Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei: Products

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The 80% of Colli Euganei Park is represented by cultivated land.
Colli Euganei Park is a very particular place, shaped by human activities over the millennia: vineyards in the Colli were already cultivated during the Iron Age, the olive tree during the Roman period.
The Park Authority has the task to guarantee and promote the traditional local productions, for a balanced development of the local economy

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Chestnuts of the Euganean Hills

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Category: Fruit

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Colli Euganei Cherries

Cultivated in almost all the territory of Colli Euganei for centuries, cherries are one of the most characteristic products of the Park. Since when they were sold only in some local markets, their production has been increasing in the whole area of Colli...

Category: Fruit

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Jujube Fruits

In Colli Euganei, in particular in the Municipality of Arquà Petrarca, the jujube tree is cultivated in almost every garden and its fruits are one of the best known and most celebrated distinguishing features of this territory. The Jujube Festival...

Category: Fruit

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Small Fruits

Blackberries, raspberries, pomegranates, jujubes, strawberry tree berries, hazelnuts, medlars, and almonds are only a few of the most appreciated delicacies of the hills. Used to prepare preserves and fruit jellies, juices and sirups, they cheer up the...

Category: Fruit

Honey

Both a delicacy and a medicine, honey is a complete foodstuff with extraordinary energy and beneficial properties, prepared by the bee keepers of the Colli with traditional methods. Already known 35,000 years ago, bee keeping was practiced without a doubt...

Category: Honey

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Olive Oil

The olive tree was introduced in Colli Euganei in very ancient times; according to some sources, its presence dates back to the Pliocene. However, the olive tree was brought to the Po Plain in the pre-Roman period. Some Roman authors - Polybius, Strabo,...

Category: Oil

The "BISI" of Euganean Hills

The southern area of the Euganean Hills, between Baone and Arquà Petrarca (where climate and soils are more favourable), is suited for the cultivation of the peas, bisi, in particular the small and early one that could be tasted as sweet first...

Category: Vegetables and Legumes