Abano Terme: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 50 - 210 Hotel Terme Helvetia
 Hotel Terme Helvetia offers free parking, a spa with 2 pools, and large air-conditioned rooms with balcony and panoramic views. It is located 30 metre… MoreEUR 59 - 320 Hotel Terme Milano
 A completely renovated hotel provided with modern facilities, situated in the centre of Abano in pedestrian area, offers its guests a quiet ambience f… MoreEUR 45 - 134 Hotel Terme Formentin
 Set in the pedestrian area of Abano Terme, opposite the gardens to the town´s thermal spa, Hotel Terme Formentin has a quiet location. It offers… MoreEUR 39 - 70 Hotel Terme Belvedere
 Family-run Hotel Terme Belvedere is located in Abano Terme, just a short walk from the thermal baths. It offers free parking, free Wi-Fi, and rooms wi… MoreEUR 44 - 106 Hotel Rosa
 Hotel Rosa is situated in the hearth of Abano Terme, within easy reach of Padua, Venice, and Verona. The hotel has its own parking and a terrace with … MoreEUR 75 - 150 Hotel Savoia Thermae & Spa
 Hotel Savoia Thermæ & Spa is 10 km from Padua. Name your favourite wellness treatment, the Savoia has got it!
The Savoia has 3 thermal swimming pool… MoreEUR 85 - 240 Hotel Terme Mioni Pezzato & Spa
 You can really pamper yourself at this luxury hotel with a total of 5 swimming pools, both indoors and outdoors, and a new wellness centre with therma… MoreEUR 80 - 230 Hotel Terme Roma
 Hotel Roma is located in central Abano Terme, at the start of a traffic-free area near Piazza della Repubblica. It offers a thermal spa with 3 natural… MoreEUR 33 - 184 Hotel Venezia
 Situated in the old town of Abano Terme, just 10 kilometres from Padua, The Venezia features 2 thermal swimming pools and a spa. All rooms feature a p… MoreEUR 109 - 199 Panoramic Hotel Plaza & Residence
 Set in an exclusive pedestrian area in central Abano Terme, Panoramic Hotel Plaza & Residence has over 2500 m² of gardens, 3 thermal pools and a roof… MoreEUR 55 - 224 Hotel Universal Terme
 Hotel Universal Terme is surrounded by a beautiful park in the heart of Abano Terme. It features a spa with sauna and both indoor and outdoor swimming… MoreEUR 50 - 100 Hotel Terme Villa Piave
 Hotel Terme Villa Piave is set in the heart of Abano Terme. It offers both an indoor and outdoor 34°C thermal pool with whirlpool. Free bikes are ava… MoreEUR 52 - 299 Hotel Terme Vena D´Oro
 The Vena d´Oro Terme is located in Abano Terme, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei hills. All rooms are air-conditioned. Parking is free.… MoreEUR 90 - 200 Hotel President Terme
 The President is in Abano Terme, surrounded by the Montirone Park. With its own thermal springs, the hotel offers a wellness centre with indoor and ou… MoreEUR 76 - 380 Hotel Metropole
 Hotel Metropole is a 4-star hotel plunged into a 30.000 m² park, close to Abano Terme town centre, not far from Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Treviso and V… MoreEUR 47 - 239 Hotel Aqua
 Hotel Aqua offers great spa facilities, a gym and indoor and outdoor pools. Enjoy pretty views of the Euganean Hills and a whole range of made-to-meas… MoreEUR 71 - 208 Hotel Ariston Molino Terme
 This stylish hotel is found in a picturesque, quiet location near the shopping district and spa gardens of Abano Terme.
Run by the 3rd generation of… MoreEUR 49 - 129 Hotel Alexander Palace
 A few steps from the pedestrian area in Abano Terme, Alexander Palace is set in an impressive building. It offers free parking, an indoor heated swimm… MoreEUR 110 - 340 Grand Hotel Trieste & Victoria
 The Grand Hotel is set in the central pedestrian area in the spa town of Abano Terme. It offers excellent wellness facilities, including 4 thermal poo… MoreEUR 45 - 189 Abano Hotel Verona Wellness & Estetica
 Hotel Abano Verona Wellness & Estetica, was born as a small family run property and is continuously improving the range of services it offers, for you… MoreEUR 63 - 246 Abano Ritz Hotel Terme
 Abano Ritz Hotel Terme is an elegant establishment in the heart of Abano Terme. It has a wide range of relaxing, thermal pools, fitness programmes, an… MoreEUR 58 - 111 Hotel Bologna Terme
 Hotel Bologna is set in quiet and central position in Abano Terme, surrounded by a wide park with 2 large, communicating swimming pools with thermal w… MoreEUR 90 - 250 Hotel Bristol Buja
 Hotel Bristol Buja in Abano Terme has 3 outdoor thermal pools and a luxury wellness centre with a swimming pool and beauty farm. It also features a gr… MoreEUR 38 - 84 Hotel Lanterna
 Located in a peaceful green area of Abano Terme, the family-run Lanterna Hotel is just 40 metres from the thermal baths. The restaurant features an ou… MoreEUR 99 - 487 Hotel Leonardo Da Vinci Terme & Golf
 Offering both indoor and outdoor thermal pools in the Colli Euganei hills, Hotel Leonardo Da Vinci Terme & Golf is just one kilometre from Abano Terme… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abano Terme: Guide
This article is about Abano Terme, the town. For the Italian physician, go to Pietro d'Abano.
Abano Terme (town changed its name from Abano Bagni in 1930) is a town and comune in the province of Padua, Italy|Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei; it is 10 kilometers southwest by rail from Padua. Abano Terme's population is 18,232 (2001) (in 1901 it was only 4,556).
The town's hot springs and mud baths are the main economical resource. Waters have a temperature of some 80°C.
History
The baths were known to the Romans as Theodoric, the king of the Ostrogoths. Some remains of the ancient baths have been discovered (S. Mandruzzato, Trattato dei Bagni d'Abano, Padua, 1789). An oracle of Geryon lay near, and the so-called sortes Praenestinae (C.I.L. i., Berlin, 1863; 1438-1454), small bronze cylinders inscribed, and used as oracles, were perhaps found here in the 16th century.
The baths were destroyed by the Lombards in the 6th century, but they were rebuilt and enlarged when Abano became an autonomous medieval comune|comune in the 12th century and, again, in the late 14th century. The city was under the Republic of Venice from 1405 to 1797.
Main sights
The Cathedral (Duomo) of St. Lawrence. The current edifice was erected in 1780 over a pre-existing church which was allegedly destroyed by Cangrande della Scala. The bell tower has parts from the 9th/10th and 14th centuries.
The Montirone Gallery, housing works of Moretto, Palma the Younger, Guido Reni, Giandomenico Tiepolo and others.
The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Salute or of Monteortone (built from 1428). It lies on the site where the Madonna appeared to Pietro Falco, healing his wounds. The church is on the Latin cross plan, with a nave and two aisles with three apses decorated by a frieze. It has with a Baroque portal (1667), a noteworthy bell tower, presbytery frescoes portraying the Histories of St. Peter and Virgin by Jacopo da Montagnana (1495) and Palma the Younger's altarpiece depicting Christ Crucifixed Between St. Augustine and St. Jerome.
Outside of the city is the Convent of S. Daniele (11th century). 6 km from the city is also the Abbey of Praglia, founded in the 11th century by Benedictine monks and rebuilt in 1496-1550. The church of the Assunta, with a marble portal from 1548, has a Renaissance style interior. Noteworthy is the four cloister complex.
References
L'Italia da scoprire, Giorgio Mondadori, 2006.
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