The Veneto wine estate La Montecchia is an internationally acclaimed wine producing estate. On its grounds you can rent 4 separate holiday cottages located at the foot of the medieval style castle of La Montecchia and adjacent to the 18 hole Golf Club La Montecchia with a 1 Michelin star restaurant. Whithin the castle is a luxurious B&B suite for 2. Guests can use the pool of the Golf Club 4 days a week or the out of ground pool situated next to the cottages, which is particularly adapted to children.

Casa del Prete (sleeps 4) is a romantic cottage which used to house the priest of the estate. It has a private garden and disposes of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on the upper floor and spacious and bright living quarters on the ground floor.

Casa di Nando (sleeps 4) lies on the upper floor of a cottage, and has a private garden.

Casa di Camino (sleeps 2) lies on the ground floor (no real garden but a bench in front of the house) with spacious and nicely decorated interiors.

Casa di Maria (sleeps 4) with two large bedrooms on the upper floor and living quarters on the ground floor.

B&B La Montecchia (sleeps 2) a luxurious and spacious suite with Living room and bedroom with en-suite bathroom, situated within the Castello della Montecchia.

All holiday villas are situated within the La Montecchia wine estate and surrounded by the park of the estate and one of the most beautiful and challenging golf clubs in Veneto, the Montecchia Golf Club. Upon request we can arrange ad hoc golf packages with reduced green fees. The Montecchia Golf Club has a Michelin Star restaurant, and there are tennis courts just down the road.

Cultural, natural, historic itiniraries:

• The immense cultural whealth and variety of Venetia is the main reason for visiting this area. Montecchia's strategic position makes for many an inspiring day trip to Padova, Venice, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, lake Garda as well as Este, Montagnana, Monselice and Arqua' Petrarca in the immediate vicinity.

• The Venetian Villas
The hinterland of Venice is famous for the numerous villas (apparently more than 3.000) built between the 15th and the 19th century by whealthy venetians. Some of them are open to the public, for instance Villa Barbaro in Maser, Villa Emo in Fanzolo, and the Villa La Rotonda ust outside Vicenza. Other interesting villas are the villa Valmarana with frescoes by Tiepolo, the Catajo castle and villa Barbarigo which has a baroque garden with boxwood labyrinth.

• The main cultural landmarks of northern Italy
Montecchia's strategic location makes easy day trips to Padua, Venice, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, lake Garda, Este, Montagnana, Monselice, or Arqua'Petrarca. Each of these towns offers highly interesting sight-seeing. In Padua you will not want to miss "Cappella degli Scrovegni" with wall to wall frescoes by Giotto. This work of art is considered to be the beginning of the Renaissance. The Pinacoteca of Padua also has the Emo Capodilista collection on show which was given to the Museum by the family, one of the oldest of Padua.

• The Spas at Abano
The town of Abano Terme lies 2 km from Montecchia. In Abano water rich in minerals rises to the surface at a temperature of 70° to 80°C. A half or full day at one of the many spas is a wonderful way to recuperate your inner strength.

• The wines of La Montecchia
The wine from La Montecchia has increasingly been winning accolades from leading wine critics all over the world. In 2008 their wine Donna Daria was awarded the highest Italian qualification, the "tre bicchieri" (three glasses) of the guide Gambero Rosso Slow Food.
Guests can taste and buy the wines of La Montecchia on the premises (special rates for guests).

How to get to La Montecchia
COMING FROM VENICE: exit the highway at Padova Ovest and follow the indications to Padova Centro which will take you onto the by-pass road called Corso Australia. Follow the indications for Abano-Vicenza. Pass the exit with the sign for Vicenza and shortly after take the exit on the right at the sign for Padova Aeroporto. It is also useful to look out for the indications for Hotel Piroga which will lead you to the right exit. On the pass-over which drives above the road you have just left follow the directions for Colli Euganei and the Hotel Piroga which will take you onto the "strada dei colli". Keep going straight ahead passing the locality Tencarola and shortly after (approx. 2 km) in the locality Feriole you will find a sign for "La Montecchia" to the right. Your destination, the wine producing estate of "Castello della Montecchia", lies on the left hand side of the road, below the Villa Capodilista.

COMING FROM MILAN OR VERONA:
exit the highway at Grisignano, and follow the indications for Vicenza. After 300 meters turn to the left (HOTEL CENTRALE) following indications for Cervarese. You will pass through a village called Montegalda. Keep going on this road, sticking to the right (indications Montegaldella) until you reach an indication on the left, close to the church, for Montegaldella. Turn left at this crossing and follow this road until you reach a roundabout. Turn left following the indications for Montegaldella - Cervarese and keep going for quite a bit until the road divides into two. Take the road to your right following the indications for Montemerlo - Abano Terme and keep on going. You will pass through a village called Fossona before reaching a red light where you should turn left. Pass through the village Trambacche, go beyond the red light and still going straight pass through the villages of Creola and Saccolongo until you reach the roundabout where the road to the right leads to Montecchia.
The estate of Castello della Montecchia lies below the Villa Capodilista which you will see on a hill to your left.

