The city of padova italy interesting facts. Padua is a cozy town with an atmosphere of the Middle Ages. You can look inside the chapel by watching the video

Padova is located in the north of Italy in Veneto.
  It is considered the third city in the region in terms of population after Venice and Verona, in which a little more than 200 thousand people live.

Padua is called the cultural capital of the XIV century. That period left numerous artistic masterpieces, including the cycle of frescoes by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel. In 1222, a university was founded in Padua, which is considered one of the oldest in the world.

The city was revered St. Anthony, who is buried in a magnificent basilica, which is one of the main attractions of Padua.

Here, in the 15th century, the dance of Pavan was born, which was named from Padova.

Traditional Padua is called the city of three “without”:
  “Saint without a name” - since Saint Antonio is usually simply called “Saint”.
  “Cafe without a door” is the famous Pedrocca cafe, whose doors once never closed.
  “Meadow without grass” is the main square of the city of Pratto della Valle. ("Pratto" in Italian "meadow").

Padua history

Attractions Padua

It was built in 1303-05. by the will of the wealthy banker Enrico Scrovegni. He acquired a plot of land on which he built a magnificent palace and a chapel, which was to become the future family mausoleum. The painting was entrusted to the Florentine master Giotto.
The chapel, almost 30 meters long and 13 meters wide, is completely covered with magnificent frescoes, which are divided into 40 themes, united by the divine idea.
  It is curious that on the fresco "Adoration of the Magi" Giotto depicted the Star of Bethlehem in the form of Halley's comet, which passed the earth in 1301, but was not yet discovered.
* Visiting Skrovegni Chapel must be booked in advance or hope for free places. Groups of 25 people run for 15 minutes, after 15 minutes - the next group.

Near the chapel are the ruins of the ancient roman arena, the main entrance was located on piazza Eremitani, spectators came here, and on the contrary - the "entrance of death", the gate through which the killed gladiators were carried away.

Church of Eremites (saints Phillip and Yakom)   erected in 1276. Previously, it belonged to the monastery, which now houses the city museum with an archeology hall and a pinacoteca, where the Crucifix of Giotto and the work of Bellini are stored. During the Second World War, the church was seriously damaged and was completely renovated. However, frescoes, including the work of Andrea Mantegna, have been preserved.

Let's go through via Eremitanifurther right to via Altinate   and up garibaldi Square. In the center of the square stands the unifier of Italy, surrounded by buildings of the fascist era.
  Once upon a time there was an ancient borgo Santa Luciawhere brothels were located. Prostitution has always flourished in Padua. A huge university and military bases during the First World War created a demand for such services. The business was streamlined and well organized, each brothel had its own tariffs. On the doors, one could often see advertisements: "Dear Signor customers, it is forbidden to pester the Signorins before you pay the token."
Borgo Santa Lucia   It was a confusion of small houses with a yard and a mandatory well. A scientist or a magician lived in one of these houses. Pietro d Albano (we'll talk about him later), in another - a painter Andrea Mantegna.
  For the most part, these were dirty and old houses; the poorest families who could not afford the best settled on the first floors.
  In the 1930s the center of Padua decided to modernize, improving housing and transport conditions. Instead of the borgo of Santa Lucia and the ghetto, it was decided to smash the square and the market.
   Fortunately, the area of \u200b\u200bthe old ghetto remained untouched, and the Santa Lucia borgo was completely destroyed and travertine buildings were built in its place (Chamber of Commerce and Inps).
The locals were evicted, promising that the new quarter would be a paradise with a huge garden, in fact, it turned out to be an ordinary peripheral area with wretched and similar houses.

Caffe "Pedrocchi (Cafe Pedrocchi)   is a historical institution, it is located on the street via VIII Febbraio 15.
  Fashion for coffee houses originated in Venice in the 18th century, and very quickly flew to Padua. In 1772, Francesco Pedrocci, a native of Bergamo, opened his coffee bottega in Padua. The family business was transferred to his son Antonio, who expanded production facilities. In 1831, the Pedrocca family built a coffee house designed by the Venetian architect Giuseppe Yappelli. Thus began the glory of the famous “cafe without doors”, which worked around the clock, never closing. For the first time, coffee shop doors were locked during the First World War.
  The proximity of the university determined the circle of visitors, among whom were professors and students. Famous characters, such as Stendhal, also dropped in.
  Son of Antonio Domenico Cappellato Pedrocci bequeathed a coffee house to the city, with the condition of preserving the atmosphere and a high standard of quality.
  The Pedrocchi coffee shop is a success today. Here you can try desserts prepared according to old recipes based on peppermint or zabayone Stendhal.

Padua is called the city of scientists. Here is one of the oldest universities in the world, the second oldest in Italy, after the University of Bologna.
  The anatomical theater of the 16th century, as well as the department of Galileo Galilei, which taught in Padua from 1592 to 1618, were preserved in historical buildings.
  The courtyard is decorated with the arms of students and professors, busts, statues, inscriptions tell about the characters who passed through the walls of the University - Pietro d "Abano, Nicolo Copernicus, Galileo Galilei and others.
  Among them, the first woman in the world to receive a university degree is Elena Lucretia Cornaro Piskopia. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1678.
  Pietro d’Abano is still a controversial character. He was born around 1250 in Abano Terme, studied medicine, according to some reports, was a friend of Marco Polo, and lived in Constantinople for a long time. He learned Greek and Arabic, which means that Pietro d’Abano no doubt read the works of Avicenna and Galen. He developed the theory of the influence of astrology on human life.
His vision of medicine was to unify all sciences, from philosophy and astronomy to alchemy. Pietro d’Abano taught medicine at the University of Padova. Despite his fame and fame, the church accused the scientist of heresy and necromancy, and persecution and accusations began.
  Pietro d’Abano died in prison before being sentenced in 1315.
  Now in the Palazzo Bo there is a rector and a law faculty, other faculties are scattered throughout the city.

Opposite the Palazzo Bo, there is a complex that includes several buildings that house the city government. All of them were built in different centuries.
  On via VIII Febbraio, the Moretti Scarpia wing, erected in 1919, overlooks. On its facade is a monument in memory of the fallen during the First World War.

Going around the palazzo, we see a long building with porticoes, which is also part of the complex.

It was built in 1218, and then built on in 1306.
  It housed a huge salon, painted with frescoes by Giotto, who died in a fire in 1420. Images were devoted to astrology and were based on the works of Pietro d "Abano.
  This building divides the space into two squares: Herbs (Piazza dell’Erbe) and Fruits (Piazza dei Frutti), on which the market unfolds.

Here you can look into another historic cafe - Caffè Bar Margherita (Piazza dei Frutti, 44. Closed on Sunday). The exact date of its foundation is unknown. Official sources call the end of the 18th century, at least it is mentioned in a 1926 book. Since 1981, the coffee house has been owned by Ignazo Adjuyaro.

