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Karen Brown's Guides
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Montagnana
The city of towers
The
two kilometres of medieval city walls broken up by 24 majestic hexagonal
towers that stand 19 metres high: the pride of Montagnana, defensive outpost
since antiquity. At the padua gate, the St. Zeno Castele is wort a visit
while on the opposite side you will find the Alberi Fortress. The imposing
bastion complex protects such equally imposing works as the Cathedral
with canvas by Paolo Veronese or the Chiesa di San benedetto that preserves
a canvas by Palma the Yunger. The popularity of the city is also linked
to wines and foods with the production of the Veneto Berico D.O.P. (Denomination
of Protected Origin) hams.
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