The origins of Padua can be traced back over 3000 years of history. One of the most important cities in both Roman and Medieval times, its Medieval historic city center remains almost perfectly intact. Padua was once a flourishing center of humanist and Renaissance culture. The presence of illustrious names such as Francesco Petrarca and Galileo Galilei can still be felt today, and there are many works by Donatello, Titian and Veronese to be admired.
Places to visit: the Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts, the Amento and Donato Sartori International Mask Museum, and the Minici Zotti Pre-cinema Collection Museum. There are enchanting Villas and Castles such as Villa Selvatico Sartori, Villa Elmo Capodilista and Villa Contarini. Padua is likened to Venice for its web of navigable canals, along the Brenta River, from Padua to Battaglia and Monselice, from Padua to Saccolongo and from Pontelongo to Chioggia.
The surrounding area is of great natural and manmade beauty, from the Euganei Hills to the Ecclesiastical buildings such as the Monteortone Sanctuary and the Benedettina Abbey of Praglia.
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5 stars
Abano Ritz Hotel Terme Abano Terme (Padova)
The Abano Ritz Hotel is a stunning 5 star establishment situated in Abano Terme; located at the foot of the Euganean...
4 stars
Hotel De La Ville Vicenza (Vicenza)
The Boscolo Hotel De La Ville enjoys an excellent location in the center of Vicenza, city of the great architect,...
3 stars
Hotel Bellavista Terme Montegrotto Terme (Padova)
Right in the heart of Veneto's Euganei hills and just moments away from the region's famous spa town of Abano...
Historical Residences
Castello di Lispida Monselice (Padova)
Situated right in the heart of the Eugaean Hills Nature Reserve, yet within easy reach of important Italian cities...
Villa Mandriola Albignasego (Padova)
Villa Mandriola is a stunning Venetian residencesituated in the countryside just outside the city of Padova, a...
Bed & Breakfast
Maison Matilda Treviso (Treviso)
An intimate urban retreat where to experience the best of Italian art, design and tradition. Maison Matilda was...