A maze of narrow streets is located south of Grass Square, from 1603 to 1797. there was a ghetto here. The first Jews settled in Padua in the 12th century. By the middle of the XIV century. the community grew, thanks to the university, where students of different nationalities, including Jews, could enter, which was forbidden in other universities.
  Jews in Padua were engaged in their usual business, good businessmen, they gave interest-bearing loans, they sold supported things. However, other professions were prohibited for Jews.
  Until 1603, there were no restrictions on the Jewish population, but later a ghetto appeared - a restricted area that was locked with four doors at night and guarded. No Jew could live outside this zone, and when leaving the city, everyone had to wear a distinctive sign. After two in the morning, the ghetto gates closed.
The charm of the ghetto lies in its narrow and curved streets, tall houses and small workshops with ancient traditions. On via dell’Arco, tower houses typical of the Jewish quarter have been preserved.

Let's go to dominated by the Clock Tower.

The square was pitched in the XIV century, destroying the old quarter.
  The tower, built in the XIV century, connects symmetrical buildings - the Palazzo Capitanio and Camerlengi, built in the XVI and XVII centuries. Its height is 30 meters.
  It was planned that the tower will become a passage to the Royal Palace of Da Carrara.
  In the years 1426-28. Gothic features were added to it and an astronomical clock designed by Giovanni Maria Falconetto was added. They are considered the oldest watches of this type in the world. They were built by the famous watchmaker Jacopo Dondi in 1344.

Cathedral   dedicated to St. Mary the Intercessor. The first temple at this place was built in the VII century. Later, the cathedral was rebuilt several times and changed its appearance. So in the XII century. it was completely destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt according to the project of architect Machillo.
  A miraculous icon of the 13th century is stored in the cathedral in a grandiose altar, it depicts the Madonna and Child. In the crypt in the Roman urn lies the body of St. Daniel the martyr, who was transferred here from the Basilica of St. Justiana in 1076.
  On the right side of the cathedral is the Baptistery, dating back to the 12th century. It is covered in frescoes by Giusto de Menabuoy.

Let's fight for via Daniele Manin   and further on via S. Francesco   to the square Piazza antenorewhere is located monument-tomb of the hero of the Trojan war Antenor, the legendary founder of Padua.
  In 1274, they built an almshouse and found a funerary arch and a pair of funeral stretchers, on which were human remains, a sword and two vases full of gold coins. Then it was called the tomb of Antenor, who it really was is unknown.

We continue our journey along via del Santo   and get to basilica of St. Anthony (Basilica S. Antonio).

Its facade is made of red stones, a statue of the Saint is installed in a niche.

St. Anthony in Padua is simply called the Holy.
   The basilica in his honor is one of the largest in the world; more than 6 and a half million pilgrims visit it annually.
  Anthony of Padua was born around 1195 in Lisbon, in a noble family. At the age of 15, he entered the monastery, where he received a good education, and in 1220 he became a priest.
Then he saw the remains of five Franciscan martyrs who died during their mission in Morocco, where they preached among Muslims. This made such a deep impression on the young priest that he decided to become a Franciscan. In the community he was given a monastic name - Anthony.
  Anthony is known for talking with fish and birds, and they answered him or nodded, opening his mute mouths.
  Anthony preached not only in Italy, but also in North Africa.
  He became one of the first organizers of the education system in the Order. Anthony spent the last years of his life in Padua, where he died in 1231.
  Anthony left his memory not only as a wonderful priest, preacher and theologian, but also as a great miracle worker.
  Pope Gregory IX, he was counted as a saint in 1232, i.e. less than a year after death. In Padua, a tradition arose to honor the saint on Fridays (on the day of his death) and on Tuesdays (day of burial).
  The Basilica of St. Anthony is splendid and luxurious. Its length is 115 meters, width - 55 meters, maximum height - 38.5 meters. The tomb of the saint is located in the temple and its relics are stored, including the chin, finger, tongue and a piece of skin from the head, as well as a glass and a treasure trove used by the saint. All of them are collected in a separate chapel, built in 1630-1702. designed by Filippo Parody.
  The main altar was realized by Donatello.
  In addition, the temple houses the revered black Madonna, called La Mora.

Not far from the basilica at the end via Cesarotti   the monumental complex of Loggias is located - a wonderful example of Renaissance architecture in Padua.

Let's go back to the square Piazza del santo   and go through via dell’Orto Botanico, where is Botanical Garden   - The oldest botanical garden at the University.
  It was founded in 1545. Now about 6 thousand copies grow here, among which are exotic, medicinal, poisonous and insectivorous plants. The oldest plant is St. Peter's palm (Chamaerops humilis var. Arborescens), planted in 1585.

Prato della Valle is considered the largest square of the city. It got a modern look in the 18th century: an elliptical island surrounded by water channels along which statues rise in a double ring. 78 figures depict famous characters.

In Roman times, the square was called Mars, after the god of war due to the fact that military garrisons were located here. Later it became a Market place, therefore a peasant bazaar was unfolding here, the name “Meadow of St. Justiana” was quickly established, after the name of the neighboring church. The name "Valley Meadow" (Pratto della Valle) first appears in the XII century. Perhaps this is what they began to call the area, not paved with stone, but covered with grass.
  From Prato della Valle overlooks the monumental basilica of St. Justiana, which was part of the monastery complex.

At one time it belonged to the Benedictine monks, under which it acquired great importance.
  Before the arrival of Napoleon's troops in 1810, the abbey was one of the largest in the Christian world. It was reopened in 1919.
  The basilica was built in the XVI century, and it remains one of the largest religious buildings. Inside its walls are the works of Paolo Veronese, Luca Giordano, Sebastiano Ricci and others.
  The history of the temple began in the VI century, when a church was erected over the grave of St. Justiana from Padua. Who was Justiana? She lived in the late III - early IV centuries. In Padua. The girl abandoned paganism, and in 304 was sentenced to death. The sentence led to execution, the murdered Justiana was buried next to the walls of the Roman theater. Now her remains lie in the main altar of the basilica.
  The temple was damaged in an earthquake in the 12th century, but was rebuilt. In the XVI century, the basilica acquired new features. For a century under the rule of Napoleon, the monastery remained inactive, then its revival began. To date, the Basilica of St. Justiana is striking in its dimensions: 118.5 m in length and 82 m in width.
  The first thing that attracts attention is the floor, made with a geometric pattern, where yellow, blue and red marble create volumetric space. Sex dates from 1608-15.

In the main altar is the body of St. Justiana. It was completed in 1637-43. It is decorated with the work of Paolo Veronese, depicting the martyrdom of St. Justiana, written in 1572.
The basilica houses the valuable work “Madonna Rocks”, written in 1503, presumably by a student of Leonardo da Vinci.

