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Dear Guests,
we inform you that are available upon request:
- 1 radio CD STEREO
- 1 hairdryer
To use the WIFI:
- set up the wireless network:
- enter the password:
lamontecchia (for all cottage)
or
varotari (for castle)
IMPORTANT:
Please remember to close the parasol at evening, when you are away and in
case of wind or rain.
Thank you for being considerate on this.
Az. Agr. Conte Emo Capodilista
THE GARBAGE SYSTEM
The Province of Padova has launched a system of garbage separation which is
handled very strictly by the authorities and which we ask you to follow in the same
way.
For this purpose your kitchen has been equipped with 3 different garbage
containers which have been marked accordingly. We have left spare plastic bags in
the kitchen.
Please don’t leave any garbage in the house as you leave !! Garbage disposals are
found on the main entrance of the estate.
Organic Humid Waste
all food rests, used paper napkins, cut flowers
Dry non-recyclable
all plastified paper (like the one fresh cheese and Salami or ham is wrapped in),
tetrapak (milk and fruit juice boxes), rubber and styrofoam, sanitary towels,
cosmetics and toothpaste tubes, broken ceramics, lamp bulbs, all plastic except
plastic bottles, nylon (stockings, cellophane), ball-pens, cigarette ends.
Plastic and tins
Bottles for water and other soft drinks, shampoo and detergent bottles, all bottles
with the signs: PET PVC PE
Plastic yoghurt caps
Food tins
Glass
Bottles, jars, glasses
Paper
Newspapers and magazines, cardboards boxes and any other paper
Please collect the following items separately (in a plastic or paper bag which you can
leave in the kitchen):
Spray cans / Medicines / Syringes / Creams / Batteries
Dear Guests,
we know you are in holiday but, we kindly ask you to observe this rules.
It is very important for us and for the environment.
RULES FOR GUESTS
In order to improve the safety of guests, even in consideration of the peculiarities of the
environment is established as follows:
1) it is forbidden to bring animals into the wild and in any case it is necessary to
maintain compared to the same a 'safe distance, it is also forbidden to approach closer
than from safety cages and pens where animals are admitted, and the hive of bees ;
2) It is prohibited to enter in buildings that are not expressly assigned to the service of
farm or open to the public in any case it is forbidden to enter into designated areas for
housing tools, maintenance of the same, in warehouses, basements and generally in
places used directly and / or indirectly to the work;
3) is required to pay the utmost attention and respect the signs / signals prohibition,
prescription, etc.;
4) It is forbidden to light fires;
5) is not allowed / vacate dogs or other animals;
6) is prohibited the launch of any object or behavior that may endanger the safety of
persons;
7) it is forbidden to throw off objects, liquids, paper or material of any kind: there are
bins;
8) Children must be accompanied by at least one adult and still cannot move to 'internal'
company without adequate supervision due to the possible presence of agricultural
vehicles in motion.
REMEMBER TO:
turn off the light of the rooms, the air conditioner, the TV and everything else when
you are not present in the apartment
remember to turn off the gas
In case of malfunction of various equipment are required to promptly notify the
Directorate
in the event of damage to other property, equipment or furnishings caused by the
improper and not by normal wear, or the cost of the repair will be deducted from the
deposit.
NUMERI UTILI:
Pronto soccorso Vigili del Fuoco
118 115
Carabinieri REFERENTE :
112
Casa del Prete - Casa di Nando - Casa di Maria - Casa del camino –
Castellana – Castellana Torre - Castellana nobile
INFORMATIONS AND RULES OF THE HOUSE
WELCOME TO MONTECCHIA,
we sincerely hope you will enjoy your stay on our estate and will do our best to assist
you on all questions you might have. This book contains useful information and a
few rules we ask you to stick to, so please read it carefully once you have arrived and
settled into the house.
OWNER
Count Giordano Emo Capodilista
KEYHOLDER A N D I N C H A R G E O F T H E H O U S E are Guerrina
Craighero (in the wine shop) and Elena (in the office) who speaks English.
Elena is in the office for any questions from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 am.
POSTAL ADDRESS
Via Montecchia 16
35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD)
ARRIVAL
Guests are requested to arrive by 7 pm on Saturday. If this is not be possible, they
should call the office +39.049637294 to find out whether a later arrival is possible
that day. Mrs. Guerrina Craighero, who is also in charge of the wine shop, will check
in the guests upon their arrival.
DEPARTURE
Guests are requested to leave the house by 9 am the day of their departure.
Our staff are available to come to your house for the checking-out formalities
(handing back of the house, notification of eventual damages) as from 8.30AM.
Please fetch us at the office once you are fully packed. Should you wish to leave
before 8.30AM, please make an appointment with us before. Please come to the
office for the handing back of the security deposit and the settlement of any eventual extras (wine, heating, damages, etc.) ENTERING AND LEAVING THE ESTATE AFTER OFFICE HOURS You will have been given a key to the main gate of the estate. Please always close the gate after coming through at night. Thank you. BEDLINEN A N D T O W E L S will be changed weekly on Saturday. We will bring a clean set to your house, please strip the beds and prepare the used linen for us to take away. C O O L N E S S : if you want to keep your house cool, close the shutters and the windows in the morning and open them in the evening and at night. D E C E N C Y : La Montecchia is primarily a wine estate visited by importers, wine journalists and clients. We therefore would be grateful if our guests agreed to respect a decent dress-code. In other words: please no move around in swimsuits or stripped to the waist! Thank you for your understanding. E Q U I P M E N T : you will find salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar, some detergent for the dishwasher for the first evening, some soap and toilet paper in each bathroom, as well as the special bags needed for the garbage system. The houses being considered self-catering our guests are expected to provide for all the rest themselves.Please be informed that the Italian coffee machine cannot be washed in the dishwasher. F I R E S : It is absolutely forbidden to light fires on the property. GARDEN A N D G R O U N D S : Please do no litter the grounds, make sure that any cutlery or dishes that are taken outside will then be taken inside again; we have had difficulties finding things forgotten in the garden. This kind of object gets caught in the blades of the lawn mower and can severely damage it. H A R V E S T : the month of September and early October are the time of the grape harvest, one of the most exciting moments of the year for a wine-producing estate. We start early, usually at 8 am, and sometimes finish as late as 11 pm. We apologise for any disturbance this might cause our guests. S E C U R I T Y G U A R D S : You should be aware that security guards circle the property one time during the night. If you hear a car or footsteps on the gravel it is most likely to be them.
