| Arquà Petrarca | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Veneto | |
| Altitude | 80 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 12.52 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.860 (31-12-2010) | |
| Name inhabitants | Arquatensi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0429 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 35032 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | SS. Trinity | |
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Arquà Petrarca is a city of Veneto.
To know
Arquà Petrarca is a town in the province of Padua became famous because Francesco Petrarca stayed there, whose tomb is still located outside the archipetral church. ).
Geographical notes
Arquà Petrarca is located at the foot of Monte Piccolo and Monte Ventolone, in Euganean Hills.
Background
Thanks to findings dating back to the Bronze Age found near Lake Costa it was possible to establish that the area of Arquà Petrarca was already inhabited in ancient times.
During the Middle Ages, but probably already in the barbarian era, the town developed as it was on the defensive line that went from the fortress of Monselice to the San Giorgio Valley, Cinto Euganeo and the flat belt towards Vicenza, west of the hills. In medieval times a castle (castrum) was also built, inhabited by Rodolfo Normanno.
Starting from 1370 Francesco Petrarca spent the last five years of his life here.
How to orient yourself
Arquà Petrarca: full screen map.For information contact Pro Loco of Arquà Petrarca, headquarters: Palazzetto Consortile via Zane 2 / b - operational headquarters: Via Castello 6, ☎ 39 0429 777327, @[email protected]. 
Tuesday 14.00 - 18.00 Thursday 15.00 - 19.00 Saturday 09.00 - 13.00.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Venice Marco Polo Airport, Card. About 50 min away (by car).
- 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Treviso Airport (Canova), via Noalese 63 / E.
By car
The following state and provincial roads pass through Arquà Petrarca:
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;On the train
The closest railway stations are those of:
- Montegrotto Terme: on the director Padua-Bologna from which Arquà Petrarca is 15 min;
- Monselice;
By bus
Arquà Petrarca is connected with Padua from line 806 (Padua-Este). [1]
How to get around
What see
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- 1 House of Francesco Petrarca, Via Valais 4, ☎ 39 0429 718294, fax: 39 0429 718294, @[email protected].
full: € 4, reduced € 2, free up to 6 years (2013). 
March-October: 9.00-12.30 / 15.00-19.00, rest of the year: 9.00-12.30 / 15.00-17.30 Closing day: Monday. House where Francesco Petrarca lived. - 2 Archpriest Church of S. Maria. Petrarch's tomb is preserved outside the church.
- 3 Oratory of the SS. Trinity (Near Petrarch's house). Here he used to go to pray to Petrarch as the archpetral church was too far away for him in the last years of his life.
full: € 4, reduced € 2, free up to 6 years (2013). 
Events and parties
- Jujube festival (XXXIII ed. - 2013). First and second Sunday of October. Events in costume, tasting of jujubes, a typical local product, and sale of the liqueur obtained from them, called "jujube broth".
- New oil festival (IX ed. - 2013). November 24, 2013 (last Sunday in November).
Markets
- Through the streets of the village. Every second Sunday of the month from sunrise to sunset. Antiques and hobby market.
What to do
Shopping
In its territory an excellent olive oil is produced; Arquà Petrarca is part of theNational Association City of oil.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Post office
- Arquà Petrarca Post Office, Via Fontana 2, ☎ 39 0429 718155. Open Monday to Friday from 8.20am to 1.45pm, Saturdays from 8.20am to 12.45pm. For info poste.it.
Around
- Padua
- Monselice - The fortified core of the castle and the path of the Sanctuary of the seven churches dominate the city from the hill that flanks it. The historic center and the Old Cathedral are interesting.
- Este - Cradle of the Este family, it preserves the Carraresi castle with its fortifications. It maintains a noble aspect given to it by the seventeenth-eighteenth-century palaces that the Venetian nobility built there.
- Montagnana - Walled city, it preserves intact the quadrilateral of walls and the crenellated towers. It has an evocative historic center that has earned it its entry into the ranks of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Itineraries
- Walled cities of Veneto. An itinerary to discover the strongholds and the history of Veneto.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Arquà Petrarca
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