Administrative center.

If you look for Padua on a map of Italy, you can find it 40 km west in the direction from Venice, on the plain between the Brenta and Bakkillone rivers.

Location of Padua on a map of Italy

These lands were first inhabited in the XI-X centuries BC. e.

In the history of Padua, there were ups and downs, and prosperity and decline, but, nevertheless, this beautiful piece of Italy was able to preserve the spiritual part that you can feel only by visiting it.

Origin

The founder of Padua, according to legend, in 1184, was a Trojan leader, Prince Antenor, who had previously fled from the destroyed, burned Troy.

The first inhabitants of the city - Venets, with their ability to process the wool of sheep were able to raise the welfare of Padua (then the city of Patavia).

In the II century BC he became the most influential city of Upper Italy. In 601, there was a stage of absolute destruction of the city by the longbards. Restoration and prosperity became possible only in the XI century.

University

A bright event in the history of the city was the arrival in 1222 of students and scientists after a certain conflict within the walls of the University of Bologna. They, in turn, founded the University of Padua. Until now, he is an excellent example of Italian education.

University of Padua is the benchmark for Italian education

From the Middle Ages to the present day

From 1405 until 1797 Padua was ruled by the Republic of Venice. Then there was the arrival of Napoleon, but soon power passed to the Austrian Empire. And in 1866. The Italian kingdom took the area under its wing.

During the years of both World Wars, Padua has steadily maintained an active stance. For the organization of the partisan movement against the fascist regime, students and teachers of the University of Padua, later the award was given to the famous educational institution.

During the Second World War, the city was badly damaged by bombing, many historical buildings were destroyed. After the war, Padua began to recover, rise. And to this day, it continues to develop.
  One of the missions of the city today is to preserve the previously created masterpieces of architecture and history.

Must-see

Padua is so rich: unique objects of architecture, painting, museums of various topics that any visitor will find for themselves something that will be remembered for many years.

Monuments of architecture and history

Padua is rich in monuments of architecture and history:

You can enjoy the views and sights of Padua by watching the video:

Museums

There are many interesting museums in Padua:

There are many other museums in Padua, there is the opportunity to visit the museum on almost any topic.

There is a museum of minerals, the history of physics, entomology, archaeological and paleontology, a separate museum of education.

What the organizers of the local expositions did not cover!

Other interesting places

On via VIII Febbraio 15 is located historical cafe "Pedrocci"   (Caffe Pedrocchi), opened for the first time in 1772, but even now it serves dishes and desserts prepared according to the same old recipes.

In the historic cafe "Pedrocci" is prepared according to old recipes

Well, for lovers to wander around historical places, you can be advised to visit quarter of the Jewish ghetto.   The maze of narrow streets next to Piazza dell’Erbe was formed thanks to the opportunity to study Jewish students at the University of Padua, which was banned throughout the rest of Europe.

Padua, with all its splendor, is quite compact. Dozens of unique architectural structures are collected in a relatively small space.

Squares and canals, monuments and sculptures, cathedrals and museums - all this can be leisurely and without big time expenses for movement to get around and inspect, interrupting for coffee or lunch in scattered restaurants everywhere.

Local holidays (feste)

As in other Italian cities, a lot of holidays are celebrated in Padua:

Padua Hotels

The network of hotels in Padua is so diverse that every tourist can find a cozy place in the city. It is recommended to book places in advance online, because Padua is a city visited by many travelers. In the season, there may not be free places in the hotel that I really liked.

From Padua, tourists often come to hotel-health centers or to the sea for a short time, combining a cultural program with a beach holiday. 12 km from the city of Padua, on Via P. D’Abano, 49, is located Palace Hotel Meggiorato   4 star hotel.

There is everything for a good rest: thermal baths in the indoor and outdoor pools, massage in the wellness center, restaurant. The hotel offers free bike rental.

If you go from Padua to the sandy beaches of Lido di Jesolo, choose the hotels located on the coastal line, it is extremely convenient:

Shopping

As in all of Italy, shopping in Padua will delight fans visiting shoe stores, leather goods and clothing. Famous brands are represented mainly in the historic center of the city on Piazza Eremitani or via Zabarella and via del Santo.

The via San Fermo and via dei Borromeo also have many shops and shops. But already a variety of brands and completely unknown, local manufacturers.

If you want to buy quality items from famous brands, feel free to go to:

Taxfree

When making purchases, do not forget about the TaxFree system.

In any store that works with this value added tax refund system, it will always help to correctly issue a check for further actions.

You must have a passport with you so that the seller can write a check in your name. And the buyer was able to get his money at the airport when flying home.

Cuisine and the best restaurants in Padova

Typical dishes

In Padua, dishes such as chicken risotto, duck soup, ravioli with pumpkin, risotto with asparagus, peas or chicory are often served. Of course, polenta is an integral dish of northern Italy.

Polenta - an integral dish of the north of Italy

It is in Padua that meat is almost universally served with horseradish root appetizers. Grated with an apple or just pickled.
  Often you can find stew in the restaurant menu, consisting of a piece of beef or the head of a calf.

They also cook pickled tongue, chicken, pork sausage.

Many local fruits and vegetables are used, especially brown chestnuts, apples, pears, peaches, potatoes, asparagus and radicchio red, pink or variegated varieties.

Historical dishes

Since the days of the Venetian Republic, Padua has prepared large-diameter pasta, Bigoli Mori, with squid ink. After mixing the flour with eggs, salt and water, the dough is passed through bigolaro (press) and a paste is obtained with dimensions of about 25-30 cm in length and with a diameter of at least 2.5 mm. Next, the paste should be at rest on a table sprinkled with cornmeal and dried for 3-4 days.

Bigoli Mori Large Diameter Pasta with Squid Ink

Also, from ancient times, the Padwans have been preparing horse meat in different variations: pickled, fried, horse meat sausages and the most recognizable dish is bresaolla.

Dessert

Traditional sweets of Padua:

• pazientina cake   which is a layer cake soaked in liquor and cream, topped with strips of chocolate;
• Zaleti   - a typical Venetian cornmeal biscuit with eggs, raisins, butter and pine nuts, sprinkled with powdered sugar on top;
• Galan   (the first from Italian. “ribbon”) - a Padua dessert, similar to a ribbon to a Venetian mask. Fragile, sweet and light, with bizarre shapes, similar to the Russian "brushwood".

Pazientina Cake - Padua’s Traditional Sweetness

At the end of dinner, a glass of liquor is usually offered.

It is believed that the adoption of these tinctures on herbs improves digestion.

Best Padua Restaurants

  While in Padua, wanting to experience all the charm and peculiarity of Padua cuisine, you can visit restaurants such as:

Weather in Padua

As in all of northern Italy, Padua is humid throughout the year, with frequent fogs.

