A dip in Abano therms - Idea Weekend

filled by Giulia & Romeo

A dip in the thermal waters and in the sixties ... This is what Abano offers in a weekend in one of its many hotels: Metropole, Astoria, Alba, Sole, Internazionale, Ariston, Ritz.... The letters stand out above the roofs and you can see them wherever you are, the city has more hotels than people, the therms are at least eighty .. And each offers its style tubs and swimming pools obtained with subsurface water, hot water so fertile that is also used for heating homes. One of the Euganean Hills Prosecco cocktail hour is a must in the pedestrian area full of shops, after a beautiful day spent in total relaxation pools, whirlpools and treatments ... overlooking the main street buildings ancient and modern, the Grand Hotel dell’Orologio is a dominant feature of the history of Abano, and in front of the Hotel Trieste Victoria, was located on the Italian Supreme Command during the Second World War.
In the evening, after dinner, you can visit Arquà Petrarca, 17 km, reached by a road that winds up on the Euganean hills, and illuminated by the moon to get there ...
It 's a medieval town full of wine bars where you can taste the brodo di giuggiole, typical liquor of the place. Here during the day you can still visit the house where Petrarch lived his last years , the famous author of the Canzoniere that Laura loved so much as Dante Beatrix. The village of the Poet is part of the club of 100 most beautiful villages in Italy.
At 5 km from Abano is rather Padua. Even if you have little , we recommend two visits there, a sacred and profane. A visit to the Basilica of Sant Antonio, where is the tomb and chapel of the relics and where many votive offerings testify to the prayers. Exiting you can admire the miracles of Prato della Valle, the third largest square in the world after Beijing and Moscow. And a stop at the Coffee Pedrocchi, local historic city that still retains the elegant charm of fifty years ago, with its chandeliers and its lictors walls. Here, one spritz is a must, served with chips, pickles, olives and tomatoes with ‘schiacciatine’ ...
You can not leave without first purchasing the Dessert of the Holy ... exposed in almost every shop window of the city, sponge cake and jam as much sugar.