the Spring Water Trail offers an opportunity to explore the underground springs that occupy the Valle Agredo – an area of greenery and watercourses that centres around Camposampiero – and the northern part of the area around Padua; the Vallona Oasis itself stands within the town of Villa del Conte, a short distance from the fine parish church.
Here the defining feature of the landscape is the river Tergola, whose sources is a few kilometres away, near Cittadella. The layout is such that one can follow this route at your own pace, discovering both the beauties of nature and traces of the past. For example, this was once an area rich in water-powered mills – a clear indication of the level of industry within the local countryside – and has a number of aristocratic villas, some of them now open to visitors. Running for some 34 kilometres, the river Tergola is the longest spring-fed watercourse in the Padua area. Its waters feed into those of the river Vandura and the man-made Muson dei Sassi, and ultimately flow into the river Brenta near Strà (between Padua and Venice).
