Padua guided tour - guida turistica Padova

28/11/2024

🍁❄️ Half autumn, half winter...
Autumn Leaves are falling down and lights are already up!
What a wonderful atmosphere in Prato della valle!

16/10/2024

Yesterday when I finished my tour of Saint Anthony's basilica, the square was amazing. And my group of pilgrims was really astonished by the beauty of the basilica with its blue background.

14/10/2024

Piazza dei Signori in with its astronomical clock tower.
The clock was created in the Middle ages and it is curiously missing one of the zodiac signs, can you guess which one?

15/08/2024

05/08/2024

The map of Padua (with its ancient name Patavium) at the Vatican Gallery of Maps (Vatican Museum).

In 1580 the Pope Gregory XIII commissioned Ignazio Danti the decoration of the gallery with frescoes depicting topographical maps of Italy. The result is an interesting representation of Italy at the end of the XVIth century.

25/07/2024

A few kilometers from Padua, the Euganean Hills offer thermal waters, beautiful castles and villages, good wines and a lovely fresh summer!

11/07/2024

The griffin is an imaginary creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions, infact we can see two of them outside Saint Giustina's Basilica.
They used to protect the precious relics housed inside.

07/07/2024

Prato della valle with its 78 statues and S. Giustina's Basilica

29/06/2024

Are you planning to visit Padova in October?
I'm organizing a group tour on the 1st of October at 9am.
We will meet at Prato della Valle and will walk towaes the city center stopping at the main monuments (saint Anthony 's Basilica, Antenore's tomb, the University, the Municipality). Then we'll visit the interior of Palazzo della Ragione.
For more information and to book a ticket, please contact me!

24/06/2024

Padova is full of art, history, culture...
In this video some of the main sites like the Scrovegni chapel, saint Anthony's Basilica and the Palazzo della Ragione, all included in the Unesco World Heritage Site for the XIVth century frescoes.
You can also notice the medieval feature of the city, with the ancient towers and the narrow streets.

Padova è una città ricca di arte, cultura, storia... In questo video alcuni dei siti principali, rappresentati nella Lista del Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO per gli affreschi del XIV secolo.
Osservando il video si nota l'aspetto ancora medievale della città, con le sue torri e le stradine strette.

20/06/2024

Walking in the city center at night could be a mini adventure: you can hear your footsteps and watch silhouettes moving in the wind... Buildings and monuments have a different feature...
Saint Anthony's square is empty and the statue of Gattamelata reveals its shape thanks to the lights.

Passeggiare per il centro di notte può diventare quasi una piccola avventura... Ascoltare i propri passi, scorgere piccole silhouettes nell'oscurità, monumenti e palazzi assumono nuovi aspetti.
La piazza del Santo è insolitamente vuota, il Gattamelata rivela la sua forma grazie all'illuminazione notturna.

15/06/2024

Santa Giustina's Basilica is full of treasures. Discover some of them in the video!
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La Basilica di Santa Giustina è uno scrigno di tesori. In questo video scoprirete la tomba dell'evangelista San Luca.
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12/06/2024

Santa Giustina's Basilica after the rain, with its shiny domes.

La basilica di S. Giustina con le sue lucenti cupole, dopo la pioggia

10/06/2024

This beautiful tower, also known as "The Torlonga", was formerly part of the medieval castle of Padua, the "Castello Carrarese".
It was built in the XIIIth century by the ruler of the city, Ezzelino III da Romano and reconstructed by the Carrarese family.
You can have an idea of the ancient castle by observing the beautiful XIVth century frescoes, work of Giusto de' Menabuoi, in Saint Anthony's Basilica.
The tower was later converted into an astronomical observatory and it still houses an astronomical museum, la Specola.

La Torlonga era parte del Castello Carrarese di Padova, ricostruito dai signori Carraresi sulle preesistenze del castello di Ezzelino III da Romano.
Gli affreschi di Giusto de' Menabuoi nella basilica di S. Antonio ci restituiscono l'aspetto trecentesco del castello e della torre.
Quest'ultima divenne poi osservatorio astronomico ed ancora oggi è un museo dedicato all'Astronomia, La Specola.

05/06/2024

Padua is close to Venice. It is only 20 minutes by train and it really worth a visit!
Here you can find art, history, spirituality but also excellent food and drinks.
It is mostly a medieval city, you can walk among narrow cobbled streets with porticoes and ancient palaces. And enjoy a drink in one of the market squares, before departing again to explore the city!

Padova è una città distante soltanto 20 minuti in treno da Venezia. È una città con un'impronta medievale dove puoi passeggiare tra portici e antichi palazzi. Fermarti per un drink in una delle celebri piazze, prima di ripartire per visitare nuovi angoli.