Location: Padua
Top Things to do in Padua
Top 5 Universities & Schools 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 Wollemborg - Casa natale di Leone Wollemborg
2. University of Padova
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 715 reviews
Reviewed By wiltshiretraveller1 - Bristol, United Kingdom
Fascinating place... beautiful and historic. It was wonderful in particular to see the lecture theatre used to help advance early medical science
3. Palazzo Bo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By 840gabrielh - Bellaire, United States
This majestic building has housed the main campus of the University of Padua's medical school for centuries. As such, it is decorated to the hilt with the family crests of all the illustrious teachers and alumni who have walked these old stone floors. The Aula Magna is simply spectacular: decorated from floor to high ceiling with hundreds of crests, it is one of the most majestic halls I have ever seen at a University. The amphitheater is the oldest surviving such a structure in the world. Entrance is free, as long as the place is not reserved for a function. The amphitheater can only be visited as part of a guided tour.
4. Palazzo Liviano
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
5. Palazzo Trevisan-Mion - Centro Universitario Padovano
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 2 reviews
