Breathe the pure hill air, start your engine and let yourself be guided by the timeless charm of the Euganean Hills. Riding your Vespa, every curve becomes an emotion, every vista a postcard to experience. This itinerary takes you through elegance, authentic villages and landscapes that look like paintings, along one of the most scenic routes in Veneto. This itinerary will guide you along one of the most elegant and evocative stretches of the hills… get ready to go!
What you will discover:
Breathe the pure hill air, start your engine and let yourself be guided by the timeless charm of the Euganean Hills. Riding your Vespa, every curve becomes an emotion, every vista a postcard to experience. This itinerary takes you through elegance, authentic villages and landscapes that look like paintings, along one of the most scenic routes in Veneto. This itinerary will guide you along one of the most elegant and evocative stretches of the hills… get ready to go!
What you will discover:
Pick up your Vespa and depart from Montegrotto Terme. Start by exploring this renowned spa town nestled in the Euganean Hills Regional Park, famous for its hyperthermal salt-bromine-iodine waters and therapeutic mud, as well as its rich historical heritage immersed in nature.
Continuing westward you'll come across Villa dei Vescovi: a masterpiece of pre-Palladian Renaissance architecture, perched on a panoramic hilltop in the heart of the Euganean Hills Regional Park, located in Luvigliano di Torreglia. Designed for the Bishop of Padua nearly 5 centuries ago, the residence was conceived as an intellectual gathering place for writers and humanists, designed to encourage otium.
Crossing through the Euganean Hills Regional Park you'll reach the charming village of Faedo. This village sits in a splendid valley nestled right at the foot of Monte Venda, the highest peak in the entire Euganean area: exploring it by Vespa you can immerse yourself in its captivating simplicity.
Arquà Petrarca is one of Italy's most charming historic villages, permanently included in the circuit of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy. The town owes its enduring fame to the great poet Francesco Petrarca, who chose to spend the final years of his life here from 1370 to 1374. Arquà has preserved its medieval hillside layout intact, characterized by Istrian stone houses, cobbled alleyways and splendid natural vistas. Here you'll have the opportunity to enjoy an exquisite lunch at " Ristorante Il Canzoniere" and savor local dishes
Ride to the Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio (also known as the Garden of Villa Barbarigo Pizzoni Ardemani), one of the most important and intact examples of Baroque Italian gardens in the world. Located in Galzignano Terme, it's celebrated for its extraordinary state of preservation and its complex allegorical pathway: don't miss the Portal of Diana and the Boxwood Labyrinth.
Conclude the itinerary with the magnificent panorama of the Mottolone Plateau: one of the most iconic and spectacular natural terraces in the Euganean Hills Regional Park. Located a short distance from the celebrated medieval village of Arquà Petrarca, this ridge offers an extraordinary view of the southern and central peaks of the volcanic district.
Return to Montegrotto Terme to drop off your Vespa by 7:00 PM.
