This 13th century
basilica which is dedicated to St Anthony of Padua,
whose body is buried therein, has a blend of many styles. Romanesque
and Gothic are however, its main features and the bell tower
and tall slender minaret give it an Eastern look.
Inside the visitor will find it richly ornamented with wall
paintings and decorated with a renaissance masterpiece of the
saint’s tomb, in the Saints Chapel.
There is also the unusual relic of St Anthony’s tongue,
which is 7 centuries old and still unaffected. At the altar
the visitor will find some marvellous bronzes by Donatello,
who was a master for detail. In front of the basilica is a large
statue from 1453, which honours the Venetian military hero Gattamelata
(Spotted Cat).
The basilica is open daily from 6.30am – noon and 3pm
– 7pm.
Take buses 8, 12, 18, 22, M or T, to reach the basilica. Admission
is free.
The Palace of Justice, also called Il Salone, was built
between 1218 and 1219. In the Salone there is a great
wooden horse constructed in 1466 for a noble tournament.
It seems to be a copy of the horse realized by Donatello
for the equestrian statue of the Gattamelata which stands
on Piazza del Santo in front of the Basilica of st.Anthony.
Bo (Università Palazzo Centrale)
Università di Padova
Via VIII Febbraio (south of Piazza Cavour)
Tel: 39.049-827-5111
The
University of Padua was founded in 1222 and grew to
become one of the most famous and ambitious learning
centers in Europe, reaching its zenith in the 16th
and 17th centuries.
Admission 3€ ($3.45) by guided tour only,
some in English
Cafè Pedrocchi
Cffè Pedrocchi
P.zza Pedrocchi 35100 Padova
Tel. Caffetteria: 049 8781231
Tel. Piano Nobile: 049 8205007
Caffè
Pedrocchi is named the bar without doors and this is
because it seems that the it really have never closed
its doors! The cafè, defined by Stendhal as "le
meilleurs café d'Italie", was founded in
1772. Owned today by the Padua City Council it has always
been at the centre of the city's events and history
and bears deep scars: starting with the bullet, shot
during the 1848 revolt, that is still lodged in a wall
in the Sala Bianca.
century
basilica which is dedicated to St Anthony of Padua,
whose body is buried therein, has a blend of many styles. Romanesque
and Gothic are however, its main features and the bell tower
and tall slender minaret give it an Eastern look. 
The Palace of Justice, also called Il Salone, was built
between 1218 and 1219. In the Salone there is a great
wooden horse constructed in 1466 for a noble tournament.
It seems to be a copy of the horse realized by Donatello
for the equestrian statue of the Gattamelata which stands
on Piazza del Santo in front of the Basilica of st.Anthony.
The
University of Padua was founded in 1222 and grew to
become one of the most famous and ambitious learning
centers in Europe, reaching its zenith in the 16th
and 17th centuries. 
Caffè
Pedrocchi is named the bar without doors and this is
because it seems that the it really have never closed
its doors! The cafè, defined by Stendhal as "le
meilleurs café d'Italie", was founded in
1772. Owned today by the Padua City Council it has always
been at the centre of the city's events and history
and bears deep scars: starting with the bullet, shot
during the 1848 revolt, that is still lodged in a wall
in the Sala Bianca.