Discover what to do in Pernumia: the Asparagus Festival, the Frog Festival, walk along the Bagnarolo Canal, Villa Maldura. Would you like to know more? First of all…
Where is Pernumia?
The municipality of Pernumia borders to the northeast with Due Carrare, to the northwest with Battaglia Terme, to the southeast with San Pietro Viminario, to the southwest with Monselice, to the east with Cartura, to the west with Battaglia Terme and Monselice.
The Asparagus Festival
The 2023 edition of the Asparagus Festival took place from Friday 21 to Tuesday 25 April at the sports facilities in Via Giuseppe Verdi, 3.
The gastronomic event enhances the prized spring vegetable through exquisite recipes that balance innovation and tradition. In the spacious and comfortable dining areas set up for the event, you can savor asparagus risottos, asparagus with eggs and sopressa, butter and sage ravioli stuffed with asparagus and cheese, and fried panzerotti stuffed with asparagus, mozzarella, and tomato, just to name a few of the appetizing menu recipes.
The celebration program includes gatherings of vintage tractors and motorcycles and exhibitors of local agricultural and handicraft products.
If you are wondering what to do in Pernumia and want to spend the spring season in a charming rural town nestled in the heart of the Padua area, taking part in this lively event featuring delicious and genuine specialties, live music, market exhibitions, and dance evenings might be just right for you!
To stay updated on the next appointment of the Asparagus Festival, you can consult the Facebook page Pro Loco Pernumia APS.
The Frog Festival
The Frog Festival takes place every year between the end of June and the beginning of July, in Via Verdi, 3.
An ideal occasion for gourmets seeking the authentic flavors of Paduan cuisine, the festival exalts the tender and delicate amphibian meat through numerous inviting gourmet recipes, such as frog risotto and crispy fried frogs. There will also be delicious seafood specialties like grilled cuttlefish, octopus carpaccio, and fried bisatei (small eels).
For more information about the Frog Festival, we recommend visiting the website prolocopernumia.it.
Walk along the Bagnarolo Canal
To embark on the serene nature itinerary, you can leave your car in Piazza Ruzante. Leave the Piazza and the town hall behind you. Turn right onto Via Unità d’Italia and keep left on Via Castello, skirting Piazza Don L. Ferrazzi. Leave the facade of the Arcipretale Church of Santa Giustina on your left and proceed for 130 meters under a picturesque portico, then keep right onto Via Angelo Beolco. After a few meters, take the white lane on your left that winds along the canal banks.
If you are wondering what to do in Pernumia, the pleasant path winds under acacias, poplars, and willows and offers delightful views of the river and urban landscape of this cheerful country town.
Villa Maldura
Located in Via Rimembranza, 3, the stately architectural complex is harmoniously set in a vast centuries-old garden framed by an elegant wall perimeter.
Spread over four levels, the sumptuous original 17th-century residence is accessible via a staircase that leads to a massive wooden portal, surmounted by a lunette window.
On the main floor, a balustraded balcony stands out with an arched French door, adorned with a refined mask and surmounted by a curved tympanum.
Studded with white anthropomorphic sculptures veiled in moss, the vast 18,000 m² park is dotted with majestic magnolias, cedars, horse chestnuts, firs, and lindens whose foliage shades enchanting service buildings, such as the barchessa and a splendid 18th-century greenhouse.
