Padua experience like a local
Padua experience like a local
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This tour will take us, together with a local guide, to discover the real Padua. We will take a walk around the city to discover the most important views and monuments. We will see Prato della Valle, the Basilica of Sant'Antonio or "Il Santo", destination of millions of pilgrims every year and a romantic mix of styles and cultures from all corners of the world. Along the cobbled streets and medieval porticoes we will reach the beating heart of the historic center. We will see the ancient Ghetto of the city which, with its narrow streets and clubs, has become a meeting place for young students. Then the squares, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta with views of the Palazzo della Ragione and often enlivened by the market stalls and the swarming of people under the "Hall". We will reach Piazza dei Signori, a meeting place for Paduans for an aperitif and once the home of the city's lords. Palazzo Bo, seat of the University of Padua. We will conclude the tour with a "Padua-style" tasting.
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Prato Della Valle
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreePrato della Valle, the largest square in the city of Padua and one of the largest in Europe, which with its 78 statues is like an album of the important figures of Padua.Basilica of St. Anthony
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Basilica of Sant’Antonio or "Il Santo" is the destination of millions of pilgrims every year, a romantic mix of styles and cultures from all corners of the world.Quartiere dell'Antico Ghetto Ebraico
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeTo the south of the Piazza delle Erbe, a labyrinth of narrow streets winds up forming the Jewish Ghetto, operating since 1603 and abolished in 1797, the year in which, under the pressure of the French Revolution, Jews were declared free and equal.Sotto il Salone
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Market is located in the center of the city, in a large building called Palazzo della Ragione. In the so-called Covered Market “Sotto il Salone”, there are various gastronomic specialty shops where you can find all sorts of Paduan specialties and excellences. Here you will find butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers and many other shops selling oil, meat, cheeses and much more.Piazza delle Erbe
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreePiazza delle Erbe once also called piazza delle Biade or piazza del Vino but also piazza della Giustizia is one of the numerous squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. For centuries, with Piazza della Frutta, it was the commercial center of the city. One of the largest markets in Italy takes place in the two squares. Unlike Piazza dei Signori, the theater of civic celebrations, Piazza delle Erbe was the site of popular celebrations. The square is dominated by the massive Palazzo della Ragione, part of the large Palazzo Comunale.Piazza della Frutta
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreePiazza della Frutta once also called Piazza del Peronio is one of the numerous squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. It was for centuries, with Piazza delle Erbe, the commercial center of the city. One of the largest markets in Italy takes place in the two squares. The square is dominated by the massive Palazzo della Ragione, part of the large Palazzo Comunale and the Torre degli Anziani.Palazzo Bo
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedPalazzo Bo seat of the University of Padua, founded in 1222, is the historic seat of the University of Padua. It still houses the Rectorate and the School of Law. It is also the seat of the oldest Anatomical Theater in the world.Pedrocchi Café
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAlso known as the café without doors because it remained open day and night from its inauguration in 1831 until 1916. Here it is possible to taste CAFFÈ PEDROCCHI, the most famous mint coffee in the world, which comes from the perfect combination of 100% Arabica espresso, emulsion of fresh cream and mint in syrup and a sprinkling of bitter cocoa.
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