THE W A S H I N G M A C H I N E : please make sure you use detergent for machines and not for washing by hand. We have had disasters with bubbles squeezing out of the machine from all sides and ends. W A T E R : the tap water is drinkable, we always drink it. WEDDINGS AND OTHER FESTIVITIES: The wine-tasting hall and the lawn behind are sometimes rented out for festivities, usually on a Friday or Saturday. Should there be music it will be turned off at the latest at 12.30AM. PROBLEMS O N S U N D A Y S : Should you have any problems when offices are closed you can: * from Monday to Friday call Saram at +39 3883638473 * Saturday or Sunday call Guerrina at +39 3496266160. FAX I N T H E O F F I C E : it is possible for our guests to send and receive faxes in the office of the estate. The cost for receiving faxes is none, for sending faxes is the following: Europe: € 1.60 for the first page and € 1,00 for each following page USA: € 2.60 for the first page and € 1,60 for each following page. BATHING LAKE: The access is restricted to the guests of the estate. OPENING HOURS: 8:30AM TO 7:00 PM The lake is unattended and children under 12 years old must be accompanied.. It is forbidden to dive and to eat on the lake shores. Shower before entering the water is compulsory. Pets are not allowed in the pool area.
EMERGENCY NUMERS
AND OTHERS USEFUL NUMBERS
Hos pita l
Abano Terme, Piazza Co lo mbo
Tel . 0 4 9 /8 2 2 1 21 1
Ambula nce
Tel. 118
Pol ice
Selvazzano Dentro, Via Veronese 2 Tel. 049/8055484 or 112
Poli ce hea dqua rters
Selvazzano Dentro, Via Roma 60 Tel. 049/8056430
Fire brig a de
Tel. 115
Chemis t/ Pharma cy
Selvazzano Dentro, Via Scapacchio’, 52/A
Tel. 049/8055222
Dentis t
Dr. Angelo Schiavo, Selvazzano Dentro. Via San Domenico, 25
Tel. 049/637320
Clos est ra i l s ta ti o ns
Terme Euganee (Montegrotto Terme/Abano Terme)
Padova
Clos est Ai rpo rts
Venezia
Verona
Treviso
Telepho ne country co des fro m I taly
Austria 0043 Belgium 0032
France 0033 Germany 0049
Great Britain 0044 Luxemburg 00352
Netherlands 0031 Spain 0034
Sweden 0046 Switzerland 0041
SHOPS AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
The closest village To Montecchia is Selvazzano Dentro.
To reach Selvazzano turn left as you leave the gate of the estate and at the end of
the road turn left and immediately right onto the road which will lead you to the
centre of Selvazzano. There is no real recognisable centre, as all the shops run along
this same main road, which is called Via Scapacchio’.
Abano Terme is the closest larger centre. It has a large supermarket which is open
until 8 o’clock in the evening every day of the week, also on Sundays.
To reach Abano Terme turn right at the gate, and as you reach the large road, cross
it following the sign to Abano.
SUPERMARKETS
The supermarkets here are excellent. Apart from the usual basics, you will find a
large selection of local produce: fresh meat, cheeses, sausages, fresh pasta,
vegetables, etc.
The clo s est Su p ermark et s are:
COOP on t h e VIA EUGANEA 144 COR NER VIA DELLE
MONACHE
Opening ho u rs: from 9 am t o 8 p m from M o nd ay t o Satu rd ay
As you leave th e g at e tu rn ri gh t and t hen left o n t o th e b i g ro ad
which t akes yo u t o wards Pad ova.
ALIPER Vi a SCAPACCHIO’ 133
Opening hou rs : 8 .30 am to 8 pm from Mo nday to Sat urd ay, 9 am
to 1 p m on Su n d ay.
As you leave th e g at e tu rn left and t h en fol lo w th e ro ad un t il t h e
round-bound an d t ake the firs t on t he righ t di recti o n Sel v azzan o
Dentro Cent er. Pass o ne t raffic l i gh t an d at s eco nd ro u n dab o u t
turn on t h e l eft .
A larger Sup ermarket, which i s al s o open o n Su n days i s ALIPER
Via Previ t al i , 3 0 ABANO TERME Tel. 04 9/ 86 6 8 2 2 2.
Turn right at th e gate, and as you reach t he larg e road , cro s s i t
following th e s ig n t o Abano. This wi l l t ake yo u to t h e b y-p as s
of Abano. Tu rn ri gh t, keep g oing s t rai ght ah ead pas t 4
crossroads an d t h en t u rn to your left fol l owin g t h e si g n s fo r
“Aliper”. You wil l fi nd the s ho ppi ng mal l to yo u r rig h t.
Opening hou rs : 9 am to 8 pm every day of t h e week, in cl ud i n g
Su n d ay.
BUTCHER
We recommen d t he bu t cher
Cal o re Ant o n io
Vi a Ro ma 1
Selv azzan o Den tro
Tel . 0 4 9 /6 3 8 6 94
The butcher i s located on t he main road o f Sel v azzan o ju st
before you reach the firs t red l i ght , next t o t h e news ag ent .
POST OFFI CE
Via Scap acch i o ’ 40 / A
Selv azzan o Den tro
Tel . 0 4 9 /8 0 5 7 91 1
8.10 am to 6 p m fro m Mond ay to Fri day, 8.1 0 am t o 1 .3 0 p m o n
Sat urd ay
BANKS
Cassa d i Ri sp armi o di Padov a e Ro vi go
Via Scap acch i o ’ 48
Selv azzan o Dentro
TEL . 0 4 9/ 6 3 73 0 0
Un i cred i t
Via Scap acch i o ’ 59
Selv azzan o Dentro
TEL . 0 4 9/ 8 0 56 4 90
Both banks are o pen from 8.2 0am t o 1.2 0p m an d 2 .3 0 pm t o 4p m
CAR ME CHANI CS
Pu n to Aut o
Via Frat el l i De Gasp eri 9
Selv azzan o Dentro
Tel . 0 4 9 /6 3 8 9 73
Bicciat o Ev el i n o
Via Marco ni 1 8
Selv azzan o Dentro
Tel . 0 4 9 /8 9 7 7 288
TAXI
Selvazzan o Den t ro Tel . 04 9/ 868 5350
Radio Tax i Pad ov a Tel. 049/ 651333
DRY CLEANERS
Pucci ni , Via Eu ganea 250 (o n the mai n road t o Pad ov a)
Self-service d ry clean er , Vi a Eugan ea 158 (o n t h e mai n ro ad t o
Pad o va)
LADI ES HAI RDRE SSE R
An n ali s a
Via Scap acch i ò 5 2/ A
Selv azzan o Den tro
Tel . 0 4 9 /8 0 5 6 58 7
BEAUTI CI AN – COSMETI CI AN
Mani di Fat a – St efan ia Cen zi Tel . 049 801 6 6 7 3
Via Scap acch i ò Es t, 83/ B
3503 0 Sacco l o ng o
Very easy to find , t urn ri gh t at t he gat e toward Selv azzano . At
the end of t h e ro ad t urn l eft again. The B eau t ici an is
immediately aft er t h e rou nd-about towards Selv azzan o , o n t h e
right han d s id e of t he s t reet .