The climate is continental, that is, it is quite hot in summer and cool in winter.

The average temperature of the winter months is 4–9 ° C, and the summer months are 27–29 ° C.

How to get to Padua

What is the best way to get to Padua? This is possible with completely different routes, methods and transport. Excellent roads, developed transport routes make the process of arriving in the city a snap.

By plane

Unfortunately, Padua does not have its own international airport, and the nearby ones are Marco Polo Airport in Venice (distance 44km) and Treviso Airport (55 km). From Venice you can get to Padua by suburban train.

By train

From major cities in Italy can be reached by car, or in the same way, on commuter trains:

From Padua to the sea and spa

If tourists want to combine a vacation in Padua with a stay at the sea, then of course, you need to immediately take into account that the beautiful beaches of Lido di Jesolo are 80 km away.

In Lido di Jesolo, gorgeous beaches

This distance can be covered by a suburban train to Venice (26-50 minutes, price 3.35-14 euros), and then by bus or taxi (39min -1.15 minutes for 6-9 euros by bus, 95-105 euros by taxi).

If you want to get to Abano Terme - a balneological resort 8 km from Padua, how to get there and then back to Padua? It is worth taking a taxi (trip 10 minutes, price 60-70 euros), arrive by train (9 minutes for 1.75 euros) or by bus (25 minutes costing 1-1.50).

Parking

If you travel by car, you need to pay attention to the problem of parking in Padua.   There are some options: near Piazza Insurrezione open parking, near boutiques, 2.5-4 euros per hour. Parking for 122 places.
  Free parking on Giordano Bruno street, opposite Ambaraba.

Conclusion

Padua is a city full of valuable artifacts, architectural masterpieces, water channels and beautiful squares.

Here you can and should be saturated with the cultural program and at the same time it is impossible not to try the delicious food offered by the restaurants of the city.

Convenient transportation lines allow you to combine these types of recreation with a stay on the sea coast or in spa hotels.
  Padua is a completely touristic city and convenient for traveling in every sense.

Padua is a unique city. Located in close proximity to the world famous Venice and Verona, Padova has its own face and architectural style.

In small Padua you will find so many attractions that one day will not be enough for a simple cursory inspection. What University of Padua is worth, but the Botanical Garden, the Basilica and the Churches?

There are no such tourist crowds as in Verona and Venice, so the pleasure of exploring the city is guaranteed. Living in Padua is much more profitable than in its famous noisy neighbors, and you can get to them in a maximum of an hour.

Padua Architecture

How to get to Padua

Direct flight to Padua will not work, the city does not have its own airport. The nearest airports are in Venice, Treviso and Verona.

From Russia, most flights arrive at the international airport Marco Polo(Venice). Treviso Airport is usually served by low-cost airlines and small airlines. Airplanes fly to Verona from the capital of Russia S7.

Consider several options for getting to Padua. It’s convenient to search on the Aviasales website, it will help you to choose convenient and cost-effective connections.

From Moscow to Venice you can fly directly with flights Aeroflot   or Alitaliacan be a difficult route through Riga, Chisinau, Istanbul, Berlin and other cities. A ticket for a difficult route is often cheaper than a direct flight. Aeroflot   sells direct flight tickets to Venice at a price from 13 thousand rubles. Alitalia   may request from 17 thousand. Difficult routes will cost you from 8 thousand. So much is a trip through Riga ( Aeroflot   and Airbaltic), en route you will be about 6 o'clock.

To Padua from Venice

Directly

From Venice Marco Polo airport to Padova it is better to go by company bus FS Busitalia-Veneto. Website: fsbusitaliaveneto.it. Here is immediately given a page with a link to the bus schedule. Travel time - 1 hour. Tickets cost 7-8 euro.

Stop right at the exit of the arrivals hall. Look carefully at the racks indicating the car company, it should be written Busitalia, look for a sign on the windshield of the bus Padova.

The airport is connected with many settlements of the Veneto region and works with different companies. You can buy a ticket in the airport building and at the driver.

With a change in Venice

Another option: to get to Venice or to Venice-Mestre by bus (shuttle or scheduled). From Venice to Padua you can get by bus or train.

From the station Venice Santa Lucia   on almost any train you will reach a place beyond 25-50 minutes. Time and price depend on the class of the train: the train takes longer, but it costs 4.25 eurotrains Frecciarossa   and Frecciargento   they will dominate you in half an hour and EUR 14.90-16.90. From Mestre, the train costs 3.45 euros, on my way 35-40 minuteshigh-class trains arrive in Padua 15 minutes after departure, but cost 18 euro. Information on timetables and ticket prices on the website: trenitalia.com.

Company trains Italotreno   go every hour or two, reach the Padua train station in 14 minutes, the ticket costs 9.90 euros. Website: italotreno.it.

Buses from Venice leave from Piazzale Roma, from Venice-Mestre from the square next to the train station. You can get to Padua by bus companies:

• ACTV S.p.a   (website: actv.avmspa.it)
• Busitalia   (website: fsbusitaliaveneto.it)
• Baltour   (website: baltour.it)
• Flixbus   (website: flixbus.it)

On the way you will stay from 45 minutes to an hour with a little. Schedules and prices can be found on the sites. Ticket prices within 10 euro.

To Padua from Treviso Airport

Small airlines and low-cost airlines fly to Treviso, but often our tourists fly to Italy through this airport.

Company buses run from Treviso Airport to Padua twice an hour. Busitalia   and Mobilità di marca   (website: mobilitadimarca.it). Travel time is within an hour. The exact cost of tickets can be found on the sites. On average, it does not exceed 7-8 euro.

You can get from the airport to Treviso Central Station (it’s very close), from there you can take a train to Venice-Mestre and transfer by train to Padova. The transplant lasts from 10 to 20 minutes. Travel time including transfers - from an hour to one and a half, ticket price - from 5 to 21.45 euros   (depending on the class of train).

To Padua from Verona

This option is a little more complicated. There are no buses to Padova from Verona Airport. You have to get to the bus station. From it and the nearby train station in Padua you can get by bus and train.

Buses Flixbus   go to Padua daily in the morning, afternoon and evening, en route are from 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes, the ticket costs from 5 to 13.90 euros. You can use the services Busitalia: travel time -   1: 30- 2:10 h., price - about 8 euros.

The train will reach Padua in   an hour and a half, the trip will cost you 7.30 eurostrains Frecciarossa   will be delivered for 42 minutes, the ticket will cost from   13 to 19.90 euros.

What to see in Padua in 1 day

Here to watch, not to revise. I will talk about the most important sights that you can’t pass by.

As in many cities in Italy, Padua has a tourist Padova card. Buy this card, and you can visit many Padua museums for free or at a discount, use public transport.

Map of two types: 48 hours worth 16 euros, for 72 hours - 21 euros. Information about the map on the site: turismopadova.it.

