The Padova City Center, probably founded in 1186 BC, is one of the oldest cities in Italy and, thanks to its 3000 years of history, can boast great historical-artistic treasures. Its fame is due above all to the "University" one of the oldest and most renowned in Europe. In fact over time people from Padova came to the city and are still called "Great Graduates" (Gran Dottori), in the famous cycle of frescoes by Giotto and the Basilica of Saint Anthony.
The province of Padova offers visitors a wide range of attractions and sites of interest ranging from the thermal paradise of the Euganean Hills, ideal to relax for a while or to make pleasant excursions, the rich countryside along the river Brenta, up to beautiful villas and characteristic walled cities with castles, which make the Paduan territory one of the most interesting areas in Europe.
The ancient Patavium, the Latin name of Padova, finds its origin in a Paleovenetian settlement of the eleventh century BC. Its development was very rapid, so that in a short time it gained the reputation of being the richest city of the Empire after Rome.
With the fall of the Roman Empire, however, it remained a victim of the barbarian invasions that devastated it several times over the years, up to the year one thousand, when Padova, became a free municipality and began a slow ascent.
The definitive turning point happened only in the following centuries, in particular in 1222, the foundation year of its historic and prestigious university, which made the city a great multi-cultural center.
◊ THE PADOVA CITY CENTER ◊
Located between Erbe Square and Frutta Square and it is characterized by a trapezoidal shape and a particular one... ⇒ Continue
Interesting and, to be sought, are the names of the stairs that go up from the square to the Palazzo della Ragione, given that each... ⇒ Continue
Today Prato della Valle is a very popular place among the Paduan people and is used to relax, to go for walks... ⇒ Continue
THE UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL GARDEN
The most fairytale piece of the garden, however, is certainly the Platano of 1680, up to forty meters high with ... ⇒ Continue
What is most striking, however, are the blue notes of the backgrounds and the starry sky of the vault, an ultramarine blue, obtained... ⇒ Continue
Its facade is incomplete, but it does not make the gigantic construction less fascinating, with its eight... ⇒ Continue
The building is grandiose and solemn in various styles, from the Romanesque sobriety of the facade, to the almost Byzantine domes, up to the... ⇒ Continue
Its majestic interior in the shape of a Latin cross is divided into three naves and recalls, on a smaller scale, the Basilica of... ⇒ Continue
