One day in Padua, Italy
A day through Padua’s best-known sights that lie close together: Scrovegni Chapel, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua Cathedral, Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Padova botanical garden and Prato della Valle. 6 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Scrovegni ChapelMuseum · On the map
- Palazzo della RagionePalace · 0.6 km on from Scrovegni Chapel · On the map
- Padua CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Palazzo della Ragione · On the map
- Basilica of Saint Anthony of PaduaTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Padua Cathedral · On the map
- Padova botanical gardenGarden · 0.2 km on from Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua · On the map
- Prato della ValleSquare · 0.4 km on from Padova botanical garden · On the map
6 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.
More for Padua
- Things to do in Padua, Italy · 40 places to see, led by Padova botanical garden and Scrovegni Chapel
Day trips from Padua
- Venice35 km awaySt Mark's Basilica6 stops in a day, starting at Rialto Bridge
- Ravenna113 km awayBasilica of San Vitale6 stops in a day, starting at Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
- Trieste150 km awayŠkocjan Caves6 stops in a day, starting at Synagogue of Trieste
- Verona70 km awayVerona Arena6 stops in a day, starting at Ponte Pietra
Photo credits
- Scrovegni Chapel: Andrea Piroddi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo della Ragione: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Padua Cathedral: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Padova botanical garden: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Prato della Valle: Fabiobordi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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