Padova

A city of 210,000 inhabitants in Veneto.. Already in 1222 there was the university here.. Great artists like Giotto and Donatello lived in the city..


 

Attractions:

Cappella degli Scrovegni, in Giardini d´Arena city park, Corso Garibaldi / Piazza Eremitani
with the good frescoes by Giotto di Bondone..

Musei Civici Eremitani, Piazza Eremitani 8

 
The museum displays exhibits from the Roman and early Christian period in the former Eremite Monastery and a collection of paintings by Venetian artists..

Orto Botanico, Via Orto Botanico 15,
The Botanical Garden was opened in 1545 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site..

Palazzo della Ragione
The mighty structure dating back to 1218

Palazzo Comunale
The current town hall dates from the 16th century.
<9 Piazza dei Signore 9> ´Meeting point for shopping and strolling..

Piazza Duomo with its fortified building dating back to 1485, today it is the Diocesan Museum,
the Duomo, built from the 16th to the 18th century
, the Baptistery with the famous fresco cycle of Biusto de´Menabuoi

Prato della Valle
One of the largest squares in Europe is surrounded by a canal with numerous statues and fountains on its banks..
Every third Sunday of the month there is a big antiques and flea market..

       

Loggia Amulea, Prato della Valle 99

 

Chiesa di San Nicolo, Via San Nicolo

 
St. Nicholas Church

Chiesa di San Leopoldo, Via Santa Maria in Vanzo

 
Leopold Church

Basilica of Sant Antonio, Piazza del Santo

 



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