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La Montecchia - Veneto

 

La Montecchia is a peaceful oasis whithin the bustling region of Venetia. It is a medieval hamlet which grows lively at the time of harvest.
The strategical position makes it an ideal starting point to discover the area while the love and care which have gone into the restoration of the houses make them a wonderful place to stay, even more so if you are travelling with children. Here you will find the perfect setting to relax and read up what you will be visiting the following day in the shade of a linden tree with an excellent glass of wine, while other members of the party might be having an invigorating game of tennis or a dip in the pool before you gather for a meal around the large table in the garden.

Originally a hunting lodge built in 1568, this was the brainchild of Dario Varotari, a painter and architect, pupil of Veronese.
The rooms are covered in mannerist frescoes: scenes from mythology and family history, putti, grotesques and vignettes. In keeping with the open, hilly situation, Varotari designed a severely square building with identical facades, each with extended double-storey loggias. The formal severity produces a delightful contrast with the playfully theatrical loggias, their frescos and their elaborately decorated pediments. The internal layout of the rooms follows the symmetrical principle. The four rooms on the ground floor and the four rooms on the first floor are connected by a splendid staircase with four ramps. The basically square structure of the hedge-lined Italian garden is broken up by semicircular extensions, so-called exedra.

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Azienda Agraria la Montecchia
Via Montecchia 16
I - 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD)
Tel. +39 049 637294
Fax +39 049 8055826
Email: lamontecchia@lamontecchia.it

Coming from Venice: exit the highway at Padova Ovest and follow the indications for Padova which will take you onto the by-pass road called Corso Australia following the indications for Abano-Vicenza. Pass the exit with the sign for Vicenza and shortly after take the exit on the right at the sign for Padova Aeroporto. It is also useful to look out for the indications for Hotel Piroga which will lead you to the right exit. On the pass-over which drives above the road you have just left follow the directions for Colli Euganei and the Hotel Piroga which will take you onto the „strada dei colli“. Continue straight on passing the locality Tencarola and shortly after (approx. 2 km) in the locality Feriole you will find a sign for „La Montecchia“ to the right. Your destination, the wine producing estate of „Castello della Montecchia“, lies on the left hand side of the road, below the Villa Capodilista.

Coming from Milano and Verona: exit the highway at Grisignano. At the first "STOP" turn left following the indications for Cervarese. At the next "STOP" turn right and then immediately left, always following the indications for Cervarese. You will pass through a village called MONTEGALDELLA. Keep going on this road, sticking to the right (indications MONTEGALDELLA) until you reach an indication on the left, close to the church, for MONTEGALDELLA. Turn left at this crossing and follow this road until you reach a roundabout, turn left following the indications for MONTEGALDELLA - CERVARESE and keep going for quite a bit until the road divides into two. Take the right road following the indications for MONTEMERLO - ABANO TERME and keep going. You will pass through a village called FOSSONA before reaching a red light. Turn left, pass through the village TRAMBACCHE, go beyond the red light and still going straight ahead pass through the villages of CREOLA and SACCOLONGO until you reach the roundabout where the road to the right lead to Montecchia.
The estate of Castello della Montecchia lies below the Villa Capodilista which you will see on a hill to your left.

Coming from South (Bologna): exit the highway at Padova Sud and take the by-pass of Padova called corso Australia in the direction of Vicenza. After approx. 2 km take the first exit and follow the signs for Hotel Piroga and Colli Euganei. Continue straight on passing the locality Tencarola and shortly after (approx. 2 km), in the locality Feriole you will find a sign for La Montecchia to the right. Your destination, the wine producing estate of „Castello della Montecchia“, lies on the left hand side of the road, below the Villa Capodilista.

The entrance to the estate is indicated, and also look out for a „P“ on blue background which stands for „parking“.

We look forward to meeting you and wish you a pleasant trip !