Arquà Petrarca - Feast of Giuggiola
Arquà Petrarca, inserted in the "Most Beautiful Villages of Italy" is located in the Euganean Hills, near Padua, and in honor of Francesco Petrarca, who died in 1374, was renamed by adding the name of the poet to the original name, Arquà .
It climbs to the village to immerse yourself in a rural environment and the medieval taste, until you reach the square of the church of S. Maria Assunta, where the tomb of Petrarch.
Then palaces in Venetian Gothic style and surrounded by greenery, the house of Petrarch.
Arquà Petrarca is a tourist destination all year round, but a reborn ancient splendor in the first two Sundays in October, when you place the "Festival of Giuggiola, fruit elsewhere now forgotten. To taste the liquor that they supply, the "broth Giuggioli.
At banquets along the way, pomegranates, ancient crafts, gourds shaped bizarre, wonderful freshly made sandwiches filled with exquisite Soprèssa.
A tip, get a good time to at least enjoy a quiet walk in the afternoon then wait if you want to see the flag-wavers