NEWSAGENT
Foreign n ewsp ap es can be found at :
Stev anel la Cl ara
Via Morett o d a Bresci a, 1 –Ab ano Terme – Tel 0 4 9 6 6 74 6 3
Just in fro n t o f s u permark et Ali per
SHOPPING
SHO PPING CENT ERS
“Le Brentelle”
Via della Provvidenza, 1 - 35030 - Sarmeola di Rubano Padova
Tel 049.8977144
http://centrolebrentelle.it/
“Ipercity:”
Via Giovanni Verga, 1 - 35020 Mandriola Sant'agostino, Albignasego Padova
Tel 049 690203
http://www.ipercity.it/
OUTLET
“McArthurglen”
in Noventa di Piave, via marco Polo 1 - Tel. 0421 5741.
More than 100 shops of the best brands, with reduced prices from 30% till 70%.
http://www.o u t let -vi l lage.it / nov en tad i piave/
http://www.mcarthurglen.com/it/noventa-di-piave-designer-outlet/it/RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA We list here below some restaurants in the area we can recommend you. Reservation is appreciated. In August it is highly recommended to call before to make sure they are not closed for holidays especially during the weeks prior and after the 15th. We try to update information every year, but please always verify the opening days and availability. TOP RANGE RESTAURANTS 1 Michelin star * Ristorante La Montecchia Via Montecchia, 12 – Selvazzano Dentro Tel 049/8055323 The Golf Club hosts one of the better restaurants in the area. It is run by the family Alajmo, the owners of the famous 3 star restaurant Le Calandre. First class food and wine list. Closed on Mondays and on Tuesdays. Credit Cards accepted. Our guests are granted a 10% discount. Please mention that you are staying with us when booking, or at the latest, when you arrive at the restaurant. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and the month of August. On the left part of the Club House building, on the ground floor, in a “veranda” with view to Castle Emo Capodilista and the green, you can eat at ABC restaurant were also superb Pizza are served. 3 Michelin stars *** Le Calandre – Statale Padova Vicenza – Loc. Sarmeola – Rubano Tel. 049/630303
PADOVA Caffè Pedrocchi – Via 8 Febbraio 8 - Padova Centro Historical coffee house in the historical center of Padova, famous throughout Italy, you should at least have had a coffee here. Pasticceria Biasetto - Via Facciolati, 12 – Padova Tel.: 0498024428 Large choice of croissants, pastries, sweet and salted cakes, biscuits, jam, chocolate. Very famous its “seven veils cakes” Ristorante Antico Brolo – Corso Milano, 22 – Padova. Tel: 049.664555 Elegant and exclusive restaurant in the centre of Padova. Excellent food, wines and service. Light lunch served in “veranda” Closed on Mondays (lunch time) Ristorante Belle Parti – Via Belle Parti, 11 – Padova - Tel. 0498751822 Very elegant restaurant. Closed on Sundays. Ristorante La Vecchia Enoteca – Via S. Martino e Solferino, 32 – Padova - Tel: 0498752856 Very nice restaurant, cosy and elegant. Closed on Sundays evening and on Mondays Osteria dei Fabbri – Via dei Fabbri – PADOVA - Tel: 049650336 Closed on Sundays Ancient “osteria” of Padova located in one of the most characteristic area in the city center. Traditional seasonal food. Typically country, well frequented by local and tourists. Radici Terra e Gusto - Via Costa 18/A – PADOVA – Tel. 0492320525 Closed on Monday Gourmet cuisine of the territory revisited in a modern key Ristorante dal Capo – Via degli Obizzi – PADOVA - Tel: 049663105 The Chef Michele and his staff propose typical food of Padova review in a more modern style. Located just behind the Duomo (the cathedral), it is one of the most ancient place of the city. Osteria l’Anfora – Via dei Soncin 13 – PADOVA - Tel: 049656629 Typical tavern with a very friendly atmosphere. Bar 10 Lounge Cafè – Via Petrarca – PADOVA - Cell: 3934724023 Fabio is at your disposal for an excellent aperitif, a real Veneto spritz or an after- dinner drink.
NEAREST SURROUNDINGS SELVAZZANO Osteria del Picchio – Via Euganea 154 – Selvazzano – Tel.049637197 Very closed to La Montecchia. Country restaurant with traditional recipes. Very famous for the “Pasticcio di Cipolle” (lasagne with onions) Closed on Sundays evening and on Mondays whole day. Pizzeria Conca D’Oro – Feriole di Selvazzano – Tel. 049 637876 It is also a Take-Away with a large variety of Pizza which includes also Pizza La Montecchia. Closed on Mondays. SACCOLONGO Vaccese– Via Roma 96 – Saccolongo – Tel. 049/8016180 Typical restaurant. Home cooking. Closed on Mondays. CERVARESE S. CROCE Agriturismo La Buona Terra – Via Repoise, 73 – Tel: 0499915497 MESTRINO Enoteca Centrale – Via IV Novembre – Mestrino –PADOVA Tel: 0499004947 An excellent wine list accompanied by extremely high-level food. Here you can find an aperitif or a lunch not easy to found anywhere else in Padova. ABANO TERME La Scala – Via Marzia, 33 – Abano Terme- Tel: 049 8630306 Happy hour with buffet starting from 6.00 p.m. Speciality: fish dishes. L’Ombra che conta – Enoteca Ristorante – Piazza San Martno, 2 – Tel 393.4282434 Aperitifs, lunch and dinner with tradition-revisited dishes. Great choice of wines. MONTEGROTTO TERME Da Mario – Corso delle Terme, 4 - Montegrotto Terme - Tel. 049/794090 This is one of our favourites in the area. The extremely high quality of the dishes are based on traditional recipes and the wine list is excellent. Credit cards accepted. Closed on Tuesdays
EUGANEAN HILLS ARQUA’ PETRARCA To reach Arquà Petrarca drive to Abano Terme, follow the indications for Monselice. After Battaglia Terme take to your right following the indications to Arquà Petrarca. Ristorante Il Canzoniere – Via Zane, 5 – Arquà Petrarca- Tel.: 0429777918 c/o Hotel Villa del Poeta Enoteca Il Guerriero –Via Jacopo da Arquà 2/a – Arquà Petrarca – Tel: 0429718376 Very good home cooking Ristorante La Montanella – Via Dei Carraresi 9 – Arquà Petrarca 0429/718200 Excellent restaurant famous for its typical recipes of local tradition such as “gallina padovana” (hen), pheasant, guinea fowl. Closed on Tuesdays (evening) and on Wednesdays (all day). MONSELICE From Abano Terme follow the indications to Monselice Ristorante La Torre – Piazza Mazzini 14 – Monselice 042973752 Typical restaurant in the centre of Monselice . Good home cooking. Enoteca Misticanza – Via S. Luigi, 27 – Monselice Tel: 0429 783803 Very good wine tasting MONTAGNANA Enoteca Ristorante Tomanin- P.zza maggior – Montagnana – Tel.: 042981196 You can taste the typical Prosciutto Dolce of Montagnana TEOLO Trattoria al Sasso – Via Ronco- Castelnuovo di Teolo Tel. 049 9925073 Slightly more elegant country restaurant in Euganean hills with excellent food and wine list. The scenic drive as well as what you find upon arrival make this a worthwhile visit. Credit cards accepted. Closed on Wednesdays, during the week only open for dinner, on weekends lunch and dinner.
