A day spent in Padua - Italy

Train from Venice and nagivation in the city

Trains regularly run from Venice to Padua. The tickets are 4.5€ one way. You don't have to speak Italian to be able to purchase the them. The tickets are sold from the ticket machine in the train station (English available) or sold on the app Omio. When you reach the city on the train, walk to the entrance. You'll see a street in front of the entrance, keep walk on that street to get to the city center.

City center, the market and the cafés

Padova is reputated for its long lasting tradition as a city of higher education since the Middle Ages with one of the first university in Europe. Because of that, there are so many things you can try, like drink aperol ( an Italian appertizer drink), eating pizzas, trying street food.

The market in the center is one place you absolutely have to go to and try the Italian way of buying produce. There are stalls selling traditional italian torrone, a type of nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts.

Piaaza delle Erbe is tha name of the squares where farmers from the surrounding area come to sell goods. It is a fantastical experience to do when in Padua. There are so many Italian food sold at this place that no where in the world can replicate the exact same feeling.

The cafes are also near the market place. You can try the Caffè Pedrocchi, this is the place where many Italian found father met when Italy was still a land with saparated kingdoms.

Pedrocchi Café

Via VIII Febbraio, 15, 35122 Padova PD, Italy

What to see?

Padua has been of of the odest cities in Italy, so you won't be disapointed of its depth of history when you walk on the alleys in the center. Despite its small area when compared to other cities in the North of Italy like Bologna or Milan, Padua is not short of cultural landmarks. You'll find museum, galleries, botanical gardens and palaces all bridging from Gothic architecture to modern architecture.

Places to visit:

Scrovegni Chapel

Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova PD, Italy

The Basilica of St. Anthony

Piazza del Santo, 11, 35123 Padova PD, Italy

Museo del Risorgimento

Piazzetta Cappellato Pedrocchi, 35122 Padova PD, Italy

Musei Civici Eremitani

Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova PD, Italy

Oratory of Saint Giorgio

Piazza del Santo, 35123 Padova PD, Italy

University of Padua Botanical Garden

Via Orto Botanico, 15, 35123 Padova PD, Italy

Palazzo Bo

Via VIII Febbraio, 2, 35122 Padova PD, Italy

Ragione Palace

Piazza delle Erbe, 35100 Padova PD, Italy

Palazzo Zuckermann

Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 33, 35122 Padova PD, Italy

Finally, where to eat ??

Well, practically every places you find around the Piazza delle Erbe is worth your time. Unlike Venice, Padua is a city where Italians actually live. So whereever you find in the center is the actual restaurants of real Italian food. Here are some suggestions:

Osteria dei Fabbri

Via dei Fabbri, 13, 35122 Padova PD, Italy

Belle Parti

Via Belle Parti, 11, 35139 Padova PD, Italy