Discover Padova

Padova is a historic university city where art, science and everyday urban life coexist within a compact and largely walkable city centre. Its medieval streets, arcaded buildings, lively squares and traditional markets make it easy to explore between conference sessions.The city is internationally known for Padova Urbs Picta, the UNESCO World Heritage site comprising eight religious and secular complexes decorated with fourteenth-century fresco cycles. The most celebrated of these is Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel, whose frescoes marked a fundamental development in the history of Western painting.

Among Padova’s principal attractions are:

• the Scrovegni Chapel and the Eremitani complex;
• the Basilica of Saint Anthony, one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks;
• Prato della Valle, a monumental elliptical square surrounded by a canal and statues;
• the historic market squares of Piazza delle Erbe, Piazza della Frutta and Piazza dei Signori;
• Palazzo della Ragione and the traditional covered market known as the Sotto il Salone;
• Caffè Pedrocchi, historically associated with the cultural and civic life of the city;
• the Botanical Garden of the University of Padua, founded in 1545 and recognised by UNESCO as the oldest surviving university botanical garden of its kind.

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