Villa Lussana – Via Chiesa Teolo – Teolo Tel.: 049 9925530 Elegant restaurant with excellent food and wines. Enchanting view of the Euganean Hills. Closed on Tuesdays. Trattoria da Ezio Via Roma, 13 - 35037 Teolo (pd) Tel. 049.9925160 www.trattoriadaezio.info TORREGLIA Antica Trattoria Ballotta –Via Carromatto, 2 – Torreglia – Tel.: 0495212970 One of the most ancient “Trattorie” in the area. Slightly more elegant country restaurant in Euganean hills with excellent food and wine list. Closed on Mondays. www.ballotta.it Antica Trattoria Taparo Via Castelletto, 49 - 35138 Torreglia (pd) Tel. 049.5212131 Closed on Wednesday. www.taparo.it Ristorante La Cantinetta – Via S. Pietro Montagnon, 48 – Torreglia – Tel: 0495211227 c/o Hotel Diana. Very personal interpretation of typical regional dishes. Closed on Tuesdays Trattoria La Tavolozza – Via Boschette 2 Torreglia – tel.: 0495211063 Home atmosphere and elegant restaurant with summer garden and amusements for children. Closed on Wednesdays (whole day) and on Thursdays (lunch time) Rifugio Monte Rua – Via Monte Rua, 31 – Torreglia – Tel: 049 5211049 Traditional dishes with seasons products. Spectacular terrace with a view on the surroundings of Euganean Hills Closed on Tuesday Enoteca Per Bacco – Via Mirabello, 3 – Torreglia Tel: 049 9930324 Antica Trattoria da Antenore – Via Mirabello, 64 – Torreglia Tel: 0495211130 Closed on Monday OTHERS Da Sgussa – Via del Molino, 1 – 35030 Faedo di Cinto Euganeo Tel: 0429634065 Very nice and cosy restaurant. Typical local dishes. Scenic drive to reach the restaurant
Trattoria al Rio – Via del Molino 2 – Faedo di Cinto Euganeo Tel. 0429/94028 Country restaurant with home cooking. Its speciality : “fiorentina” Ristorante La Tavernetta –Via Cavour, 7–Fontanafredda – Tel: 0429644322 Country restaurant with home cooking. Scenic drive to reach the restaurant Osterie Moderne –Via Bassa II, 18 – Campodarsego – Tel: 0495565236 One of the most famous place in the city of Padova. Excellent selection of wine. PIZZA is also served. Antica Trattoria Al Bosco – Via Valmarana –Saonara - Padova Tel: 049640021 Well known for horse meat dishes. Excellent wine list. Summer garden. Pizzeria Ristorante Da Giovanni – Via De Toni – Campodarsego Padova Tel: 049 556 4200 www.ristorantedagiovanni.it/ Restaurant with tradition dishes revisited in modern style. Closed on Tuesday. Pasticceria Macola – Contrà Nodari – Camposampiero Tel: 049 930 2379 Happy hour aperitif with great wine selection Ristorante Boccon Divino – Via Albarella – Camposampiero Tel: 049 579 1555 Restaurant with panoramic views over an artificial lake. Grilled meat and spit specialties. www.bocondivino.com/ Ristorante Era Ora – Piazza Marconi 26 – Campo San Martino Tel: 348 413 5296 Modern and charming local cuisine. www.eraorarestaurant.com/ Ristorante La Taverna degli Artisti – Contrà Mura Rotte – Cittadella Tel: 049 940 2317 www.tavernadegliartisti.it/ Great restaurant in the center with seasonal cuisine. Trattoria Alla Nave – Via Borgo Padova – Cittadella Tel: 049 597 0665 Homemade and genuine cuisine with seasonal and traditional dishes
PIZZA TAKE AWAY
Solo per Te – Via Roma, 5 – Selvazzano – Tel.: 049 638033
In the centre of Selvazzano. At the traffic light turn to the left.
Closed on Mondays.
C’ero Prima io – Via Euganea 19 Selvazzano –Tel : 0498055457
Better to call.
ICE CREAMS
Antiche Tradizioni – Via Roma 17 – Selvazzano – Tel: 0497386717
During Summer open every day from 11 am to 11 pm.
Sole Luna : Via Euganea 21 Selvazzano
During Summer open every day from 3.30 pm to 12.00 pm.GREEN OASIS AND BATHING LAKE
The access to the green oasis and bathing lake is free and reserved to our guest.
BATHING LAKE REGULATION
The opening hours are from 10 am to 6:30 pm
The lake is unattended
Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult
It is forbidden to dive - thrusts and jumps from the edge are prohibited
It is forbidden to eat on the shores of the lake
It is mandatory to shower before entering the water
Pets are not allowed in the lake area
If you want to use the adjoin golf club pool you can buy tickets at a discounted price
at our offices.GOLF CLUB POOL The olympic size outdoor pool is open from the beginning of June to the beginning or mid-September (depending on the weather). As our guests you are entitled to use the pool of the Golf Club with a discounted ticket available at the wine shop (€ 8,00/day - under 6 years old free). Each ticket is valid for one person for one day. The tickets should be given to the porter of the golf. The tickets are valid for the whole day, you can come and go as you please. Changing rooms: our guests are requested to use the changing rooms of the golf club of which there are two, next to the pool as well as inside the club house. Thank you.
GOLF
The Veneto region has 18 golf courses in all, 3 of which are in the near vicinity of
Castello della Montecchia.
Golf della Montecchia is literally next door, the course of Frassanelle and the
Padova Golf Club are more or less 10 minutes by car.
Golf della Montecchia
Via Montecchia 16, 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD)
Tel. 0039-049-8055550, Fax 0039-049-8055737
The guests of Montecchia are granted a special rate on the green fee of the
Montecchia Golf Course.
Low season € 31,00 : January, February, July and August, from 16th November to
end of December
High season € 41,00 : from March to June and from September to 15th November
Electric car rental
for 18 holes € 40,00
for 9 holes € 25,00
Trolley € 5,00
Please make your reservations directly to the Golf Club indicating the date, number
of persons and eventual extras (clubs, car) and that you are guests of the Az. Agr.
Conte Emo Capodilista – La Montecchia.
The Golf Club is closed on Mondays.
TENNIS
As our guests you are entitled to use the tennis club down the road right next to the
Golf Club. They have 5 hard courts and the cost per hour for the court is € 15,00.
The management of the tennis club can also supply rackets, please let them know 2
days ahead.
Please book ahead through the office of Montecchia.
All reservations may be cancelled without any charges if done at least 24 hours
before.
A trainer is also available, cost depends on whether the lessons are individual or for a
group of people.
