A city full of beauties, such as the Loggia dei Carraresi or the Palazzo della Ragione, true testimonies of the ancient splendour of the Signoria era.
One must-see is the Scrovegni Chapel, with its precious cycle of frescoes by Giotto from the early 16th century, considered one of the masterpieces of Western art; or the stupendous sculptures by Donatello in the Basilica del Santo; or the more modern lines of Libeskind’s ‘Memory and Light’ monument in the Porte Contarine area.

Padova is also a journey into the beauty of its ancient palaces, into the spirituality one breathes in its churches, among them the Basilicas of St. Anthony, St. Justina, and the Duomo with its Romanesque Baptistery.
It is also a journey through the daily bustle of the city markets of Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta, or the splendour of Prato della Valle, or under the thousand-year-old arcades on summer evenings.

Padova is the city of science, which spreads between the ancient walls of the university building Palazzo del Bo and along the avenues of Europe’s first university Botanical Garden.
The contemporaneity of this creative and dynamic city is experienced in the liveliness of its markets, squares, restaurants, old taverns, among the tables of historic establishments such as the Caffè Pedrocchi or in the trendy places where the ritual of the aperitif is consumed.

By day, Padova offers itself to the visitor with its streets, crowded squares and zest for life, and by night it transforms, becoming romantic and evocative.
Padova is an unforgettable journey.

Eating in Padova…

Padova has a composite cuisine, which on the one hand echoes that of Venice, whose flavours and traditions it preserves, and on the other is linked to the products of the countryside, differing from area to area.
Certainly typical dishes are ‘Bigoi’, a special type of pasta, ‘Bollito alla padovana’ and ‘oca in onto’.
There are many food and wine products in the area, such as DOC wines and Veneto Berico Euganeo ham.