Why this ride
From Sandrigo it runs 256 km to Sandrigo; allow about 3 h 35 of riding. The stops in between: Laghetto della Costa, Diamantina and back through Laghetto della Costa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Villa Forni Cerato and Diamantina
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 256 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 35
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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. 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
Villa Forni Cerato 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 62 km in. Next is Diamantina.
3. Diamantina
The Este dukes of Ferrara loved their countryside retreats, the delizie, and they scattered them across the flat land around the city like jewels on a cloth. The Diamantina, near Vigarano Pieve west of Ferrara, was one of them, an estate of farmland, woods and buildings named after the diamond, a symbol of the Este family. The delizie are part of the UNESCO listing of Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, which recognises the city's planned urban layout and the way the Este shaped the surrounding landscape, draining marshes and creating farms and hunting grounds.
Read the complete Diamantina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
125 km in you reach Diamantina. 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 Villa Forni Cerato.
5. Villa Forni Cerato
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
Back at Villa Forni Cerato. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Villa Forni Cerato to Laghetto della Costa
Villa Forni Cerato → Laghetto della Costa is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Laghetto della Costa to Diamantina
Laghetto della Costa → Diamantina is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Diamantina to back through Laghetto della Costa
Diamantina → back through Laghetto della Costa is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Laghetto della Costa to Villa Forni Cerato
back through Laghetto della Costa → Villa Forni Cerato is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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