{"id":8732,"date":"2020-07-22T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T07:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turismopadova.it\/padua-a-city-of-watercourses\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:17:21","slug":"padua-a-city-of-watercourses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turismopadova.it\/en\/padua-a-city-of-watercourses\/","title":{"rendered":"Padua: a city of watercourses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Padua can also claim full rights to being <strong>a \u201cwater city\u201d<\/strong>. Legend has it, in fact, that it was <strong>founded by Antenor within a double bend of the river Medoacus<\/strong> (which in time became <strong>known as the Brenta<\/strong>). Thus it occupied a good site for trade; the ready access to river water was also essential for the rites of purification associated with its necropolis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> A key date in the history of the ancient foundation was 302 B.C.: in that year, Livy tells us, the Spartan general Cleonymus was defeated by the ancient Veneti in a battle on the banks of the Medoacus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Later, the most important river for the settlement was the Bacchiglione, with Padua and Vicenza long at daggers drawn over control of this watercourse. And when under threat Padua enjoyed a special advantage: the presence of not just one river but<strong> a series of rivers provided the city with a natural system of defence<\/strong> \u2013 which is why the first city walls here were not built until the twelfth century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> In more recent times, the city\u2019s waterways had less glorious associations \u2013 for example, the rampant malaria and frequent flooding of the nineteenth century. The city\u2019s oldest inhabitants still remember <strong>the covering over of so many of the watercourses that ran through the city<\/strong> during the mid-1950s. But there is still the remarkable oasis of peace at the foot of the Specola tower \u2013 a place that for years has been a canvas upon which nature has worked its spontaneous magic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> So, you are spoilt for choice: <strong>one route through the city, one which follows the course of the Riviera del Brenta, and another that runs along the Riviera Euganea<\/strong>. All three itineraries enable you to enjoy the best of Padua and its surroundings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">T<strong>he first takes in the main section of the Bacchiglione and the Naviglio Interno<\/strong> [Inner-city canal] in the stretch between Porta Portello and Porte Contarine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The second takes you along a part of the river Brenta that is lined by Veneto Villas:<\/strong>\u00a0Villa Pisani and Dolo are a necessary stopping-points here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The third runs in a straight course of 17 kilometres along the age-old Battaglia Canal<\/strong>. This gives you a chance to see other villas and to visit the spa resorts of Abano, Galzignano and Battaglia (where there is a fine Shipping Museum). All in all, three ways of combining an enjoyment of landscape with exploration of the area\u2019s cultural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Padua can also claim full rights to being a \u201cwater city\u201d. Legend has it, in fact, that it was founded by Antenor within a double bend of the river Medoacus (which in time became known as the Brenta). 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