Loreggia
Loreggia is a municipality in the Alta Padovana, a plain area north of Padua marked by intensive farming and a fabric of small and...
Updated 12 July 2026
The story
The story of Loreggia
In the farming Alta Padovana
Loreggia lies in the northern belt of the province of Padua, a fertile plain area that has kept a strong farming vocation despite its proximity to industrial hubs and to the road network linking Padua with Treviso and Castelfranco Veneto. The landscape is typical of the inland Veneto plain, with cultivated fields, minor waterways and small towns.
The Graticolato Romano
Loreggia's territory falls within the area affected by the Graticolato Romano, the centuriation through which the Romans, in the republican era, divided the land north of Padua into regular plots for allotment to settlers. The resulting road and field pattern, laid out along precise axes, remains recognisable in the structure of the fields and rural roads and stands as one of the most extensive and legible surviving examples of Roman centuriation in Italy.
The sorghum-straw broom tradition
Loreggia is historically associated with sorghum cultivation and the craft of broom-making, an activity that carried significant economic weight between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when numerous local families produced and traded brooms sold even in markets far from Veneto. The sector has gradually declined with the advent of industrial materials, but it remains a recognised part of local identity, recalled at village events and occasions.
The farming landscape and local farms
The municipality retains a diversified farming economy, with cereal and vegetable crops and some farms selling their produce directly. The regular land structure inherited from Roman centuriation continues to shape the layout of the fields, making the landscape orderly and legible for those cycling through it.
The town centre
The built-up centre of Loreggia keeps a compact character, with the parish church and the main shops concentrated along the historic thoroughfares. Village life remains marked by the rhythms of the surrounding farmland, with events and festivals punctuating the seasons.
Experiences not to miss
- Cycle the rural roads that follow the geometry of the Graticolato Romano
- Learn about the sorghum-straw broom craft at local festivals
- Visit a local farm selling produce directly
- Stroll through the town centre around the parish church
To see
What to see in Loreggia
Routes · Trovido Route