Padua map with landmarks

Fetching directions ......

First of all, study the city map. Our route starts on the square in front of the train station.

Exit the station building, turn right and go straight up to the wide street that runs perpendicular to your path. Turn right and walk straight along this street until it takes about 10-15 minutes until you see the medieval wall ahead. A rivulet flows under the wall, a bridge leads through the gate to it. it mill bridge gate (Porta ponte molino) The wall is real, historical, of the XIV century.

It is from here that acquaintance with the beauties of ancient Padua will begin.

From the gate into the city goes Via Dante Aligheri. Walk right on it until you find yourself on Piazza duomo. To your right will be the Padua Duomo and the Baptistery next to it.

Local guide

Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta

Refers to small basilicas. The current building is the third one built on this site. The first cathedral stood here from 313 to 1117, until an earthquake destroyed it. After more than 60 years, the new Duomo building in the Romanesque style was consecrated. And from the beginning of the 16th century, work began on the design of the cathedral building, which stands on the square today. The cathedral was consecrated only in the 18th century.

According to legend, Michelangelo himself took part in the work on the project.

The floor and walls of the Duomo keep the remains of their predecessors: mosaic details of the floor of the first cathedral, columns from the second. The most interesting details are located in the chapels. Paintings and sculptures of the Padua and French masters, cancer with the relics of St. Gregorio Barbarigo, a list of the 13th century Byzantine icon “Our Lady with the Baby” - these treasures fill the Padua Duomo with an atmosphere of holiness and pacification.

The cathedral is open to the public daily - from 7:30 to 12:00   and from 15:45 to 19:30.

On weekends and holidays - from 7:45 to 13:00and   from 15:45 to 20:30.

Free admission.

Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista

It is to the left of the Duomo. The building was built in the XII century, so we can safely say that the baptistery is older than the cathedral itself, given the history of the construction of the Duomo. The Baptistery looks a little more remarkable than the Cathedral: a round tower decorated with blind arches, which stands on a cubic base.

Inside the baptistery is fully painted with frescoes. Artist Justo di Manabuoy painted the dome and walls of the baptistery with paintings on themes from the Old and New Testaments, introduced Paradise and Hell, described the Passion of Christ and the Last Judgment. From the first second of creation, masters of the XIV century will be immersed in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, transferred to a world in which you will never be able to visit in reality.

The baptistery is open   from 10:00 to 18:00.

entrance - 3 euros.

You cannot take pictures inside the baptistery.

After exiting the Duomo and the Baptistery, go back along Via Dante Alighieri   literally a couple of blocks away. To your left will rise Torre dell’Orologio (Clock tower) - built in the XIV century with the first astronomical clock for that time. To the right will lie Piazza dei signori   - Signor Square.

Piazza dei Signori - the main square of Padua, its "heart".

Clock tower

This is the center of a large complex, or rather, two palaces adjacent to the tower. Left - Palazzo del capitanio (Palace of Capitanio) Capitanio is the representative of the Republic of Venice, to which Padua has been subordinate since the 15th century. On right - Palazzo dei camerlenghi (Camerlengo Palace) Camerlengos (or camellias) in the Republic of Venice were called magistrates that control the financial and economic life of the state.

In the center of the tower is an arch; it was built in 1532 by an architect Giovanni Maria Falconetto.

The zodiac signs on the dial are not presented in full: there are no Libra. According to legend, the customer did not fully pay the fee to the master, and he “stole” one sign.

Standing with your back to the arch, you will see the Signor Square in all its glory. To equip the area, they demolished a whole block. In the XV century, a market worked here, street festivities were held, bullfights were held, performances were given. Today there are several cafes in the square.

The white stone structure rises to the right - La loggia del consiglio o gran guardia (Loggia of the Council) The City Council met here, which after a fire lost its seat. Architect Annibale Mudgee   created a light and delicate marble miracle with arches and stairs. There is no free access to the Loggia halls. They are designed for meetings and cultural events.

Opposite the Clock Tower, at the opposite end of the square, the facade rises church of St. Clement, one of the oldest Padua churches. It was built in 1190, in the XVI century the facade was rebuilt and statues added. Inside are paintings Luke Ferrari and Pietro Damini.

Palazzo della ragione

Cross Signor Square and go around St. Clement's Church on the right. After a few meters, you will exit to the grand building Palazzo della ragione (Palace of the Mind) The Grand Palace seems lacy due to the large number of columns and arches. From above, it resembles a ship, turned keel up. The building was erected in the XII century; courts and magistrates were located here. Until the beginning of the 15th century, the city council met in the upper floor, in a huge hall called the Salon. The hall was decorated with a large number of frescoes, some of them, according to legend, wrote Giotto. Today in the hall you can see the frescoes restored after the fire, a wooden horse statue, a “stone of shame”, on which debtors were punished, four front staircases: the Bird's staircase, the Metal products staircase, the Fruit staircase and the Wine staircase.

The palace is open for visitors daily, except Monday - from 9:00 to 19:00.

entrance - 6 euro.

This palace stands between two ancient squares - Piazza dell’erbe (grass Square) and Piazza della frutta (fruit Square) From ancient times to the present day, these areas are marketable. True, today the market mainly remained on Fruit Square. Both areas are interesting. On each you will find a lot of details of past centuries: a column, a fountain, a stone with measures of scales knocked out on it.

You can go from one square to another through Volto della corda (Arch of the Rope) - indoor passage in the building Palazzo rajone. This place is called so because in ancient times it was punished with scourging and flogging debtors and scammers.

Go to Fruit Square, go left down the street Via Guglielmo Oberdan. After a few tens of meters, you will find yourself at the crossroads. To your right will be the City Hall - Palazzo comunale o moroni (City Palace or Moroni Palace), on the left is a beautiful building with many neo-Gothic spire towers. This is an old Padua cafe. Pedrocchi.

Cafe Pedrocchi

It exists since 1831, is popularly called "cafe without doors", because until 1916 it worked for days on end.

Today Pedrocchinot only a cafe, but also one of the most important Paduan attractions, not inferior, for example, to the Neapolitan Gambrinus. Prices in it are not very affordable, but not sky-high.

Opening hours:   daily from 8:00 to 24:00,   on friday and saturday - until 01:00.

Palazzo bo

The cafe will be on your left, and the walls will ascend right in front of you Palazzo bo   - The main building of the University of Padua.

The University of Padua is one of the oldest in Italy, and indeed in Europe. It was opened in 1222.

Palazzo Bo University is located in 1492. The name "Bo" from the Venetian dialect is translated as "bullish." Once upon a time there was a meat restaurant in the palace building. The restaurant itself has not been around for a long time, but in memory of it, the name and emblem of the bull’s skull remained in the university’s residence.

