Agriturismo Alba

Pedal 300 metres from the site to reach the circular 64-kilometre cycle path around the Euganean Hills Regional Park for a scenic Veneto-plain bike ride past woodland and towns. Two lakes are just to the north of the site for waterside rides and wanders, or you could drive 15 minutes for peaceful picnics around Villa Barbarigo Garden. For a look at local history, the National Atestino Museum at Este (10 minutes’ drive) digs into pre-Roman and Roman art and artefacts found around the town; things are slightly more modern at the 16th-century palace Castello del Catajo, 15 minutes away. At Montagnana (30 minutes), the famed medieval walls are hailed as the best preserved in Europe. More history? Venture to Venice (50 minutes), which should keep you busy for quite some time (if you’re not a historyhead, go Venice shopping instead for Murano glass and Venice or Florence leather). It’s an hour and 20 minutes from your agritourism base to Verona, and around the same to Bologna to the south.