Why this ride
91 km from Noventa Vicentina to Noventa Vicentina, about 1 h 43 of riding. The stops in between: Laghetto della Costa, Oratory of St.Michael and back through Laghetto della Costa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Villa Saraceno and Oratory of St.Michael
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 91 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 43
- 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. Villa Saraceno
In the countryside south of the Berici Hills, near the village of Agugliaro, Villa Saraceno is one of the simplest and most elegant of Andrea Palladio's villas, built in the mid-sixteenth century for Biagio Saraceno, a Vicentine nobleman. It is a compact building with a classical portico of arches and a triangular pediment, set among farmland, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
Read the complete Villa Saraceno write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Villa Saraceno 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 24 km into the recorded legs. Next is Oratory of St.Michael, 22 km on.
3. Oratory of St.Michael
In the old centre of Padua, near the medieval tower that later became an astronomical observatory, a small oratory hides one of the city's quieter treasures. The Oratory of St Michael contains frescoes painted by Jacopo da Verona at the end of the fourteenth century, scenes from the life of the Virgin populated with recognisable citizens of Padua dressed in the fashions of the day. It is one of eight sites inscribed in 2021 as Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles, the group that also includes Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel.
Read the complete Oratory of St.Michael write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Oratory of St.Michael. 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 Saraceno.
5. Villa Saraceno
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Villa Saraceno write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Villa Saraceno. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Villa Saraceno to Laghetto della Costa
Villa Saraceno → Laghetto della Costa is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Laghetto della Costa to Oratory of St.Michael
Laghetto della Costa → Oratory of St.Michael is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Oratory of St.Michael to back through Laghetto della Costa
Oratory of St.Michael → 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 Villa Saraceno
back through Laghetto della Costa → Villa Saraceno is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.