Literary Plaques
A widespread park that pays tribute to writers and poets of all ages.
"If only I could show you the second
Helicon that for you and the Muses I set up
in the Euganean Hills, I really think that
from there you would never want to leave."
Francesco Petrarch
Letter to Moggio Moggi of Parma,
June 20, 1369, Miscellaneous Epistles, 46.
The Literary Park Francesco Petrarca and the Euganean Hills is a widespread park aimed at promoting the literary culture of the places that inspired or gave birth to great writers.
The entire area is dotted with literary tags: a selection of prose and poetry pieces that writers of every era have dedicated to the hills, immortalizing them in their works.
The centerpiece of the Francesco Petrarch and Euganean Hills Literary Park is undoubtedly Arquà Petrarch, the village that welcomed the poet in the last years of his life and still preserves his memory. The connection with Petrarch has made Arquà a place of profound inspiration for generations of literati, so much so that in later centuries it became a cultural pilgrimage destination. Poets and writers were fascinated by it, helping to strengthen the myth of this village, where art, history and nature intertwine in a timeless atmosphere.