Padua - Tourism
The old city centre, protected by the city walls and encircled by the gentle loop of the River Bacchiglione.
At the Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta, where the picturesque daily markets have beenheld for more than 800 years.
Many Characteristic shops and establishments open onto the porticoed perimeter of the Piazzas and continue on to the renaissance Piazza dei Signori, embellished by the Palazzo del Capitanio and the Clock Tower, with the fascinating astronomical clock designed in mid-1300's by the ingenious Giovanni Dondi.
Padua is not only a city of art and culture but also a religious centre. The Saint's Basilica, repository of the
mortal remains of St. Anthony, has become a world spiritual venue.
The Basilica is a real treasure of works of art from the thirteenth century to the present day.
The main altar with its crufix, the statues and bronze reliefs by Donatello.
The fourteenth century chapels frescoed by Giusto de' Menabuoi, Altichiero da Zevio and Jacopo Avanzo.
The imposing sixteenth and seveneenth century mausoleums.
"St Anthony's citadel" is complete by the oratory of St. George, the walls of which are covered by Altichiero da Zevio, the School of the Saint, with works by Titian and the Antonine Museum.
The spacious ellipse of Prato della Valle, the second largest piazza in Europe
Turismo Padova
Riviera dei Mugnai 8
35137 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8767911
Fax: +39 049 650794
Email: info@turismopadova.it
Web: www.turismopadova.it
At the Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta, where the picturesque daily markets have beenheld for more than 800 years.
Many Characteristic shops and establishments open onto the porticoed perimeter of the Piazzas and continue on to the renaissance Piazza dei Signori, embellished by the Palazzo del Capitanio and the Clock Tower, with the fascinating astronomical clock designed in mid-1300's by the ingenious Giovanni Dondi.
Padua is not only a city of art and culture but also a religious centre. The Saint's Basilica, repository of the
mortal remains of St. Anthony, has become a world spiritual venue.
The Basilica is a real treasure of works of art from the thirteenth century to the present day.
The main altar with its crufix, the statues and bronze reliefs by Donatello.
The fourteenth century chapels frescoed by Giusto de' Menabuoi, Altichiero da Zevio and Jacopo Avanzo.
The imposing sixteenth and seveneenth century mausoleums.
"St Anthony's citadel" is complete by the oratory of St. George, the walls of which are covered by Altichiero da Zevio, the School of the Saint, with works by Titian and the Antonine Museum.
The spacious ellipse of Prato della Valle, the second largest piazza in Europe
Turismo Padova
Riviera dei Mugnai 8
35137 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8767911
Fax: +39 049 650794
Email: info@turismopadova.it
Web: www.turismopadova.it
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