Why this ride
From Cerea it runs 150 km to Cerea; allow about 3 h 02 of riding. On the way it passes Villa Pisani, Laghetto della Costa, Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat and back through Laghetto della Costa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Tombola and Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 150 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 02
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tombola
In the flat, fertile plain south of Verona, near the town of Cerea, a low rise in the fields called Tombola hides the remains of a Bronze Age settlement. The site is listed among the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it belongs to a group of wetland villages that once stood among the marshes of the Valli Grandi Veronesi, a large area of wetland that was drained and reclaimed over the centuries.
Read the complete Tombola write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tombola is where the day begins. Next is Villa Pisani.
2. Villa Pisani
Montagnana is one of the best-preserved walled towns in Europe, with its entire ring of medieval brick walls, towers and gates still standing around the old centre, and just outside the eastern gate stands a villa by Andrea Palladio. Villa Pisani at Montagnana, built for Francesco Pisani in the 1550s, is a two-storey palace with a classical façade facing the road, part of the UNESCO listing of the City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. Unlike most of Palladio's country villas, it sits right at the edge of town, more urban palazzo than farmhouse, and its elegant columns make a striking contrast with the rugged walls nearby.
Read the complete Villa Pisani write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Villa Pisani comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Laghetto della Costa.
3. Laghetto della Costa
The Euganean Hills rise abruptly from the flat plain south-west of Padua, a cluster of volcanic cones covered in vineyards, chestnut woods and olive groves. Arquà Petrarca, a medieval village on the southern slopes, is where the poet Petrarch spent his last years and died in 1374; his house can still be visited. Close by, in a small hollow between the hills, lies the Laghetto della Costa, a tiny lake that hides a big secret.
Read the complete Laghetto della Costa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 53 km into the recorded legs you reach Laghetto della Costa. Next is Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat, 28 km on.
4. Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat
Padua, in the Veneto, has one of the great pilgrimage churches of Europe, and it is the grave of a Portuguese friar. Anthony of Padua was born in Lisbon, joined the Franciscans and became a famous preacher, and he died near Padua in 1231 at the age of thirty-six. He was made a saint within a year, one of the fastest canonisations in history, and construction of the great basilica began soon after. The Basilica of Saint Anthony, which the people of Padua simply call il Santo, is a church of many domes, partly Romanesque and partly Gothic with a hint of Byzantine, and it holds the saint's tomb in a side chapel, where pilgrims press their hands against the marble.
Read the complete Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat, about halfway. Next is back through Laghetto della Costa.
5. back through Laghetto della Costa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Laghetto della Costa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Laghetto della Costa sits at 110 km, about halfway. Next is back through Villa Pisani.
6. back through Villa Pisani
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Villa Pisani write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Villa Pisani comes up about 124 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tombola.
7. Tombola
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tombola write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tombola closes the day.
Leg by leg
Tombola to Villa Pisani
Tombola → Villa Pisani is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Villa Pisani to Laghetto della Costa
Villa Pisani → Laghetto della Costa is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Laghetto della Costa to Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat
Laghetto della Costa → Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat to back through Laghetto della Costa
Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony Orat → back through Laghetto della Costa is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Laghetto della Costa to back through Villa Pisani
back through Laghetto della Costa → back through Villa Pisani is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Villa Pisani to Tombola
back through Villa Pisani → Tombola is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.