P.S.: Should you book the court in the evening, an extra charge is asked for
electricity.BIKE RENTAL
RONDA CORSE DI RONCOLATO DAMIANO
Via Cataio n°2 Montegrotto Terme (Pd)
Tel 049-8910262- Fax 049-8910262
e-mail damianor88@aol.it
N° of days €
1 8,00
2 12,00
3 15,00
4 17,00
5 18,00
6 20,00
7 21,00
8 22,00
9 24,00
10 25,00
11 26,00THERMAL POOLS
In the area you can find a lot of hotels with thermal pools open also to the public.
Almost all of them include sauna and massages services.
We suggest to call the hotels to be sure that they have places for external guests at
the swimming pool. Should you need help to call please don’t hesitate to ask at the
office.
STABILIMENTO TERMALE LA CONTEA
Terme di Battaglia srl - V. Petrarca 11 - 35041 - Battaglia Terme (PD)
Tel. 049 525680
http://www.termelacontea.com/
Hotel Mioni Pezzato & S.p.a.
Via Marzia, 34 - 35031 Abano Terme - Padova
Tel 049 8668377
http://www.hotelmionipezzato.com/
Hotel Mioni Royal San
Piazzale Stazione, 10 - 35036 - Montegrotto Terme - Padova
Tel. 049 8911711
http://www.mioni.it/
Hotel La Residence
Via Monte Ceva, 8 - 35031 Abano Terme - Padova
tel. 049 8247777
http://www.hotelresidenceabano.it
Relilax Hotel Terme Miramonti
Piazza Roma 19 - 35036 Montegrotto Terme - Padova
Tel 049 8911755
http://relilax.com/
Hotel Terme Preistoriche
Via Castello, 5 35036 Montegrotto Terme - Padova
Tel 049 793477
http://www.termepreistoriche.it/
AbanoRitz Spa
Via Monteortone, 19 - Abano Terme - Padova
Tel. 049 8633100
http://www.abanoritz.it/LA CONTEA THERMAL SPA Our guests are welcome at La Contea Thermal Spa located in Battaglia Terme. This is an ancient property of our family, now reorganized as a Spa Centre, nestled in the natural and beautiful green areas of the Euganean Hills, at only 16 kilometers from us. There you can take advantage of the cures and benefit from a wide range of Spa treatments which are available to both children and adults. La Contea Thermal Spa boasts the most avant-garde technologies for all types of thermal cures. It has mud bath therapy, hydromassage, sulphur baths, inhalation cures, steam baths, inhalation and insufflation therapies, vascular therapies and kinesititherapies. La Contea is open for its Spa season from APRIL till NOVEMBER. Under agreement with the National Health System ( Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) it offers everyone the chance to enjoy annual Spa therapy cycles on presentation of a prescription from your GP or Pediatrician as per the national health agreement. All kind of therapies can be booked also personally without prescription from your GP or Pediatrician and special subscriptions are available. A 10% discount is guaranteed to our guests who want to try some of these therapies.
LA CONTEA SWIMMING POOLS 10% discount is offered also to our guests who wish to enjoy one day in La Contea open air and covered Spa pools, open all year round from TUESDAY to SUNDAY from 10:30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.. and on MONDAY from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The pools are equipped with hydro massage bath, slides, children’s area and a green area. A thermal swimming pool is set in the lawns. PRICE LIST Entrance ticket (adult) € 12,00 Entrance ticket (children 4-10 years old) € 8,00 Entrance ticket (children 1-3 years old) € 2,00 Evening entrance ticket (6.00 pm to 8.00 pm) € 5,00 On Saturday and on Sunday umbrellas and sunbeds are available at the price of € 1,00, in the others day of the week are free of charge while seats last. Swimming lessons and aqua gym for toddlers, children and adults both in the summer and the winter seasons are organized. Please come to the office for more information.
SOME SUGGESTIONS
In the following pages you will find some of our proposals, but the area offers much
more for all tastes.
You can find itineraries for the lovers of nature, sports, culture, food and wine.
We invite you to visit the Region web site: http://www.veneto.to
In particular the page http://www.veneto.to/ville-Venetian helps you to build your
itinerary between the Veneto Villas.
THE VENETO VILLAS
In the nearer surrounding we would like to mention a few more villas we think are
worthwhile a visit:
Villa Emo Capodilista, La Montecchia: Since the
Middle Ages the Capodilista family, one of the
oldest and most prominent families of Padua, has
cultivated vines in the area, producing a wonderful
wine which has long been famous. It was here at the
castle that beato Giordano Forzatè, an ancestor of
the Capodilista’s, together with St. Anthony of
Padua himself, met the infamous Ezzelino da
Romano in a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to
prevent Padua from falling under his tyranny. In 1783, Beatrice Capodilista, the only
survivor of the family which had lasted over a thousand years, gave her hand in
marriage to Leonardo Emo, a Venetian patrician from one of the oldest families of
the most Serene Republic of Venice. Today the Conti Emo Capodilista, direct
descendants of this union, still run the centuries-old family vineyards at Montecchia,
producing wines which reflect the precious teachings of history and tradition. Found
among the precious vineyard at Montecchia is the Villa Capodilista, built in the
sixteenth century to a design by Dario Varotari, whose frescoes and original
architecture are among the most admired in the Villas of the Veneto. This beautiful
building, conceived as a hunting lodge, is based on a square plan that is repeated in
the internal distribution of the first floor, separated by a splendid staircase composed
of four flights in Greek cross formation and enhanced by a double of broad loggias
that look down from the hill onto the countryside.Villa Emo, Rivella, Monselice:
The villa was built on the banks of the Battaglia
canal, an important water-way that was created in
1189 to link the Bacchiglione River and Vicenza
with the East, and with other centers along the
Frassine. Over the course of the 16th century, several
important villas were constructed along the canal,
including one planned by Scamozzi for the Molin
family at only a slight distance away from that at
Rivella. The residence at Rivella was probably erected by a branch of the Pernumia
family on ancient feudal lands, but it was passed on almost immediately to the
Maldura family of Padua. Only in the late nineteenth century did the estate become
the property of the Emo-Capodilista family, who intelligently and accurately restored
the complex. Although the construction of the villa has generally been attributed to
Vincenzo Scamozzi (1552-1616), more recent findings have challenged this
assumption. Architectural historians have discovered a certain aesthetic discrepancy
between the rich Corinthian colonnade and its high foundation and the substantial
simplicity of the major part of the building. Thus, arises the hypothesis that the
pronaos was addes on in a later period. Nonetheless, of all the post- Palladian
residences built in the late 1500’s near Padua, the Villa Emo-Capodilista is certainly
one of the most beautiful.
