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Euganean Hills
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Venetian Villas
Euganean Hills
Venice
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For the
most part a fertile plain, the hinterland of Venice does hold
some surprises in store: unexpectedly, about 20 km south-west
of Padua, a group of solitary cone-shaped strange hills suddenly
rises, the Colli Euganei or Euganean Hills. They dive south
for more than 20 miles and have something of volcanic craters
- a false impression - or of a natural wonder, as if some
childish giant had played with damp lumps of earth and had
slung them across the land. Since they were pretty young,
they mantained their original shapes, some are high and wooded,
others no more than mounds, climbed in a couple of minutes.
Today the Colli are a protected regional park. |
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The Valsanzibio Gardens
An italian garden of the 17th Century, with fountains and a
labyrinth
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The Praglia Abbey
a place of pray and power for many centuries. |
The Castle of S.Pelagio
Now a museum of aircraft |
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The Carceri Abbey
Founded in the 11th Century by Agustinian monks |
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