Art & Culture
Abano Terme is well connected to the main cities of Veneto. Easily to reach he city of Venice by train or car. Padua is about 15 minutes away by car, reachable by bus and train.
Padua, the “learned city” of Veneto, is a place of great hospitality, culture, entertainment and is only 10 km from the Euganean Baths. This fame is due to the presence of one of the oldest Italian universities, where he taught among the illustrious Galileo Galilei and where the ancient Anatomical Theatre is preserved. Padua is a thousand-year-old city rich in history and traditions, but it is also a singular city known as “the city of the three without”: “an unnamed Saint, a lawn without grass and a cafe without doors”.
To see Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Cappella degli Scrovegni, Prato della Valle, Botanical Garden and more
THE EUGANEAN HILLS
The five Euganean bath towns are surrounded by unforgettable landscapes and fairy-tale views.
Centuries-old oaks and chestnut woods alternate with Mediterranean vegetation and vineyards and orchards.
The Regional Park of the Euganean Hills, the first Regional Park of Veneto, established in 1989.
It extends over a hilly area of volcanic origin of about 19 thousand hectares can be explored by car, on foot or by bicycle, choosing between the different panoramic roads and over 20 equipped paths that go up the slopes.
The Park protects such a vast and surprisingly rich territory in which there are more than 1400 botanical species, equal to about 1/6 of the Italian flora.
The Euganean Hills are the setting for ancient villages, medieval castles, secular churches, hermitages and refined architecture of the Venetian villas and the majestic patrician residences that tell centuries of history, art and tradition.
What to see: Borgo di Arquà Petrarca and surrounding areas, Montagnana, Este.
