the municipality square where the medieval high tower built by Da Camposampiero stands out, we

Length: 29 Km Difficulty: Train + bike: Padua Camposampiero Note: GPS tracking available Route signposted and made safe.

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come to the Santuario del Noce (photo 3). According to tradition, here the Saint had an apparition of the Baby Jesus, to which is linked the iconic tradition of St. Anthony. The church goes back to the first

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half of the 15th century and preserves inside a cycle of frescoes by Girolamo Tessari and the altarpiece by Bonifacio dei Pitati figuring the Saint praying under the walnut tree. From Camposampiero to Vigodarzere (photo 4) we cross the lands of the Roman grid, an example of an archeological centuriated landscape amongst the best preserved in Italy. The Romans in the 1st century BC carried to completion with agricultural techniques, civil
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engineering works and legislative measures a project to arrange the territory that was directed at favouring the settlement of local communities, the practice of agriculture and political and military control. Seen from above, the area still presents itself today as a large chess board where the fields and the road network faithfully follow the original arrangement of the territory. In the countryside of Borgoricco, an ancient canal bridge allows the Muson dei Sassi to pass over the Tergola river without mixing their waters. In Cadoneghe the Muson joins the Brenta and our itinerary meets that of the external river circuit. Leaving the waterway we enter the city following the cycle path to reach the Shrine of

St. Anthony at Arcella and the Basilica of the Saint, the finish of the devotional route to St. Anthony. The church in Arcella stands at the door to the city gate, in the place where St. Anthony died on 13th June 1231. The neogothic building of the end of the 1800s is recognisable by a large cupola covered in copper plate and by the monumental bell-tower over 75 metres tall. Inside the temple the transit cell is preserved, the only evidence of the original medieval convent destroyed in the 16th century. The Basilica of the Saint (photo 5) is the result of three reconstructions that followed on each other from 1238 to 1310, at the end of which the temple was as we see it today, with its cupola and a bell-tower in the form of minarets.

The tomb of St. Anthony is preserved inside together with a wealth of artworks of strong religious and devotional significance.

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