FAMOUS PLACES DURING THE TRIP:
The most important churches, palaces and squares
SAINT ANTONY 'S BASILIC
It's visited annually by over 6.5 million pilgrims.The Piazza del Santo, has the equestrian monument to Gattamelata di Donatello.
The Basilic and the monument aren' t in Italy, but the State is the Vatican, because it's an extraterritorial territory
SAINT GIUSTINA'S BASILIC
The basilica is very important in the territory because in this cathedral is venerated the body of an important saint: saint Giustina
It' s the second most biggest catholic cathedral in the world .
The first is Saint Peter in Vatican Inside there arent' a lot of paintings, but its domes are very beautiful.
THE DUOMO
The Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (also called Duomo) is the main Catholic place of worship in Padua and the bishop's seat of the diocese of the same name since at least the fourth century. Dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, it has the dignity of a minor basilica and is also a parish center. Inside, the bodies of Saint Daniele, Saint Leonino and Saint Gregorio Barbarigo are venerated. The current building dates back to the sixteenth century and was built by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
THE UNIVERSITY
The University of Padua is an Italian state university founded in 1222, one of the oldest in the world. The University of Padua is one of the paradigmatic cases of the medieval University born from the migration of a group of students from a pre-existing university (Bologna). In 2016 the University has 8 schools, 32 departments and houses over 60 thousand students. It also has a high school, the Galileo School of Higher Studies as well as a network of library and museum structures.
PEDROCCHI CAFÉ
Caffè Pedrocchi is an internationally renowned historical café, located in the center of Padua, in via VIII Febbraio nº 15. Open day and night until 1916 and therefore also known as the "Café without doors", for over a century it was a prestigious meeting point attended by intellectuals, students, academics and politicians. On 8 February 1848, the wounding of a university student within it gave way to some of the movements characterizing the Italian Risorgimento and which are still remembered today in the official university hymn, Of songs of joy.
PALAZZO DELLA RAGIONE
The Palazzo della Ragione (also called Salone, for synecdoche) was the ancient seat of the city courts of Padua. It was erected starting from 1218 and raised in 1306 by Giovanni degli Eremitani who gave it the characteristic hull-shaped cover of an overturned ship. The upper floor is occupied by the largest hanging room in the world, called "Salone" (measuring 81 meters by 27 meters and 27 meters high) with a wooden hull ceiling. It is part of the Palaces of Padua Council.
MEN'S SQUARE
Piazza dei Signori or Piazza della Signoria is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of the city of Padua. It was for centuries the scene of civic celebrations, tournaments and the city's representation space compared to the larger squares of the Herbs and Fruit which had greater commercial propensities. The square is dominated by the famous Clock Tower.
MORONI'S PALACE
The Palazzo Comunale, nowadays arbitrarily called Palazzo Moroni, is an imposing building complex composed of buildings "palaces" of various periods connected to each other, where the municipal administration of the city of Padua has been located since the 13th century. The famous Palazzo della Ragione, which until the end of the 18th century functioned as a court, and the Torre degli Anziani belong to the complex. During the Venetian denomination the whole of the buildings was also called Palazzo Pretorio or as majoris Palacii.