The palace was often rebuilt for a long time, the building was joined by neighboring houses. In the central courtyard you will see a huge number of emblems on the walls and ceiling: according to tradition, every student and teacher who left the university left his emblem. This tradition was interrupted in the XVIII century due to the inability to accommodate the coats of arms of all comers.

The first anatomical theater in Europe was opened in this building, the department was preserved here, with which he lectured Galileo.

In general, in the Palazzo Bo there is something to watch, guided tours are conducted there.

Winter schedule (November - February):

• Monday - 14:30 - 15:30;
• Tuesday - 10:30 - 11:30;
• Wednesday - 14:30 - 15:30;
• Thursday - 10:30 - 11:30;
• Friday - 14:30 - 15:30;
• Saturday - 10:30 - 11:30 - 12:30.

Summer schedule (March - October):

• Monday - 14:30 - 15:30 - 16:30;
• Tuesday - 9:30 - 10:30 - 11:30;
• Wednesday - 14:30 - 15:30 - 16:30;
• Thursday - 9:30 - 10:30 - 11:30 - 14:30 - 15:30 - 16:30;
• Friday - 14:30 - 15:30 - 16:30;
• Saturday - 9:30 - 10:30 - 11:30 - 12:30.

Rates:

individual ticket - 7 euroin a group of 10 to 35 people - 4 euro.

The page of the Palazzo Bo on the university website:   unipd.it.

Going around the Palazzo Bo on the right, follow Via San Francesco. This is a rather long street with covered sidewalks - pedestrian paths are laid under the second floors of buildings and are separated from the roadway by arches and columns. In the arches you can often find frescoes.

The street goes through a small antenor Square. In the middle of it stands an old and rather strange stone structure. it tomb of Antenor, the mythical founder of Padua, the legendary escaped Trojan. Read a little more about it in the section below. "History of Padua".

In 1274, the remains of an armed man were found at this place, and gold coins were found nearby. The Padua poet Lovato Lovati immediately decided that it was Antenor's ashes, convinced himself and everyone so much that a stone gravestone was erected on the square, which has survived to this day.

Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua

  The Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua is one of the largest and most popular cathedrals in northern Italy.

When after 10 minutes the row of houses breaks and a large space opens to your right, turn right. Walking forward about 300 meters, you will find yourself in front of a grand cathedral - Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua. The cathedral does not have a single style: there is Gothic, and Romanesque, and Byzantine. But all the elements merge in absolute harmony. The Paduanians call this place simply - "holy." This is about Anthony himself, and about the cathedral.

The temple began to be built in 1232, just a year after the death of St. Anthony, over the chapel in which he was buried. The result was a huge cathedral-monument to the people's favorite. The best artists and sculptors worked on the decorations of the interior of the temple: Donatello, Titian, Giotto   and many others.

In addition to the beautiful decoration, the basilica is famous for the fact that it stores cancer with the imperishable larynx and the language of St. Anthony.

In the cathedral there is the Museum of St. Anthony, several courtyards and an extensive library. I must say that a huge and beautiful temple looks like a whole complex dedicated to one person: many transitions and turns are marked with signs, and S. Antonio is listed on each of them.

St. Anthony's Basilica is open daily - from 6:30 to 19:30   in summer and until 18:30   in the winter.

Free admission.

Coming from the square in front of the basilica Via Beato Luca Belludi   literally in 4-5 minutes will lead you to Prato della valle.

  Prato-della-Valle is a visiting card of Padua. It is an ideal place for meetings, walks, secluded relaxation

Prato della valle - it is the largest square in Italy and the most original in its architectural concept.

In Roman times, there was a theater and the Field of Mars, and in the Middle Ages they raced and staged fairs. Then the place was swampy. In 1775, an architect Domenico Cerato   created what became one of Padua’s symbols and her calling card.

Oval in plan, Prato della Valle consists of a large canal in the shape of an ellipse through which bridges are thrown. The banks of the canal are decorated with a double row of statues that depict the famous Paduans. These statues were created from 1775 to 1838. Among them are images of Petrarch, Galileo, Tasso and others. Around the square are the Basilica of St. Giustina, Palazzo Angeli and Loggia Amulea.

Padua Botanical Garden

Coming back over   Via Beato Luca Belluditurn left on Via Donatello. On it you will very soon come to Orto botanico di padova   (Padua Botanical Garden).

The garden is considered the oldest functioning botanical garden in the world.

It was founded in 1545. Initially, it was intended for the cultivation of medicinal herbs for the medical faculty of the University of Padua.

The territory of the garden is clearly structured: in geometric terms, it reproduces the "order of the universe" - one circle is inscribed in the other, both are divided into four parts, each of which consists of four sectors. At the center of this plan is a fountain.

More than 6 thousand species of plants grow in the Botanical Garden. Among them there are famous trees - for example, goethe palmsitting under which, the poet and naturalist was pondering over the theory of metamorphosis of plants.

The garden is open to visitors:

• in May, April - daily from 9:00 to 19:00 ,
• from June to September - from 9:00 to 19:00   (closed on Mondays)
• in October - until 18:00   (every day except Monday)
• from November to March - until 5 p.m.   (daily except Monday).

The ticket costs 10 euro.

Capella degli scrovegni

On the way back, make a small detour: from the intersection at the university and Pedrocchi cafe go straight along Via Cavour, which then flows into Corso giuseppe garibaldi. The path will take 5-7 minutes walk. On your right hand you will see Hermit Gardens, and in them - a rather ordinary old building of red brick with a gable roof. it Capella degli scrovegni   (Scrovegni Chapel).

The chapel was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni in memory of his father, a man who was rich and devoid of prejudice so much that he was mentioned Dante   in one of the Hell Songs from   Divine Comedy.

From 1303 to 1305, the walls of the chapel were painted by Giotto and he created fabulous thoughts and paintings on the themes of the life of Christ and the Last Judgment.

The chapel is open daily   - from 9:00 to 19:00.

There is the possibility of evening visits from 19:00 to 22:00but they must be ordered.

The ticket costs 13 euro.

Museums

Among the other attractions of Padua that can be laid out on a one-day itinerary, I would name Palazzo zuckermann   from Museum of Applied Arts   and The Botacin Museum   (the exhibition presents weapons, numismatics, painting and sculpture of the XIX century). This palace is located opposite the Scrovegni Chapel.

Open daily - from 10:00 to 19:00   (except Monday).

Ticket - 10 euro.

Very interesting Museo del risorgimento.

Risorgimento is a term meaning the historical process of the reunification of Italy into a single state.

The Padua Museum presents the history of 19th-century Padua from Austrian rule until the city entered the united Italy.

The museum is located very close to the Pedrocchi cafe at: Piazzetta capellato pedrocchi.

Open daily - from 9:30 to 12:30   and with 15:30 to 18:00   (except Monday).

