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Good Evening from the Castle of Monselice (aka Castle of Sept Tours in ADOW)!

"Monselice is the most picturesque town I have seen in Italy. It has an old ruin of a castle upon the hill and thence commands a beautiful and extraordinary view. It lies in the wide plain – a dead level – whereon Ferrara, Bologna, Rovigo, Este, Padua stand and even Venice we could dimly see in the horizon rising with her tiara of proud towers. What a walk and what a wide delightful picture. To Venice 38 miles." Ralph Waldo Emerson Journals (31 May 1833)

[blackhyena]

Percy Bysshe Shelley, ' Lines Written among the Euganean Hills'.

[thepalladiantraveler]

Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei

Founded in 1989, the Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei (Regional Park of the Euganean Hills) is the very first regional park of Italy’s Veneto Region and the protected home to 81 prehistoric-looking peaks of volcanic origin. Rising randomly above flat, fertile agricultural land, these conical-shaped summits pepper the landscape inside an elliptical perimeter covering approximately 19k hectares…

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Euganean Hills - Italy.

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La cinta muraria di quasi 2 chilometri e lo sfondo dei Colli Euganei fanno di Montagnana un membro del Club dei Borghi più belli d’Italia! 🏰

La prima fortificazione che diede vita alla città risale all’epoca delle invasioni barbariche, in seguito ricostruita e implementata nel ‘300 per rafforzare le difese contro gli Scaligeri di Verona. ⚔

The almost two-kilometre walls and the backdrop of the Euganean Hills make Montagnana a member of the Club of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy! 🏰

The first fortification that gave life to the town dates back to the time of the barbarian invasions, later rebuilt and implemented in the 14th century to strengthen the defences against the Scaligeri of Verona. ⚔

📷 By IG @ valigia.pronta

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📍 Montagnana | Padova

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— Villa Kunkler "Byron", Este (Padua, Italy)

+ the little room where Percy Shelley wrote many of his Euganean verses, which was destroyed by the Austrian family that purchased the property from Lord Byron.

The Villa, in the province of Padua, Northern Italy, is a former convent rented by Lord Byron in the early 19th century. He only stayed in it once.

In 1817, Byron rented the Villa to the Shelleys, Percy and Mary, where they stayed for a year. Here, Percy wrote the first act of his "Prometheus Unbound" and his poem "Lines Written among the Euganean Hills".

The room where Percy spent most of his time writing, which was separated by the main house, was destroyed by the Kunkler family, after they bought the Villa in the second half of the 19th century. Nowadays, only the floor and a portion of the wall still survive.

I visited the Villa with my English Literature professor, and I completely forgot to post the pictures. It is not possible to visit the Villa if you don't know the family that now owns it — the family lives in the old but remodernated barn of the convent. I must say, it was an emotional visit. Standing in what remains of that little room, imagining Percy writing his poems while he was mourning the loss of his child, while looking at the Este's Castle...it was a lot. I could feel it. I could understand why that place was special. Why Lord Byron first and then the Shelleys chose it. It was an amazing visit.

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First, one of the scenic window views during a looong train ride through Austria to the Euganean Hills region near Padua, Italy. And then pizza to the rescue, before collapsing into bed.

Feb 2023

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Wine and Liquors, Secrets of the Monks of Padua

Wine and Liquors, Secrets of the Monks of Padua

Abbazia Di Praglia-( photo taken from website http://www.praglia.it )

Grey afternoon skies hung low over the countryside surrounding Padua, about a 40-minute drive west of Venice. I had just driven ten kilometers southwest of town to arrive at my destination, the Abbazia Di Praglia, a Benedictine community of monks. Nestled at the feet of the Euganean hills, along an ancient road leading to the…

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A Journey into the Venetian Past

A Journey into the Venetian Past

Venice Isles Food Wine and History

A Walking Itinerary of the most famous sights, including St Mark’s Square and Basilica, the Rialto Bridge, the Doge Palace and the Ponte dei Sospiri.

Venetian Cooking Class our expert cook will teach you how to prepare the local dishes and entertain you by analyzing the intriguing fragrances, the exotic origins of some ingredients, the cooking processes…

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I found heaven on earth

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Szene in Arqua-Petrarca.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley, ‘Lines written among the Euganean Hills’.

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A Fistful of Trails

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🏰 Arquà Petrarca, il paese dove la regola numero uno è: scoprirla a piedi!🚶‍♀️ Le stradine strette e lastricate di ciottoli, le piazzette pittoresche, la casa di Francesco Petrarca, il centro storico con le enoteche, le trattorie... e le giuggiole!

Questo weekend cammina sul sicuro, vieni a visitare questa perla nei Colli Euganei!

🏰 Arquà Petrarca, the town where rule number one is: discover it on foot! 🚶‍♀️ The narrow cobbled streets, the picturesque piazzas, Francesco Petrarca's house, and the historic center with its wine bars, trattorias... and jujubes!

This weekend, walk on the safe side and visit this pearl in the Euganean Hills!

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📍 Arquà Petrarca | Padova

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Eremo di Monte Rua, colli Euganei (Mount Rua Hermitage, Euganean Hills), Veneto, Italy

World-weary? Do you want to get away for some days of peace and tranquillity in a isolated hermitage? Maybe I could have the right solution for you: the Euganean hills, north-east of Italy, are the location of this Camaldolese (monastic community) abbey.

A church surrounded by 14 separated monk cells, that can host pilgrims (sorry, ladies, only men, this is a seclusion convent). If you go there, forget your smartphones, tablets, etc. You’ll live there a life like in the Middle Ages: silence, meditation, prayers, up at dawn, and no nightlife, of course.

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