COMING FROM SOUTH (Bologna):
exit the highway at Padova Sud and take the by-pass of Padova called corso Australia in the direction of Vicenza. After approx. 2 km take the first exit and follow the signs for Hotel Piroga and Colli Euganei. Continue straight on passing the locality Tencarola and shortly after (approx. 2 km), in the locality Feriole you will find a sign for La Montecchia to the right. Your destination, the wine producing estate of Castello della Montecchia, lies on the left hand side of the road, below the Villa Capodilista.

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Apartment La Montecchia MIN MAX CASA DEL PRETE € 25 € 50 CASA DI NANDO € 20 € 45 CASA DI MARIA € 17 € 35 CASA DEL CAMINO € 24 € 46 B&B LA MONTECCHIA (min. stay 2 nights) € 120 € 120 Prices per person per night (minimum 1 week stay). Please inquire with us if you wish to stay less than a week.

How to reach us Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa The entrance to the estate is indicated, and also look out for a "P" on blue background which stands for "parking". Distances: • Selvazzano, the nearest village 1 km • Abano 5 km • Montegrotto Terme, the nearest train station 10 km • Padua 11 km • Vicenza 30 km • Venice 40 km • Asolo 65 km • Ferrara 80 km • Verona 85 km • Arquà Petrarca 21 km • Este 30 km • Montagnana 40 km

Cultural | historic | natural itinerary Short Cycle Route: Starting from the holding where you can rent city bikes and mountain bikes can be reached after traveling 500 m. the bike path that surrounds the entire Park of Euganean Hills. Going in the direction Este after 5 km. you arrive in the city that has rightly ancient origins and was one of the major centers of civilization paleo-Venetian Este is also one of the largest fortified centers for control of territory during the Middle Ages (period 1338-1339). Visit the castle and beautiful gardens and the adjacent National Museum which is the largest museum dedicated to the civilization of the Venetians. INFO & BOOKING Name & Surname (*)     Email Addres (*)   Phone Number Date of Arrival day 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ...month... January February March April May June July August September October November December 2010 2011 Days of Stays gg 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 >30 Person Number n° 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >10 n° 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > 8 Adults n° 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > 8 Children Notes: (indicate special requests - animals, mountain biking, swimming pool, spa, ...) Informativa ex art.13 D.lgs. 196/2003 Informativa x art. 13 D.lgs. 196/2003 Dear Customer, We wish to inform you that Legislative Decree no. No 196, June 30, 2003 ("Code regarding the protection of personal data") provides for the protection of persons and other subjects regarding the processing of personal data. According to the law, this treatment will be based on principles of correctness, lawfulness and transparency and the protection of your privacy and your rights. Under Article 13 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, we provide the following information: 1. The data you provide will be used for the purpose of carrying out the present customer service (inquiry) on the site www.collieuganei.biz 2. The data will be processed electronically. 3. The conferment of data is necessary because without these you can not access our services. The lack of such information and the interruption of service. 4. The data will be released only to those necessary to perform the requested service 5. The data controller is: Luca Turrin 6. For further information on the protection of your privacy, please send us an email to info@www.collieuganei.biz 8. At any time you exercise your rights towards the data controller under Article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, which for your convenience: Legislative Decree 196/2003, Article 7 - Right of access to personal data and other rights 1. You have the right to obtain confirmation of whether or not personal data concerning him, even if not yet recorded and their communication in intelligible form. 2. You have the right to obtain information: a) the origin of personal data; b) the purposes and methods of treatment; c) the logic applied in case of treatment with electronic instruments; d) the identity of the owner, and the representative appointed under article 5, paragraph 2; e) subjects or categories of persons to whom personal data may be communicated or who can learn about them as appointed representative in the State, managers or agents. 3. You have the right to obtain: a) updating, rectification or, when interested, integration of data b) erasure, anonymization or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which data were collected or subsequently processed c) certification that the operations in letters a) and b) have been disclosed, including their contents, to those to whom the data were communicated or disseminated, unless this requirement impossible or involves a manifestly disproportionate to the protected right. 4. You have the right to object, in whole or in part: a) for legitimate reasons the processing of personal data, pertinent for collection purposes b) the processing of personal data for purposes of sending advertising materials or direct selling or for carrying out market surveys or commercial communication. Fields with an asterisk * are required to enable a response.