Albergo Ristorante Turetta

The Hotel Ristorante Turetta di Facchin Maria is located in Castelnuovo, an ancient place as the name of a clear medieval origin indicates, in the heart of the Euganean Hills Regional Park. Castelnuovo (350 meters), in fact, is located at the foot of Mount Venda, the highest of the Euganeans, with a characteristic mole that highlights the volcanic origin common to all these hills that arise suddenly and offer such a sweet horizon to the inhabitants of the plain Po. Ideally located for visiting the entire Euganean area from the characteristic villages (such as Este, Teolo, Arquà, Monselice) and the delightful environmental, landscape and historical heritage, the hotel is located at the foot of the ancient Sasso di San Biagio, where the castle of the Malatraversi was erected and where, until the seventeenth century, there was also the parish church. Nearby stands the characteristic trachitic peak of the Slope where the only example of a European castle built by the will of free men, the so-called "committees" was built. The fortress, (of which only ruins remain today) became famous for the story of the young Paduan noblewoman Speronella, the story of which the poets took possession. The Rocca was never conquered and was transformed by the Serenissima Repubblica, starting from 1405, in state prison. "The amenity of the site is dear to the Padovani who agree in the summer and autumn" wrote a well-known local historian in 1871. But in addition to the healthiness and tranquility of the place, from the hotel the highest of the Euganean Hills, one can enjoy one of the most evocative viewpoints of the entire Euganean area for which "... it is not a word that aims to make the colors with a delicate and rich variety ... the color of the clouds and the shape of the hills, whether alone or leaning against each other fraternally, are embellished with mutual beauty ... "- to use the words of the great patriot Niccolò Tommaseo .