The Garden on the Villa Emo in Monselice (the villa belongs to a cousin of ours) is
open to the public on Saturdays from 2 to 7 pm, and on Sundays and holidays from
10am to 7pm. Tel.: 0429/781987
Castello del Catajo:
This palace was designed by Pio Enea himself
without the help of architects; it is therefore a cross
between a military castle and a prince’s palace. It
was built in just three years between 1570 and 1573
(with the exception of the uppermost wing, which
dates back to the 19th century). Paintings were
originally only planned on the outside walls (but no
longer exists), but in 1571 Pio Enea had the inside walls frescoed with the exploits of
his family by Gian Battista Zelotti, a pupil of Paolo Veronese. The Obizzi family line
came to an end in 1805 with the marquis Tommaso, who left the castle to the heirs of
the house of d’Este ( the archdukes of Modena ). The uppermost wing of the castle,
known as “Castel Nuovo”, was built under Francesco IV. On the death of Francesco
V, who was childless, Catajo castle passed to the archduke of Austria, FranzFerdinand, who was a relative.
These last two owners were responsible for transferring the armoury and the museum
of the Obizzi to Konopischt castle and Vienna respectively, togheter with a vast
collection of musical instruments and paintings. After the first world war Catajo
castle was given to the Italian State by way of war reparations. The government then
sold it to Dalla Francesca family in 1929.
Tel. 049 9100411 Open from Feb. 15th to Nov. 30th on Tuesdays and Sundays from
3 to7pm. For groups open all year round by appointment.
Villa Valsanzibio:
Villa Barbarigo in Valsanzibio ranges among the
most important and unspoiled baroque gardens in
the world. It was archived in 1669 by the Venetian
nobleman Zuane Francesco Barbarigo. His son
Gregorio, a Cardinal and future Saint, inspired the
symbolic meaning of the plan drawn by Luigi
Bernini, top Vatican architect and fountain expert.
Sixty full size statues, mainly due to Enrico
Merengo, and sixty more different sculptures were integrated into a world of
architectures, streams, fountains, water jokes and fish pounds, between hundreds of
different trees and over an area of forty acres. All this was planned as an allegory of
man’s progress towards his own perfectibility or salvation and such itinerary ends
right in front of the Villa. The garden of Valsanzibio has preserved all its original
features unaltered thanks the unceasing and careful attention received first of all by
six successive generations of Barbarigo since its very creation in 1669. At their
extinction, in 1804, Nobile Marco Antonio Michiel was appointed heir and he was
succeeded in 1835 by Counts Martinengo in 1835 and forty years later by Counts
Donà dale Rose. Since 1929 three successive generations of Nobili Pizzoni
Ardemani enjoied the property of the estate and garden. They mended all ravages
caused by military occupation and forced neglect during world war two and have
recently restored all fountains, fish ponds, water jokes, cascades and streams.. that is
thirty three water points that give so special a character to this monumental garden.IL BURCHIELLO Every year, from March to October, a romantic mini-cruise among the Venetian Villas of the Riviera del Brenta, from Padua to Venice or the other way round, a trip through art and history on the way followed by the ancient Venetian Burchiello in the 1700's. The Burchiello was a typical Venetian barge, finely wrought and decorated, used to transport passengers and equipped with a wide wooden cabin, and three or four balconies. The Burchiello was used by the richest classes of Venice to reach the city from their villas in the countryside. Today the Burchiello is a modern and comfortable boat, equipped with a cabin and comfortable sofas, air-conditioning, a bar and toilets, and a panoramic deck that offers passengers a full view around. The programs offer navigation from Padua to Venice (Padua, Stra, Dolo, Mira, Oriago, Malcontenta, Fusina, Venice) or from Venice to Padua (Venice, Fusina, Malcontenta, Oriago, Mira, Dolo, Stra, Padua), plus the guided tour inside some Venetian Villas, the famous richly-frescoed summer dwellings of the Venetian noblemen of the 1700’s. The full-day mini-cruise, recommended in order to appreciate the extraordinary beauty of the Riviera del Brenta, includes navigation, a guide on board, the guided tour of Villa Foscari known as La Malcontenta, Villa Widmann in Mira and Villa Pisani in Stra, plus a stop for the optional lunch at the famous restaurant Il Burchiello in Oriago, where the barge moors. http://www.ilburchiello.it PRICES Full day cruise, adult people € 94,00 Full day cruise, 6 to 17 years old youths € 55,00 Half day cruise, Padua -> Oriago & Oriago -> Padua, for adults * € 65,00 Half day cruise, Padova -> Oriago & Oriago -> Padova, for 6/17 y.o. * € 55,00 Half day cruise, Venezia -> Oriago & Oriago -> Venezia, for adults € 55,00 Half day cruise, Venezia -> Oriago & Oriago -> Venezia, for 6/17 y.o. € 45,00 All Tours, infant rate from 0 until 5 years old Free Optional light lunch (fish) ** € 21,00 Optional full lunch (fish / meat /vegetarian) ** € 27,00
PADOVA – ST. ANTONIO
The Basilica di Sant’Antonio, with its minaret-like spires and Byzantine
domes, is also known as Il Santo. It was begun in 1232 to house the remains of St
Anthony of Padua, a preacher who modelled himself on St Francis of Assisi.
Although he was a simple man who rejected worldly wealth, the citizens of Padua
built one of the most lavish churches in Christendom to serve as his shrine. The
outline reflects the influence of Byzantine architecture; a cone – shaped central
dome is surrounded by a further seven domes, rising above a façade that combines
Gothic with Romanesque elements.
The interior is more conventional, however. The high altar features
Donatello’s magnificent reliefs (1444-1445) on the miracles of St Anthony, together
with his statues of the Virgin, the Crucifixion and several Paduan saints. There is
access to the tomb of St Anthony in the north transept, which is hung with offerings
and photographs of people who have survived serious illness or car crashes with the
saint’s help. The walls around the shrine are decorated with large marble reliefs
depicting St Anthony’s life, carved in 1505-1577 by various artists, including Jacopo
Sansovino and Tullio Lombardo. These are rather cold by comparison with the
Crucifixion fresco (1380s) by Altichiero da Zevio in the opposite transept. This
pageant-like shows depictions of people, animals and plants.PADOVA - CAPPELLA DEGLI SCROVEGNI The Eyewitness Travel Guide writes: Enrico Scrovegni built this chapel in 1303, hoping thereby to spare his dead father, a usurer, from the eternal damnation wished upon him by the poet Dante in his Inferno.The chapel is filled with harmonious frescoes of scenes from the life of Christ, painted by Giotto between 1303 and 1305. As works of great narrative force, they exerted a powerful influence on the development of European art. The great Florentine artist Giotto (1266-1337) is regarded as the father of Western art. His work, with its sense of pictorial space, naturalism and narrative drama, marks a decisive break with Byzantine tradition of the preceding 1000 years. He is the first Italian master whose name has passed into posterity, and although he was regarded in his lifetime as a great artist, few of the works attributed to him are fully documented. Some may have been painted by others, but his authorship of the frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel need not be doubted. It is compulsory to book your visit to the Scrovegni Chapel in advance, since there are strict limits on the number of visitors allowed in at any one time. Prior to entry, all visitors must spend 15 minutes in a “decontamination chamber” during which they are shown an explanatory video. The duration of the visit to the chapel is also limited to 15 minutes. You will be asked to collect your reserved ticket one hour before the scheduled entry. During this time you should visit the “Museo degli Eremitani” on the premises, where the Emo Capodilista collection, donated by a forebearer of the owners of Castello della Montecchia, is exposed. The collection includes the Portrait of a Young Senator by Giovanni Bellini. To book your visit call +39 049 2010020 (English, German and French spoken). Visa and Master cards accepted. You can also book via internet by visiting www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it .
