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Walking in the Venetian Hills
9 Days Excluding Flights From
9 Days from
£ 1149 £ 1269
Walking & Trekking
Activity Level
Moderate See our Activity Level Guidelines to check if this holiday is right for you
Ways to Travel :
Self-Guided Holidays
Activity :
Walking & Trekking
Ages :
18+
Trip Code :
W08VN
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This walking holiday is based in the wonderfully unspoilt Euganean Hills, tucked in a quiet corner below the beautiful medieval city of Padua, west across the plain from Venice.

This walking holiday is based in the wonderfully unspoilt Euganean Hills, tucked in a quiet corner below the beautiful medieval city of Padua, west across the plain from Venice. Once volcanic islands, these hills have a striking conical appearance; they are cloaked in an astonishing variety of plant life including holm oak, maple, orchids, heather and poppies and have been recognised as a National Park. The lower slopes give way to colourful meadows and immaculately groomed vineyards so it’s little wonder the region produces such a fine variety of wines!

Starting in the tiny hamlet of Cortela, nestled amongst vines, you head across poppy fields and through forests to Valnogaredo. You discover the jumbled cobbled streets of medieval Arqua Petrarca, where the famous 14th century Italian poet, Petrarch, made his home, before continuing through fertile fruit orchards to Galzignano. A convenient stone’s throw from the Italian Baroque gardens of Valsanzibio, there’s time to explore its magnificent maze before a series of outstanding views leads you to panoramically perched Teolo.

Highlights

  • Untouched verdant walking country: rolling hills, shady forests, vineyards and olive groves
  • Amazing array of wild flowers: heather, poppies, wild orchids and Mediterranean maquis
  • Venetian architectural treasures: villas, churches and monasteries
  • Option to visit historic Padua and romantic Venice

Key Information

  • 8 Nights, hotel-to-hotel
  • Route notes and maps provided 
  • Luggage transfers between hotels
  • Countries visited: Italy

What's Included

  • All continental breakfast and 6 evening meals
  • All accommodation
  • Route notes and maps
  • Luggage transfers between hotels

What's Not Included

  • Travel insurance
  • Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
  • Solo traveller supplements (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
  • Visas or vaccinations
  • Arrival & departure transfers (available on request and at a supplement)

4 Days of Walking & Trekking

Terrain:

This is of easy/medium difficulty. It mainly follows forest paths and country lanes, with just a few brief steep sections. Walking boots are recommended.

Day 2

14 km / 8.7 miles

Day 4

11 km / 6.8 miles

Day 6

12 km / 7.5 miles

Day 8

11 km / 6.8 miles

Sustainability and Impact

As a certified B Corp, we’re on a mission to improve our social and environmental impact across all our adventures.

We do this through our innovative Thriving Nature, Thriving People plan.

This ‘nature positive’ approach is designed to help nature and communities thrive in harmony through practical solutions, such as reducing carbon and waste on our trips, supporting conservation projects through the Exodus Adventure Travels Foundation, and rewilding 100 square metres for every Exodus traveller.
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Walking in the Venetian Hills

9 Days Excluding Flights From
9 Days from
£ 1149 £ 1269