Padova City Guide
Padova or in English Padua is a city in North Eastern Italy, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located centrally in the Veneto region, between Venezia on one side and Vicenza and Verona on the other. The city itself has 210,821 inhabitants (2001), with about 350,000 inhabitants in the wider metropolitan area. It is one of the oldest cities in northern Italy, according to a legend Padova was founded by the Trojan prince Antenor in the 1183 BC after the fall of Troy. It is certain that there were settlements around the 10th – 11th centuries BC, the ancient town was probably one of the most important of the Veneti people. Padova later fell under the control of the Romans during their expansion in northern Italy, grew rapidly and became one of the wealthiest cities outside of Rome.
19 Best things to See in Padova

Palazzo Bo

Palazzo della Ragione, Padua

Cafe Pedrocchi

Piazza dei Signori

MUSME - Museum of the History of Medicine

Torre dell'Orologio, Padua

Duomo di Padova

Musei Civici di Padova

Piazza del Santo

Palazzo Zuckermann, Padua

Ponte Molino

Cappella degli Scrovegni

Basilica di Sant'Antonio

Giardini dell’Arena

La Specola, Padua

Orto Botanico

Prato della Valle

Riviera del Brenta

Villa Pisani, Stra
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