Monte Rua is a mountain in the
Euganean Hills
The Euganean Hills ( it, Colli Euganei ) are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Padua. The ''Colli Euganei'' form the first Regional park established in the V ...
of
Padua Province,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. There is a
hermitage
Hermitage, The Hermitage or L'Hermitage may refer to:
* Hermitage (religious retreat), a place of religious seclusion
Places
* The Hermitage Museum (est. 1754), in Saint Petersburg, Russia
* The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee), the estate ...
located on the mountain's summit. The summit has an elevation of . Monte Rua is located in 2 different municipalities, the summit is divided between
Galzignano Terme
Galzignano Terme ( vec, Galsignán) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua.
Etymology
The illustrious academic Olivieri thought tha ...
and
Torreglia
Torreglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian Veneto region, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,978 and an area of .All demographics an ...
Mountains of Veneto
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