Ticket - 4 euro.

old lock

Castelvecchio rises above the old city walls from the 13th century. True, only the Loggia, where the Galilee Academy is located, part of the Wall of the Loggia of the Guard and the Specola tower (Spekola), in which the observatory and its museum are located, have survived from the entire castle. The easiest way to get to the tower is from the Duomo via Via S. Gregorio Barbarigo.

Museum Address: Vicolo dell’Osservatorio, 5.

Working hours:   daily from 9:00 to 17:00except monday.

Group visits by appointment. Private excursions are held without appointment. at 16:00   from October to April and at 18:00   from May to September.

Ticket - 7 euro.

Padua cuisine

Padua cuisine is “the kitchen of the yard and the garden”, that is, “what we grow is what we eat”.

There are a lot of vegetables in the dishes. Poultry dishes are very popular. For example, it’s worth a try. bollito misto alla padovana   - sliced \u200b\u200bfrom a variety of cooked meat. A typical Paduan dish can be called pasta bigoli   with goose meat sauce L’Oca in Onto. This sauce is often served as a separate dish.

Padua's cafes and restaurants offer a variety of local sweets. Rice cake deserves special attention Figassa.

Places where you can have a bite or eat tightly in the historical center will come across to you at almost every step. But remember the main rule: eat where the locals eat. That is, often go off the hiking trail and turn around the corner - there will be better cuisine and lower prices.

Where to stay in Padua

Padua, unlike the same Venice, can please with affordable housing prices.

Often, in search of affordable housing on various resources, you can find Padua, as an option for budget accommodation. But housing in the center is still expensive. A night in a hotel located in the center can cost up to three thousand rubles. Guest House Appartamento savonarola   offers single room for the price 1878 rubles. Hotel Arcella   located at the station, for a single room ask from 2404 rubles. However, Padua is a small city, so do not worry if you are offered affordable housing outside the Old Town. You will get to it quickly.

To find a convenient place for overnight in all respects, use the sites: airbnb.ru   - apartments and rooms in apartments, booking.com   - hotels, hostels, guest houses, apartments.

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Padua history

Archaeologists claim that the places where Padua stands were inhabited at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. It is impossible to name the exact time of the founding of the city. The legend connects him with Antenor, a Trojan prince who escaped after the fall of Troy. According to Virgil, Antenor arrived here and founded the city of Patavius. From the 2nd century BC. Patavius \u200b\u200bbecame a Roman municipality, turning into an important transport and trade center.

During the Middle Ages, Padua was destroyed several times to the ground and rebuilt. Often changed and the owners. Among the tyrants who ruled her, we can name the family Rock   and Carrara.

In 1405, the Republic of Venice conquered Padua, and until the fall of the latter in 1797, the city was under the control of Venice. Then came the period of Austrian rule, which ended in 1866, when Padua entered the single Italian state.

Padua is a small but very beautiful city located near Venice. Such a neighborhood suits the city, it is actively developing as a tourist center. In Padua, a large number of Renaissance architectural structures have been preserved. The city seeks to develop infrastructure and attracts tourists with its inexpensive hotel room prices.

Experienced tourists recommend that beginners, upon arrival in Padova, buy at PadovaCard Station. This is a kind of ticket, which is valid for two days and makes it possible to visit dozens of city sights on it, get discounts at souvenir shops and pay for travel by public transport. This type of transport is very common among travelers, such as a bicycle, which allows one day to see all the iconic places of the city of Padua, whose sights are concentrated mainly in the central administrative district.

If you do not spend a lot of time visiting museums, and there are several of them in the city (the Museum of the Middle Ages, modern art, the Archaeological Museum), then in one day you can have time to see in detail about a dozen interesting places.

Scrovegni Chapel

The Church of St. Mary of Mercy or better known as the Skrovegni Chapel is considered a real treasure of Padua. There are murals painted by Giotto himself. This series of frescoes marked the beginning of a new direction in European painting - for the first time, figures of characters began to be represented in three dimensions. Frescoes cover completely all the internal walls of the chapel and part of the vault. Moreover, the splendor opens only from the inside, and from the outside it is an unremarkable building of the usual rectangular shape.

The altar is decorated with three statues, authored by the equally famous Italian sculptor Giovanni Pisano.
  But expecting that you can easily get there is not worth it. This place is very popular and it is better to register there in advance via the Internet. Otherwise, having come to the opening of ticket offices, you can buy a ticket only for the evening. Visits are permitted only in small groups and not more than a quarter of an hour. This is done so as not to violate the temperature regime of the church for the preservation of such significant frescoes. Admission is paid, but this does not apply to PadovaCard owners. For tourists, a night visit to the chapel is also possible. If during the day the ticket costs (without a card) 12 euros, then at night - 8.

Palazzo della Rajone

The Palace of the Mind, as the Italians call this building, is a symbol of Padua. The Palazzo is located at the junction of two squares: Fruits and Herbs, where from the Middle Ages to the present day they sell vegetables and fruits. An indoor passage with rings driven into the wall has still been preserved between the squares. Previously, fraudsters and thieves were tied to them, so that they stood like a pillar of public display. Below the passage there is a platform with stones installed, which traders used to check the weight.

The roof of the palace is an inverted hull of the ship and is covered with lead sheets. It is this highlight that attracts the eyes of tourists. In addition, there are copies of Giotto's frescoes. The surprises of della Rajon do not end there, it turns out that his hall is the largest in Europe without additional supports. Its walls are painted so that the overall composition consists of twelve subjects in accordance with the number of months in a year and tells of various church subjects.

University of Padua

The year of foundation of the University of Padua is considered 1222. Its founders were teachers and students of the University of Bologna, which they left due to internal disagreements.

The Renaissance is the heyday of the institution. Like many universities in Europe, the walls of the building are decorated with family crests of famous students, portraits of rectors. Soon there were so many emblems that from the 17th century it was forbidden to do this.

Once Copernicus, Skorina, Galileo studied here, who later taught at the same university. According to one version, the place was originally a massacre and students still call the University of Bo, which means “Bull”, for another restaurant. This educational institution is known for the fact that the first female student graduated from its walls in 1678, which was nonsense for Europe.

In the 1550s there was a major overhaul of the building and according to the new plan, all classes were visible from the courtyard. The first anatomical theater in Europe was founded at the same university.

Botanical Garden

UNESCO has included the Padua Botanical Garden on its list commenting that it is a prototype of all the botanical gardens of Europe. It is considered one of the oldest gardens in the world. The garden was laid in the middle of the XVI century for the needs of the medical faculty of the university. Medicinal plants were grown there, which were used to prepare medicines. Today, more than 6 thousand species of plants and trees grow on 20 thousand hectares.

