Surrounding
What to Visit
CAPPELLA DEGLI SCROVEGNI
The Scrovegni Chapel is a place of Catholic worship located in the historic center of Padua and houses a famous cycle of Giotto frescoes from the early 14th century, considered one of the masterpieces of Western art.
Address: Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova PD
Tel: 049 201 0020
MUSEI CIVICI AGLI EREMITANI
The Civic Museums of the Eremitani of Padua group the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art. Since 1985 the museums are housed in the cloisters of the former convent of the Hermit friars, restored according to the project of the architects Franco Albini and Franca Helg.
Address: Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova PD
Tel: 049 820 4551
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/musei-civici-eremitani
www.padovacultura.padovanet.it/it/musei/museo-archeologico
CHIESA DEGLI EREMITANI
The church of Saints Philip and James, known as the Church of the Eremitani or simply the Eremitani is a place of medieval Catholic worship that rises in Piazza Eremitani in Padua.
Address: Piazza Eremitani, 9, 35129 Padova PD
Tel: 049 875 6410
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/chiesa-degli-eremitani
www.padovanet.it/informazione/chiesa-degli-eremitani
BASILICA DI SANT'ANTONIO DI PADOVA
The Pontifical Minor Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua is one of the main Catholic places of worship in the city of Padua, in Veneto.
Address: Piazza del Santo, 11, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 822 5652
MONUMENTO EQUESTRE AL GATTAMELATA
The equestrian monument to Gattamelata is a bronze statue made by Donatello and located in Piazza del Santo in Padua. Erected in honor of the leader of the Venetian Republic Erasmo da Narni, called Gattamelata, dates back to the period between 1446 and 1453. Measure 340x390 cm, with the base base of 780x410 cm.
Address: Piazza del Santo, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 201 0080
www.padovanet.it/informazione/monumento-al-gattamelata
ABBAZIA DI SANTA GIUSTINA
The abbey church of Santa Giustina is an important Catholic place of worship in Padua, located in Prato della Valle. Before 1000, the annexed monastery was a place of worship from the first episcopal dependence and then was entrusted to a community of Benedictine monks who made it an important abbey.
Address: Via Giuseppe Ferrari, 2 A, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 822 0411
DUOMO DI PADOVA
The Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta is the main Catholic place of worship in Padua and the bishop's seat of the diocese of the same name since at least the fourth century. Dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, it has the dignity of a minor basilica and is also a parish church.
Address: Via Dietro Duomo, 5, 35139 Padova PD
Tel: 049 662814
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/basilica-del-duomo
www.padovanet.it/informazione/duomo-e-battistero
BATTISTERO DI PADOVA
The baptistery of the Cathedral, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a religious building located next to the Duomo, in Padua. Inside it preserves one of the most important 14th century fresco cycles, a masterpiece by Giusto de Menabuoi.
Address: Piazza Duomo, 35139 Padova PD
Tel: 049 656914
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/battistero-del-duomo
SANTUARIO DI SAN LEOPOLDO MANDIC
The church of the Transfiguration known today more as Sanctuary of San Leopoldo Mandic, is a religious building of sixteenth-century origin that rises in contrà Santa Croce in Padua. It was founded as a conventual church in the 16th century by a community of Capuchin Friars who still hold it.
Address: Piazzale Santa Croce, 44, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 880 2727
ORATORIO DI SAN GIORGIO
The oratory of San Giorgio is located in Piazza del Santo in Padua.
Address: Piazza del Santo, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 822 5652
www.santantonio.org/it/content/oratorio-di-san-giorgio-0
CHIESA DI SANTA SOFIA
The church of Santa Sofia is a place of Catholic cult of early medieval origin that rises up in Contrà Altinate, in Padua.
Address: Via Santa Sofia, 102, 35121 Padova PD
Tel: 049 875 9939
PALAZZO DELLA RAGIONE
The Palazzo della Ragione was the ancient seat of the city courts of Padua. It was erected starting from 1218 and raised in 1306 by Giovanni degli Eremitani, who gave it the characteristic hull-shaped cover of an overturned ship.
Address: Piazza delle Erbe, 35100 Padova PD
Tel: 049 820 5006
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/palazzo-della-ragione
padovacultura.padovanet.it/it/musei/palazzo-della-ragione
PRATO DELLA VALLE
The Prato della Valle is the largest square in the city of Padua and among the largest in Europe, with an area of 88 620 m²
Address: Prato della Valle, 32, 35123 Padova PD
www.turismopadova.it/it/pointofinterest/prato-della-valle
PALAZZO BO
"Il Bo", commonly known as "Palazzo del Bo", today arbitrarily defined as Palazzo Bo, is the historical seat of the University of Padua since 1493. It is still the seat of the Rectorate and the School of Jurisprudence. It is also home to the oldest Anatomy Theater in the world.
