The institution of the Park, sanctioned by the regional law of 10 October 1989, aims at safeguarding the naturalistic, historic and environment characteristics of the territory.
The park has a surface of 22.000 hectares and includes the villages of Abano Terme, Arquà Petrarca, Battaglia Terme, Baone, Cervarese Santa Croce, Cinto Euganeo, Este, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Monselice , Montegrotto Terme, Rovolon, Teolo, Torreglia and Vò Euganeo.
The area of the Euganean Hills is very particular from a geological viepoint because of the volcanism, still active until relatively recent times, when had been originated the thermal waters and the about hundred hills, which are raising in the plain.
It's the ideal point to reach Padua (30 km), Venice (50 km), Verona (70 km), Bologna (90 km).
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Este - 4km from Calaone

This beautiful town, surrounded by the Euganean Hills and cradle of the ancient Venetians' civilization (589 AD.), keeps the towers and the walls of the castle, which was erected in the 1339 by Umbertino Carrara. The interior has been transformed in public gardens with splendid views on the hills.
The Museo Nazionale Atestino, is the most important in the area and among the most visited in Italy. It houses finds from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Ages, largely originating from the Euganean Hills and the spa area.
Today its one of the most important centre of cultural and economic life in the region.
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Arquà's name is linked to the Tuscan poet Francesco Petrarca who had his last residence there.
Worthy of note are the fifteen's - century Palazzo Contarini, in gothic Venetian stile, and the sixteen's - century Casa del Petrin. At the parish church of Santa Maria you can see Petrarca's sepulchre. Nearby the little village you can visit the Petrarca's House, which houses a museum now.
Web: www.arquapetrarca.info.it

Abano shares with Montegrotto the fame to be the biggest and ancient hot - bath centre in Europe.
Abano became famous all over the world for mud treatment. This mud which consists of spa water, clay, algae and bacteria, demonstrated extraordinary curative powers. The tradition of welcome tourists has created a large number of sport and amusement possibilities like warm spa water swimming pools, tennis courts, equipped tracks, golf courses, horse riding and cycling tours.
One of the most curios attractions is the Butterfly House of Montegrotto where splendid example of live butterflies from all the world are flying free amid tropical plants and flowers.
Web: www.abanoterme.net