Euganean Hills, a range of well-wooded hills, with a north and south axis, lying SW. of Padua in northern Italy. They owe their origin to eruptions of trachyte during the Jurassic period. The highest point, Monte Venda, reaches 1749 feet. On their slopes stand several villas, amongst them Petrarch's house at Arquà.
Euganean Hills
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 453
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