Address: Via VIII Febbraio, 2, 35122 Padova PD
Tel: 049 827 3939
www.turismopadova.it/it/punti-di-interesse/palazzo-del-bo
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA, ORTO BOTANICO
The botanical garden of Padua was founded in 1545 and is the oldest botanical garden in the world still located in its original location. Located in an area of about 2.2 hectares, since 1997 it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Address: Via Orto Botanico, 15, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 049 827 3939
PIAZZA DELLE ERBE
Also known as Piazza delle Biade or Piazza del Vino, Piazza della Giustizia is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. It was for centuries, with Piazza della Frutta, the commercial center of the city. In the two squares there is one of the largest markets in Italy.
Address: Piazza delle Erbe, 35141 Padova PD
www.padovanet.it/informazione/piazza-delle-erbe
PIAZZA DEI SIGNORI
Piazza dei Signori or Piazza della Signoria is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of the city of Padua. It was for centuries the scene of civic celebrations, tournaments and the city's representation space compared to the largest squares of the Herbs and Fruit which had greater commercial propensities. The square is dominated by the famous Clock Tower.
Address: Piazza dei Signori, 35139 Padova PD
Tel: 049 820 5111
www.padovanet.it/informazione/piazza-dei-signori
TORRE DELL'OROLOGIO
La Torre dell'Orologio is a building of medieval origin that overlooks Piazza dei Signori in Padua. It stands between the Palazzo del Capitanio and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi. The tower was built in the first half of the fourteenth century as the eastern gate of the Royal Palace of Carrara.
Address: Piazza dei Signori, 28, 35139 Padova PD
Tel: 392 476 4353
www.padovanet.it/informazione/orologio-astrario-di-piazza-dei-signori
PIAZZA DELLA FRUTTA
Piazza della Frutta once called Piazza del Peronio is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. It was for centuries, with Piazza delle Erbe, the commercial center of the city. In the two squares there is one of the largest markets in Italy.
Address: Piazza della Frutta, 36, 35100 Padova PD
Tel: 049 201 0080
www.padovanet.it/informazione/piazza-dei-frutti
CAFFE’ PEDROCCHI
The Caffè Pedrocchi is an internationally renowned historical café, located in the center of Padua, in Via VIII Febbraio 15. Open day and night until 1916 and therefore also known as the "Café without doors", for over a century it was a prestigious meeting point attended by intellectuals, students, academics and politicians.
Address: Via VIII Febbraio, 15, 35122 Padova PD
Tel: 049 8781231
LOGGIA E ODEO CORNARO
La Loggia and Odeo Cornaro is an architectural complex built by Alvise Cornaro in Padua in the first half of the 16th century. La Loggia was born as a consequence of the humanist interest in ancient theater.
Address: Via M. Cesarotti, 37, 35123 Padova PD
Tel: 335 142 8861
www.latorlonga.it/loggia-e-odeo-cornaro
MUSEO LA SPECOLA, IL MUSEO DELL'OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA
La Specola di Padova is the seat of the ancient astronomical observatory of the University of Padua: it is located on Torlonga, the largest of the two towers of the ancient Castle of Padua. It is 49.59 m high and 252 steps.
Address: Vicolo dell'Osservatorio, 5, 35122 Padova PD
Tel: 049 829 3449
www.beniculturali.inaf.it/musei/padova
www.padovanet.it/informazione/visite-guidate-alla-specola
MUSME - MUSEO DI STORIA DELLA MEDICINA IN PADOVA
The Museum of Medical History in Padua is a museum open to the public in 2015 and located inside the ancient Hospital of San Francesco, next to the church of San Francesco Grande in Padua.
Address: Via S. Francesco, 94, 35121 Padova PD
Tel: 049 658767
PALAZZO ZABARELLA
Palazzo Zabarella is a historic Paduan palace, built by the Zabarella family. It is located in the historical center of the city, in via S. Francesco, 27. Art exhibitions are organized periodically.
Address: Via Zabarella, 14, 35121 Padova PD
Tel: 049 875 3100
PALAZZO ZUCKERMANN
Palazzo Zuckermann is an imposing Paduan building, located in Corso Garibaldi 33, in contiguity with the building of the Central Post Office. For more than twenty years a part of its premises has been used as a public telephone.
Address: 33, Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 35137 Padova PD
Tel: 049 820 5664
www.padovacultura.padovanet.it/it/musei/palazzo-zuckermann
CASTELLO CARRARESE
The Carrarese Castle is one of the most important historical, architectural, artistic and military assets of Padua.
