Arquà Petrarca

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Petrarch chose this village in the Euganean Hills for his last years, settling here in 1370, and in 1868 Arquà added his name to its own. Its medieval lanes climb the slopes in two parts, upper and lower, past Gothic houses, olive groves and the squares where Venetian nobles built their residences. The poet's house is now a museum, and his tomb stands outside the church of Santa Maria Assunta.

Highlights

Casa del Petrarca, the poet's last home, now a museum (IT)
Petrarch's tomb on the churchyard of Santa Maria Assunta
Brodo di giuggiole, the jujube liqueur of the October festival (IT)
Laghetto della Costa, a UNESCO-listed prehistoric pile-dwelling site
Loggia dei Vicari, a 14th-century meeting hall re-roofed in glass and copper

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 1,810

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Arquà Petrarca è una città del Veneto.

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Events through the year

Saint Valentine's Day Seasonal · 14 February
Festa del Mandorlo Seasonal · First Sunday of March
Feast of the Holy Trinity Religious · First Sunday after Pentecost
Calici ad Arquà Food and wine · Last weekend of July
Notte poetica Music and arts · Third Saturday of JulyEvening tribute to Francesco Petrarca
Festa delle Giuggiole Food and wine · First and second Sunday of OctoberCostumed events, jujube tastings and brodo di giuggiole liqueur
New olive oil festival Food and wine · Third Sunday of November
Christmas markets Seasonal · 8 December

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Arquà Petrarca), Wikivoyage (Arquà Petrarca) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

Brodo di giuggiole (IT)DrinkSweet jujube broth, the town's famous speciality
Extra virgin olive oilOlive oil
HoneyLocal produce
ChestnutsLocal produce

Based on Wikipedia (Arquà Petrarca) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

9 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 5
Hotels 2
Hostels 1
Apartments and chalets 1

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Thermal baths nearby

Hot spring: Bagno · ~11 min by car
Thermal spa: Stabilimento Termale La Contea · ~12 min by car
Hot spring: Bagneto · ~12 min by car
Hot spring: Sorgente termale Val Calaona · ~15 min by car
Thermal spa: Mioni Luxury Swim & Spa · ~20 min by car

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