Visit Padua – Historic and spiritual town in Veneto
Padua, in Veneto, is a city with over 200,000 inhabitants, famous as the City of the Saint. The remains of Sant’Antonio are in fact preserved in the Basilica of Sant’Antonio and attract millions of pilgrims from all over the world every year. In this section we offer an overview of all the monuments, palaces, squares and places of interest to see in Padua.
The heart of the historic center of Padua consists of the famous 3 squares: Piazza dei Signori, which houses the Palazzo del Capitanio, Piazza delle Erbe, which is filled with young people every Wednesday evening, and where you can admire the Palazzo della Ragione, and Piazza dei Frutti (or Piazza della Frutta), where the back of the Palazzo della Ragione extends and where the market is located.
Among the palaces to visit during a stay in Padua, we recommend the Palazzo del Bo, the historic seat of the University of Padua, the Palazzo della Ragione, the Palazzo del Capitaniato. During a tour through the streets of the center, you can have a coffee at the Caffè Pedrocchi, the famous “coffee without doors”.
Prato della Valle is one of the largest squares not only in Italy, but in all of Europe.
Among the places of worship, in addition to the Basilica del Santo, the Cathedral with adjoining Baptistery, the Basilica del Carmine, the Abbey of Santa Giustina (adjacent to Prato della Valle), the Church of the Eremitani, the Church of San Nicolò. In the area of the Jewish ghetto (near the squares) there is the Synagogue of Padua.
The Scrovegni Chapel, now open to tourists only by reservation, is entirely covered by Giotto’s Scrovegni Frescoes.
