From its inception in 1989, the Park extends to an area covering 18,694 hectares that comprises of 15 municipalities. The biggest hill relief in the Po Valley rises, distinctly isolated, south west of Padua. Only one peak earns the classification of mountain, or to be more precise, Mount Venda, which reaches an altitude of 601m (to be defined a mountain, a summit must in fact exceed 600 metres!)

The particular location and its volcanic origins, the climate zones, and the active presence of man ever since the most remote times, render the Park unique, owing to its natural profusion, its landscape, and it’s ambient, cultural and artistic wealth.
The volcanic origin of the Euganean Hills is clearly visible along the trekking trail which, rather than revealing the marvellous panoramic view of the slopes, valleys and landscapes enveloped in green colours, shows a rocky emergence of trachyte or basaltic flows, otherwise known as “ the fine-grain basalt of Mount Gemola.” This is dark rock whose cavities have filled, over the years, with light minerals such as calcite and analcime.

Owing to the diverse origin and chemical composition of the terrain in the Euganean Hills, magnificent varieties of vegetable species grow there. Depending on the area where you are at the time and the type of slope, you will find yourselves admiring the typical Mediterranean maquis shrub land, or immerse yourselves in a forest of chestnut and oak trees, or even better you can walk in vast meadows. The Regional Park of the Euganean Hills is a territory where hunting is forbidden: certainly good news for animal lovers.