Why this ride
253 km from Venice to Venice, about 3 h 29 of riding. On the way it passes Laghetto della Costa, Villa Forni Cerato and back through Laghetto della Costa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Venice and its Lagoon and Villa Forni Cerato
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 253 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 29
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Venice and its Lagoon → Laghetto della Costa
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 68 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 61 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Venice and its Lagoon
Venice is the only great city in Europe where your motorcycle is entirely useless. The road ends at Piazzale Roma, at the end of a long bridge across the lagoon, and from there on, everything happens on foot or by boat. The city and its lagoon are listed by UNESCO as a whole, a recognition that the islands, the canals, the salt marshes and the fishing villages form a single living system, shaped by over a thousand years of human effort to keep the sea out and the city afloat.
Read the complete Venice and its Lagoon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Venice and its Lagoon is where the day begins. Next is Laghetto della Costa.
2. 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
Laghetto della Costa comes up about 61 km into the recorded legs. Next is Villa Forni Cerato.
3. Villa Forni Cerato
Not every Palladian villa is a palace. Villa Forni Cerato, in Montecchio Precalcino north of Vicenza, is a small, modest building, a cube with a simple loggia and pediment, built in the mid-sixteenth century for Girolamo Forni, a timber merchant and amateur painter. Its attribution to Palladio has been debated, but it is included in the UNESCO-listed City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, and its compact harmony shows how Palladio's ideas worked even at a small scale. It is privately owned and not always open, so check before planning a visit.
Read the complete Villa Forni Cerato write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 126 km into the recorded legs you reach Villa Forni Cerato. Next is back through Laghetto della Costa.
4. 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, late in the day. Next is Venice and its Lagoon.
5. Venice and its Lagoon
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Venice and its Lagoon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Venice and its Lagoon. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Venice and its Lagoon to Laghetto della Costa
Venice and its Lagoon → Laghetto della Costa is 61 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Laghetto della Costa to Villa Forni Cerato
Laghetto della Costa → Villa Forni Cerato is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Villa Forni Cerato to back through Laghetto della Costa
Villa Forni Cerato → back through Laghetto della Costa is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Laghetto della Costa to Venice and its Lagoon
back through Laghetto della Costa → Venice and its Lagoon is 61 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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