Basilica of St. Anthony

The most powerful church in Italy - the Basilica of St. Anthony belongs to the iconic places of the city and is under the jurisdiction of the Vatican. Compared to other basilicas, the church holds the largest number of parishioners. St. Anthony is one of the most revered saints in Padua, he was canonized in just one year.

This building dates from the 13th century, but has undergone several restructures throughout history and it is difficult to say in what style it was built.

View the altar, decorated with statues by Donatello and Titian's frescoes, is completely free from 9 to 18 hours. You should take care of the clothes in the appropriate place. In shorts, open dresses for women and without a scarf, they will not be allowed into the building.

Piazza della Valle

The dimensions of Prato della Valle, which means “meadow in the valley” make it one of the largest squares in Europe. This area has a perfectly flat ellipse shape. There used to be a theater and a hippodrome. The fountain and more than seven dozen monuments to the townspeople, which were installed from the 12th to the 19th centuries, decorate the square. An artificial island with canals and bridges was built in the middle of the square, and old mansions of local residents settled on the entire perimeter of the square.

Basilica of Santa Justina

The Church of St. Justina is a place visited by thousands of believers. It contains the relics of St. Luke, Prodocion and the Great Martyr Justina (Justina) of Padua.

A large number of domes and a high bell tower make the basilica something similar to Arabic temples.

The first woman who graduated from the local university and defended the dessert, Elena Lucrezia Kornaro Piskopia, was buried in the chapel, located next to the basilica.

Tomb of Antenor

In the very center of the city there is a grave, considered to be the founder of Padua, Prince Antenor, who arrived at this place after the destruction of Troy. And when the burial of a man in armor and with a sword was discovered in the Middle Ages, the version strengthened, and he was mistaken for Antenor. Then they built a tomb and reburied the remains. True, at the end of the 20th century, the remains were laboratory tested, and it turned out that this was not a Trojan prince, but a warrior of Hungarian origin. But it was too late - the legend was firmly entrenched in the hearts of the inhabitants.

Padua is a very interesting and unusual city in Italy. According to an ancient legend, he founded Trojan character Antinor   in the tenth century BC. Many scholars do not stop searching for his tomb, as evidence of a legend. During excavations, the tomb of another famous person was discovered - the preacher Anthony of Padua. A large number of legends about the city are connected with it, as well as the history of the emergence of many attractions, for example, St. Anthony's Cathedral.

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The city center of Padua is formed of three adjoining squares:

• Delle Erbe;
• Della Frutta;
• Day Senori.

In the center is located magnificent Palace of the Mind, inside of which a large hall is formed, without any support. Its arches and walls were painted by famous masters in the fifteenth century.

Near the palace is the equally famous University of Padua, which was one of the first institutions of higher education in Europe. The official date of its formation is one thousand two hundred years. It is believed that Galileo Galilei himself, a famous philosopher of that time and a large number of mathematicians and philologists of that era, taught at this university.

How to get to Padua

  Going on a trip, you first need to think about the route and transport on which you can get to the place of interest to you.

You can get to Padua by Train - for example, take an electric train in Venice and in half an hour arrive at the place. Stations of Italian cities simply fascinate with its splendor. Having visited some of them, you can see a large number of paintings and murals, sometimes there is a feeling that you were not in the station, but in the museum.

Where to stay in Padua

The city has a large number of hotels in which tourists are always waiting. You can find small hotels for those who value a relaxing holiday. But there are also large hotels related to business and comfort class hotels. Many of them are located in ancient historical buildings that have a long history.

Tourists who are interested in what to see in Padua may buy guides for this. In them you can find a detailed description of all buildings and places that may interest any tourist. On the map, even those who know only the Russian language can find interesting things.

This is a fairly large city, which is located near Venice. Neighborhood with a city that attracts tourists all year round is both a positive and a negative fact. Many tourists, choosing between these two cities, travelers prefer the famous "city on the water", but there is such a nuance - living in Venice is very expensive. Those who are trying to save money, consider it right to settle in the nearest cities, for example, in Padua. Since there are a large number of hotels and hotels, no one will be left without the necessary number.

Famous attractions are:

Padua is very interesting and diverse. It takes place here every year. a large number of festivals   and holidays that contribute to the image of the city.

Padua Cathedral

The cathedral was completely destroyed and restored twice. This building is considered by many to be quite simple, since it has an unadorned ordinary brick facade. The project to improve the walls and the entire building was never approved at the time.

The main cathedral of the city is located on Cathedral Square and receives visitors daily.

Piazza delle Erbe

  Translated, this place is called Grass Square. It houses the large Padua market, with streets that bear quite specific names. For example, the street of butchers, sellers of vegetables, hotel owners. The large staircase, which is located on the square is called the Scala delle Erbe, since here at one time there were salad sellers, onions and various greens.

Behind Piazza delle Erbe is another ancient shopping center - Piazza della Frutta, which once housed a fruit market.

Piazza dei Signori

This place was the center of city power. There are two famous buildings of Padua here - the Palazzo del Capitano and the Loggia della Gran Guardia. They were built in the fifteenth and sixteenth century, when the Venetians ruled in the city and, accordingly, the image of the buildings acquired a rather specific form. For some years there was the residence of the commander in chief of the Austrian army.

  This is a very famous square, which all locals are very proud of. It is the second largest in the world and is second only to Red Square, which is located in. Square formed around a small island, which is completely covered with greenery and is called Memmia Island, in honor of the mayor of Padua who once ordered the construction of this splendor. A beautiful canal, picturesque bridges thrown over it and much more can be seen going to Prato della Valle. Once there was the Bolshoi Roman Theater and a horse racing arena. The square served as a gathering place for a large number of people.

Museums in Padova

The Piazza Eremitani, not far from the Scrovegni Chapel, houses the city’s famous museums. This is the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Middle Ages, and the Museum of Modern Art. They collected a large number of very interesting and valuable exhibits that can talk about what happened ever in antiquity.

Museums are open to all comers from Tuesday to Sunday. You can buy tickets at the box office, they cost about ten euros.

Scrovegni Chapel

  This chapel was created long before the appearance of the famous Sextin Chapel. At that time, the famous frescoes of Michelangello and Da Vinci were not yet created. Were here unique murals madethat were simply unique and have no analogues in the world.

before the appearance of colorful frescoes, in the churches of Italy there were only Gothic images of famous saints and biblical characters.

Due to its unusual design, this chapel is a unique work of art and is one of the most important buildings in Italy.

Oratorio San Giorgio

This building is dedicated to the Holy Great Martyr George. Frescoes with his image are inside the building. The oratorio was built in the fourteenth century on the initiative of the Marquis Lupi di Soranha. Here it was planned to make the family tomb of the Marquis and his family. And so it was for many years, while in Napoleonic times the crypts were dismantled, there was only one grave in the corner against the wall.

In addition to artistic value, this place is known for the fact that at one time it was a prison of Napoleon himself.

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