PADOVA - BOTANICAL GARDEN OPENING TIMES http://www.ortobotanicopd.it April-May 9-19 every day June-September 9-19 every day closed on working Mondays October 9-18 every day closed on working Mondays November-March 9-17 every day closed on working Mondays THE HISTORICAL GARDEN The botanical garden of Padova, founded in 1545 after deliberation of the Senate of the Venetian Republic, is the world’s oldest academic garden that has been preserving throughout the centuries its original location and, despite some modifications at the beginning of the 18th century, its main scientific and architectonical features too. Its exceptional structure derives partly from its high scientific interest in terms of experimentation, educational activity and botany collecting, and partly from the uniqueness of the architectonical features, that have made it a model for similar institutions in Italy and in the world: from Leida to Lisbona, including Uppsala and Bratislava. This complex of extraordinary scientific, historic, artistic and naturalistic value is set in the middle of Padova’s historic centre, between the great basilicas of St. Anthony and St. Justina, in an urban area that includes, in the immediate vicinity, some complexes of great historic and artistic value such as the Prato della Valle, the Loggia and Odeo Cornaro, the Porta Pontecorvo and the 16th century city walls, at a small distance from the historic seat of the University of Padova and from the most important city monuments (Cappella degli Scrovegni, Palazzo della Ragione, Piazze and Battistero).
THE NEW GARDEN The species in the Biodiversity Garden exhibition project number are about 1,300. They live in environments sharing the same humidity and temperature characteristics, simulating the climatic conditions of the planet’s biomes, from tropical to sub-humid, temperate and arid zones. The position of the plants in each environment and of the aquatic plant lake reflects a phytogeographic division – Plant and Environment is a voyage through the Earth’s vegetation (in America, Africa and Madagascar, Asia, temperate Europe and Oceania). And the visitor can immediately see a representation of the richness (or poverty) of biodiversity present in each climate zone. The Garden does not represent the planet from the viewpoint of man or the animal world, attention is rather shifted to the various forms of plant life. Starting with the questions: “what is a plant?” and “what characteristics make it so indispensable for our existence?”, the role played by plants in human evolution emerges, from the earliest settlements in prehistoric times until today. As early as 1880, in the text The power of movements in plants, Darwin wrote that “the tip of the radicle acts like the brain of one of the lower animals”. An intuition backed by the most recent scientific discoveries and which is the ideal inspiration for Plant and Man. Information panels, films, interactive displays and exhibits recount how the intelligence of plants and the intelligence of humans have coevolved in parallel from Lucy until our times. Plants tell of their age-old relationship with man – used to nourish, treat or construct the objects which make up our history. Outside the greenhouses, the flowerbeds are dedicated to specific themes, with cultivation of species compatible with the local climate, such as food plants, flower gardens and aromatic herbs. The themed gardens in fact represent a space open to realization in the name of the Garden’s scientific interest and dissemination to the public.
PADOVA - LA SPECOLA The tower known as La Specola rises on the spot where Ezzelino III da Romano, the 13th-century tyrant of Padova, had built his fortified castle. The present-day tower was erected in the 14th century, after the fort was rebuilt by Francesco I da Carrara. In 1767 the building was converted into an astronomical observatory (specula). In 1777 the tower housed a lower observatory, 16 metres above ground level, and an upper observatory at a height of 35 metres. The lower observatory was named the Sala Meridiana; noon was measured on the meridian line sunk in the floor. The upper observatory has walls of eight metres, and its large windows are almost six metres high. The observatory remained in use until the 1930s, when the University decided to procure a large modern telescope; the site selected for the instrument was Asiago, on a plateau north of Padova, where the new structure was commissioned in 1942. The museum can only be visited by guided tour. The duration of the tour is approximately one hour. A special guided tour - reserved for individuals, families and small groups of friends - takes place on Saturdays, Sundays and all public holidays during the week, throughout the year, at 16 pm (October to April) or at 18 (May to September). Max 25 people per tour. Closed on 24, 25, 26 December, January 1 and May 1. Prices: 5-7,00 €
PADOVA - ANATOMICAL THEATRE Dating from the 16th century is the world’s first permanent anatomical theatre. 1446 is the date on the earliest documents mentioning the use of anatomical theatres made of wood, which were erected and dismantled as needed for public dissections. Notable among the great anatomists who taught at the University of Padova is Andreas Vesalius, whose textbook De humani corporis fabrica makes reference to a theatre in the city. It was the anatomist Girolamo Fabrici D’Acquapendente who took the initiative of having a permanent anatomical theatre built. It was inaugurated in 1595 and remained in use until 1872. The anatomical theater is part of a bigger tour of the Palazzo del Bo. Guided tours Palazzo Bo (via 8 febbraio, 2 - 35122 Padova, tel. +39 049 8275111 ) Guided tours of Palazzo del Bo include the anatomical theatre and also the Galileo Galilei’s Aula Magna, the Sala dei Quaranta (The “Hall of the Forty”) and the Aula di Medicina (where lectures on medicine were originally given). During the tour, the guide speaks Italian and a foreign language, (depending on the nationalities of the tourists in the group). Scheduled tours Tours last 45 minutes and take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Palazzo Bo is closed on Sundays. Bookings, exclusively for the 10.15 and 16.15 tours, are for groups of at least 10 people. The maximum number for groups is 30 people. In 2014, tours are suspended on Sundays and also: 21-25-26 April / 1-2-3 May / 13-14 June / 15-16 August / 8-25-26-27 December Guided tours – Summer time-table (March-October) Mondays: 15.15 - 16.15 - 17.15 / Tuesdays: 9.15 - 10.15 - 11.15 / Wednesdays: 15.15 - 16.15 - 17.15 /Thursdays: 9.15 - 10.15 - 11.15; 15.15 - 16.15 - 17.15 / Fridays: 15.15 - 16.15 - 17.15 Saturdays: 9.15 - 10.15 - 11.15 Guided tours – Winter time-table (November-February) Mondays: 15.15 - 16.15 / Tuesdays: 10.15 - 11.15 / Wednesdays: 15.15 - 16.15 / Thursdays: 10.15 - 11.15 / Fridays: 15.15 - 16.15 / Saturdays: 10.15 - 11.15 Tickets: prices and sale Prices: Single adults € 5.00 / Groups € 3.50 / Students € 2.00 Entry is free of charge for: those accompanying groups; children under 6; students and employees of the University of Padova; guests of conferences organized by the University of Padova.
