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Padova Centro storico

A metropolis of firsts withinside the world: Prato della Valle, amongst the biggest squares (90,000 rectangular meters), S. Giustina, amongst the biggest (one hundred twenty meters long) and ancient (4th century AD) basilicas. Among different things, it homes the stays of St. Luke the Evangelist; S. Antonio, a number of the maximum luxurious and cherished Sanctuaries; the University, based in 1222, a number of the oldest and maximum prestigious; the primary Western Botanical Garden (1545); the Medieval Court, amongst the biggest (greater than 2100 rectangular meters for greater than 35 meters in height) with its 217 meters of frescoes; the Pedrocchi, a unprecedented instance of a enormous café from the early 19th century; Giottos frescoes withinside the Scrovegni Chapel. And ... shall we now no longer neglect about that Padua is Palladios hometown!

Our Tourist Guides will let you know approximately Prato della Valle with an outline of the Church of S. Giustina. Then: the Basilica of SantAntonio, piazza delle Erbe e della Frutta, piazza dei Signori, Palazzo della Ragione and the college area. Trad. G.S.

NOTE:
- this itinerary doesen't include interiors.
- timing: 1h,45min
- service with a radio microphone system
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