Guidebook for Padova
Arts & Culture
The Scrovegni Chapel, a masterpiece in the history of painting in Italy and Europe in the 14th century, is considered to be the most complete series of frescoes executed by Giotto in his mature age.
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Capella Scrovegni
8 Piazza Eremitani The Scrovegni Chapel, a masterpiece in the history of painting in Italy and Europe in the 14th century, is considered to be the most complete series of frescoes executed by Giotto in his mature age.
The Palazzo della Ragione is a medieval town hall building in Padova. The Palazzo was begun in 1172 and finished in 1219, is reputed to have the largest roof unsupported by columns in Europe.
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Palau de la Ragione
Piazza delle Erbe The Palazzo della Ragione is a medieval town hall building in Padova. The Palazzo was begun in 1172 and finished in 1219, is reputed to have the largest roof unsupported by columns in Europe.
The tower known as La Specola rises on the spot where Ezzelino III da Romano, the 13th-century tyrant of Padova, had built his fortified castle.
The present-day tower was erected in the 14th century, after the fort was rebuilt by Francesco I da Carrara. In 1767 the building was converted into an astronomical observatory (specula).
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Residence La Specola
74 Riviera PaleocapaThe tower known as La Specola rises on the spot where Ezzelino III da Romano, the 13th-century tyrant of Padova, had built his fortified castle.
The present-day tower was erected in the 14th century, after the fort was rebuilt by Francesco I da Carrara. In 1767 the building was converted into an astronomical observatory (specula).
Drinks & Nightlife
The Pedrocchi Café is a café founded in the 18th century in central Padua, Italy. The café has historical prominence because of its role in the 1848 riots against the Habsburg monarchy, as well as for being an attraction for artists over the last century from the French novelist Stendhal to Lord Byron to the Italian writer Dario Fo.
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Pedrocchi Café
15 Via VIII Febbraio The Pedrocchi Café is a café founded in the 18th century in central Padua, Italy. The café has historical prominence because of its role in the 1848 riots against the Habsburg monarchy, as well as for being an attraction for artists over the last century from the French novelist Stendhal to Lord Byron to the Italian writer Dario Fo.
Essentials
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Getting Around
Stazione station
Piazzale della StazionePadova Train Station