Location: Padua
Top Things to do in Padua
The 5 Best Government Buildings in Padua, Veneto
Known as Padova in Italian, Padua may be the oldest city in northern Italy, if you believe the claims of its 12th-century BC founding by Trojans. It certainly has history, including its famous university (one of Europe’s oldest, from 1222), the 13th-century Basilica di Sant'Antonio (resting place of St. Anthony), and Scrovegni Chapel, with Giotto’s famed 14th century frescos. The magnificent Prato della Valle, a 950,000-square-foot elliptical square, is thought to be Europe’s second-biggest.
Restaurants in Padua
1. Palazzo della Ragione
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4.5 based on 1,684 reviews
Reviewed By Derekuz23 - Adelaide, Australia
The ground floor of this civic building covers multiple food shops, while market stalls are set up in thd adjacent piazzas on weekdays. The upper level is a huge great hall, the interior walls of which are covered by frescoes depicting the influence of the zodiac on human life and activities, as well as mtipld coats of arms. At the western end of the hall is a huge wooden horse made in 1466 for the Capodilista family and given to the city 400 years later. A working Foucault’s pendulum is in the south east corner of the great hall. The loggia on the south side of the great hall overlooks Piazza delle Erbe.
2. Palazzo del Capitanio
3. Palazzo dei conti Passera da Genova
4. Palazzo Folco, La “Ca’ del Figo”
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