ABBAZIA DI PRAGLIA The benedictine abbey of Praglia stands at the foot of Mount Lonzina in the Euganean Hills, at only 3 kms from La Montecchia in direction of Teolo. The 12th century building is famous throughout the world and should not be missed while you are staying with us. The abbey has a number of cloisters and a famous library with a collection of a 100.000 volumes. Dario Varotari architect of the Villa Capodilista worked in the abbey and painted many pictures for the monks themselves. The monks are specialised in the restoration of books and the preparation of herbal creams and lotions of the highest quality, as well as excellent honey. The abbey may be visited partly by attending guided tours: Sunday and holidays Regular hours: 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 p.m. Daylight saving: 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30 p.m. Weekdays Regular hours: 2:30, 3:10, 3:50, 4:30 p.m. Daylight saving: 3:30, 4:10, 4:50, 5:30 p.m. Closed: Monday, New Year’s day, Epiphany, Easter Triduum, Easter Sunday, Pentecost, Assumption, All Saints Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas and Christmas Eve. Opening hours of the shop: The shop of the abbey is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 12 am and from 2.45 pm to 6 pm. The shop is closed on Monday. The items on sale include shampoos, bath foams, soaps and creams for the different types of skin, prepared with natural ingredients such as honey, propolis, calendula, cammomile and lavender. These herbs are grown in the abbey’s own botanic garden. The shop also sells excellent honey, a selection of literature and the obligatory post cards.
ARQUA’ PETRARCA - CASA DEL PETRARCA
Address: Via Valleselle, 4 – Arquà Petrarca
Phone: + 39 0429 718294
Time: from March to October 9.00-12.30/ 15.00-19.00
from November to February 9.00-12.00/ 14.30-17.30
The building, which dates from the thirteenth century, still
retains much of its original structures fourteenth century,
despite numerous renovations and alterations and the
lodge’s addition of the sixteenth-century. Also in the
sixteenth century were frescoed rooms with a cycle inspired
by the most famous works of Petrarca, Canzoniere and
Africa.
In 1369, Francesco Petrarca (Arezzo Arquà 1304-
1374), tired of moving around, and now old and sick,
did you retrofit a house in the village of Arquà
Euganean and chose to retreat in recent days.
Here he spent in peace the last years of life,
surrounded by new and old friends and
family. He died on the night between 18 and
19 July 1374, bowing his head over his
beloved books. The house was probably given
to Petrarca by Francesco I da Carrara, lord of
Padua.
Inside the house the poet did change the
distribution of environments: the room was
divided in two in the west to obtain a study, the
room became the central hall of representation
and liaison, illuminated by a five-light window
on the side of the garden and closed by a
fireplace from the orchard. It was rebuilt in
Gothic style windows, two balconies were
added and three fireplaces.“CAVA BOMBA” GEOPALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM Via Bomba – CAVA BOMBA – 35030 – CINTO EUGANEO Phone: +39 0429647166 The “Cava Bomba” complex stands both a san important example of industrial archaeology concerning lime production in the area of Euganean Hills, and as a valuable proof of the recent past productive situation. The precise refurbishment has allowed to reconstruct the whole productive cycle and a route outside the building retraces the different phases of the productive cycle of the old kiln. The small inner yard hosts an exhibition of tools for working and cutting stone materials quarried from the Euganean Hills. The museum includes three main sections: the first illustrates Euganean Hills geology, the second the area mineralogy, and the last one hosts the Da Rio collection. The idea to refurbish the complex and use is it as the site of this original museum was conceived after the find of Cretaceous fossil fish specimens (dated 92 million years ago) made around the mid -70s in the limestone quarry near the kiln. The finding represents the core of the geologic exhibition which is introduced by a didactic section on Earth sciences showing geological phenomena of the Euganean Hills area. The mineralogy section hosts a collection of minerals coming from all over the world. The last section displays the substantial “Da Rio” geologic collection and stands as a typical example of scientific museum of the first half of the 19th century. The collection includes minerals, stones and fossils gathered between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century by count Niccolò Da Rio, a literate and a notable natural sciences researcher from Padua. An open-air geologic park has been recently inaugurated to make room for large stone specimens and full-scale models of prehistoric animals. Tickets Adults 2,60 – Concessions euro 1,10
ESAPOLIS
Via Dei Colli, 28 Padova
Tel. 0039 049 8910189
Esapolis is the first major insect house in Italy and is
the result of a fruitful collaboration between the
Province of Padua and Butterfly Arc. The visitor is
projected in a world of tiny beings who represents the
largest animal biomass on the planet. We work to
develop a path in which the visitor is not a mere
observer of the items, but the actor starred in more or less direct interactions. In
addition to permanent exhibitions listed below, other exhibitions vary and evolve
over time, such as photo exhibits, the sculptures and various other fittings. Esapolis
will captivate you through the continuous stimulation of the senses and mind.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE
In the workshops participants will delve into some concepts
related to the world of arthropods, may interact with some
animals under the guidance of an educator. For schools and
groups we booked a 'wide range of educational workshops,
diversified by type and age of the participants. Instead,
Sundays and public holidays we organize interactive
workshops open to the public.
INSETTOLANDIA: the children's museum
Insettolandia is a special place where children can learn the
wonderful world of insects through the game. This is the place
where children can learn, participate and express their
emotions. A museum devoted to them, tailored to them.CITTADELLA TOURIST INFORMATIONS Phone: +39 049-9404485 | Fax: +39 049-5972754 e-mail: turismo@comune.cittadella.pd.it Summer hours (from April 1st to October 31st) Monday-Friday: 9 – 13 / 14 – 18 Saturday-Sunday: 9 – 19 Winter hours (from November 1st to March 31st) Monday-Friday: 9 – 13 / 14 – 16 Saturday-Sunday: 10 – 17 OUT AND ABOUT IN CITTADELLA You are invited to visit Cittadella, a splendid medieval walled town near important centers of art such as Padova, Vicenza, Treviso. Cittadella shares its Venitian historical background with other walled towns like Bassano del Grappa, Marostica, Asolo and Castelfranco Veneto. The foundation of Cittadella dates back to 1220, when Padova decided to found “ex novo” a fortified castle in the central area of the Venetian plain in order to protect the boundary lines of its countryside from the aggression of Treviso and Vicenza, and also to control the local Lords and to start a policy of agricultural colonization. Political, military and economic reasons are therefore at the root of the founding of Cittadella, even though this area had been populated since ancient times: although materials evidencing the Paleo-Venetian civilization are lacking, it has been proven that the Romans had been here since the II century B.C. In 148 B.C. they built the Postumia road, an artery that runs through Northern Italy connecting Genoa and Aquileia; parts of this road remained viable until the XI century. Another important axes was the road that connected Padova to the Valsugana. On these two important orthogonal axes (decuman and cardo, respectively) the Romans rationally organised
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