Welcome to Padua. A city that offers the utmost in culture, entertainment and hospitality: this is Padua, the “città dotta” or “city of learning” of the Veneto. This reputation is obviously due to the presence of one of the oldest Universities in Italy, where such illustrious persons as Galileo Galilei once taught, and home of the perfectly preserved ancient Operating Theatre. Another of the city’s points of reference is certainly the Basilica di Sant’Antonio, which holds the mortal remains of Saint Anthony and which, each year, is the object of pilgrimage by thousands of persons from all over the world. And one must not miss the Scrovegni Chapel with its frescos by Giotto which have recently been restored
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