Address: Piazza del Castello, 16, 35141 Padova PD
www.padovanet.it/informazione/castello-carrarese
PLANETARIO DI PADOVA
The Planetarium is an educational tool that reproduces the celestial vault inside a room, with the stars, the sun, the planets, just as they can be observed on a clear night. It also shows the celestial movements and phenomena in an accelerated way, such as to strike the observer's attention. It simulates the appearance of the sky for any place on earth and for any period of the past and the future.
Address: Via Alvise Cornaro, 1, 35128 Padova PD
Tel: 049 773677
TERME EUGANEE
The Terme Euganee area has ancient origins, the sources of hot water still resurface from the ground. The Euganean Spas are immersed in the green of the Euganean Hills, a regional park that gathers many towns in the surrounding area.
Address: Via P. d'Abano, 13, 35031 Abano Terme PD
Tel: 049 738 9577
ABBAZIA DI PRAGLIA
The abbey of Praglia is a Benedictine monastery located in the Paduan countryside, at the foot of Mount Lonzina in the municipality of Teolo and near Abano Terme. It currently houses the National Library, which is an Italian national monument. It is currently governed by the Abbot Dom.
Address: Via Abbazia di Praglia, 16, 35037 Teolo PD
Tel: 049 999 9300
CASA DELLE FARFALLE E BOSCO DELLE FATE DI BUTTERFLY ARC
Large butterfly house in a tropical setting, with expert guides and a forest path among fairy statues.
Address: via Degli Scavi, 21/Bis, 35036 Montegrotto Terme PD
Tel: 049 891 0189
ESAPOLIS
Esapolis is an insectarium located in Padua, created by a collaboration between the Province of Padua and Butterfly Arc, a private initiative. Occupying an area of 2500 m², it is the largest exhibition facility in Italy dedicated to this type of animal.
Address: Via dei Colli, 28, 35143 Padova PD
Tel: 049 891 0189
www.micromegamondo.com/it/musei-e-parchi/esapolis
CASTELLO DI SAN PELAGIO
Medieval castle-villa housing a museum on the history of flying with gardens and a maze.
Address: Via S. Pelagio, 50, 35020 Due Carrare PD
Tel: 049 912 5008
VILLA PISANI MUSEO NAZIONALE
Villa Pisani, also called the National one, is one of the most famous examples of the Venetian villa of the Brenta Riviera; It is located in Stra, in the province of Venice, and overlooks the Brenta Canal. Today it is home to a national museum, which preserves works of art and furnishings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Address: Via Doge Pisani, 7, 30039 Stra VE
Tel: 049 502074
TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE
Address: Piazzale Stazione, 14, 35131 Padova PD
Tel: 049 201 0080
Address: Galleria Cappellato Pedrocchi, 1, 35122 Padova PD
Tel: 049 520 7415
Padova Card
THE CARD
- is valid 48 or 72 hours from the starting date stamped on it;
- is valid for one adult and one child under 14 years old.
PRICE
- 48-hour card: € 16,00
- 72-hour card: € 21,00
BENEFITS INCLUDED
- Free entry to: Scrovegni Chapel-frescoes by Giotto (except booking fee: €1,00), Eremitani Civic Museums, Palazzo della Ragione (the payment of a reduced ticket is required if the Palace is hosting important exhibitions at the time of your visit), Piano Nobile Caffè Pedrocchi and Museum of the Risorgimento, Oratory of St Michele, Oratory of St Rocco, Baptistery of the Cathedral, Loggia and Odeo Cornaro, Palazzo Zuckermann, the house of Francesco Petrarca in Arquà, International Museum of Artistic Glass.
- Free use of Busitalia Veneto public means of transportation both in Padua and outside to the Euganean Spas zone and back (lines: A-M-T-AT).
- Reduced ticket to Orto Botanico (Unesco site) and to some of the most important monuments, museums, villas and points of interests.
HOW TO BUY
The PadovaCard can be bought online on the following website: www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it or at the call centre dialling the telephone number 049 2010020 (to the people who are going to buy the card and would like to visit the Scrovegni Chapel, we suggest to book the visit at the moment of the card purchase online). Furthermore, in order to purchase/pick up the PadovaCard you can address directly to Eremitani Civic Museums (piazza Eremitani 8), IAT Railway station (entrance from the entrance hall), IAT Pedrocchi (vicolo Pedrocchi). Info: Tel. +39 049 5207415
For further information on the other advantages and benefits that the PadovaCard offers, please contact the Tourist Information Offices (IAT), Tel. +39 049 5207415.