Padua is known as the “City of the Saint” thanks to the fourteenth-century Basilica of St. Anthony, just a short walk from Prato della Valle and the medieval town centre, with its evocative squares, porticoes and the Palazzo della Ragione (the “Salone”).
Padua is also home to the extraordinary Scrovegni Chapel, considered Giotto’s masterpiece, which houses his frescoes.
Padua is also a university city, with its prestigious University (Palazzo Bo), the world’s first permanent anatomical theatre and the Botanical Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage site.