PADUA TOWN OF ART , DEVOTION AND ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE

The symbols:

The Basilica of Sant’Antonio – for 800 hundreds years centre of attraction of pilgrimages from all over the world. Great celebrations on june 13, event dating back to 1253.

The Cappella degli Scrovegni – masterpiece by Giotto who, in 1300, opens art to modernity .
The University - officially opened in 1222 .Among its eminent teachers :Galileo Galilei who thought here for twenty years.
The Botanical Garden – the most ancient university botanical garden in Europe , opened in 1545 and listed by Unesco as one of the monuments considered to be patrimony of humanity.
The Civic Museum – with masterpieces by Bassano, Tintoretto,Titian, Tiepolo, Guardi, Veronese, Padovanino etc…

The Surroundings – in the hills the thermal waters are known since the Roman era : Abano Terme, Montegrotto, Battaglia Terme…

Arquà Petrarca is chosen by the great poet Franceso Petrarca to spend his last years.

Este, Monselice, Montagnana, Cittadella and many others ,all ancient towns full of history

The Ville venete – in 1500, Palladio,the great architect, projects his “ville” in the country round Padova and the hills until Vicenza and Venice giving a witness of the great refinement of the time,”ville” that you can see and visit also from the famous venitian boat “the Burchiello” alla along the river Brenta .

PADUA AS STRATEGIC BASE FOR TOURING

Padua is very well placed and it is at the centre of towns of great historical and artistic interest, all reacheable by car or by train within one hour, such as Verona , Ferrara, Mantua and Bologna or 15-20 minutes by train such as Treviso or Venice.

Train prices are very reasonable and frequency is high.

Florence is at two hours by train, so you may easily come and go in the same day

LINKS WITH THE NEAREST AIRPORTS

Venice – buses every thirty minutes (tickets inside the airport hall)
Verona – Bologna – Treviso – frequent connections of buses and and trains.