Small Group Guided Tour of Padua from Venice


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Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour will take you to discover the real Padua. A walk around the city to discover the most important sights and monuments. We will see Prato della Valle, the Basilica of Sant’Antonio or "Il Santo", the destination of millions of pilgrims every year and a romantic mix of styles and cultures from all over the world. Along the cobbled streets and medieval arcades we will reach the heart of the historic center. We will see the Old Ghetto of the city. Then the squares, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta with views of the Palazzo della Ragione and often enlivened by the market stalls and the swarming of people under the “Salone”. We will reach Piazza dei Signori, a meeting place for Paduans at an aperitif and once the home of the Lords of the city. Palazzo Bo seat of the University of Padua. We will conclude the tour with a tasting "alla Padovana".
Meeting with the guide in Padua, at the fountain in the center of Prato della Valle.
Train ticket from Venice to Padua included.


What's Included

Accompaniment of the Agency Local Tour Leader

Insurance and technical organization of a certified travel agency

Roundtrip transportation to the place of departure

Traditional Italian life with your local guide

Typical Paduan tasting (at Caffè Pedrocchi or at the Historical Market)

Walking tour of Padua

What's Not Included

Everyting not indicated


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
  • CHILD: Age: 3 - 6
  • YOUTH: Age: 7 - 17
  • ADULT: Age: 18 - 100

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Piazza della Frutta
Piazza della Frutta once also called Piazza del Peronio is one of the numerous squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. It was for centuries, with Piazza delle Erbe, the commercial center of the city. One of the largest markets in Italy takes place in the two squares. The square is dominated by the massive Palazzo della Ragione, part of the large Palazzo Comunale and the Torre degli Anziani.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza delle Erbe once also called piazza delle Biade or piazza del Vino but also piazza della Giustizia is one of the numerous squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. For centuries, with Piazza della Frutta, it was the commercial center of the city. One of the largest markets in Italy takes place in the two squares. Unlike Piazza dei Signori, the theater of civic celebrations, Piazza delle Erbe was the site of popular celebrations. The square is dominated by the massive Palazzo della Ragione, part of the large Palazzo Comunale.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza dei Signori
Piazza dei Signori is one of the numerous squares that characterize the historic center of the city of Padua. For centuries it was the scene of civic celebrations, tournaments and a representative space of the city compared to the largest squares of the Herbs and Fruit that had greater commercial aim. The square is dominated by the famous Clock Tower.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Caffe Pedrocchi
Also known as the café without doors because it remained open day and night from its inauguration in 1831 until 1916. Here it is possible to taste CAFFÈ PEDROCCHI, the most famous mint coffee in the world, which comes from the perfect combination of 100% Arabica espresso, emulsion of fresh cream and mint in syrup and a sprinkling of bitter cocoa.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palazzo della Ragione
The Palazzo della Ragione was built in 1218. The upper floor, called Il Salone, is a large frescoed hall, one of the largest medieval halls in the world. The palace separates two squares: Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Frutti, home to the daily fruit and vegetable market.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sotto il Salone
The Market is located in the center of the city, in a large building called Palazzo della Ragione. In the so-called Covered Market “Sotto il Salone”, there are various gastronomic specialty shops where you can find all sorts of Paduan specialties and excellences. Here you will find butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers and many other shops selling oil, meat, cheeses and much more.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Quartiere dell'Antico Ghetto Ebraico di Padova
To the south of the Piazza delle Erbe, a labyrinth of narrow streets winds up forming the Jewish Ghetto, operating since 1603 and abolished in 1797, the year in which, under the pressure of the French Revolution, Jews were declared free and equal.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palazzo Bo
Palazzo Bo seat of the University of Padua, founded in 1222, is the historic seat of the University of Padua. It still houses the Rectorate and the School of Law. It is also the seat of the oldest Anatomical Theater in the world.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle, the largest square in the city of Padua and one of the largest in Europe, which with its 78 statues is like an album of the important figures of Padua.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica of St. Anthony
The Basilica of Sant’Antonio or "Il Santo" is the destination of millions of pilgrims every year, a romantic mix of styles and cultures from all corners of the world.

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free


Reviews

Our guide, Camilla, was...
Marcy_S, 27-06-2022
Our guide, Camilla, was fantastic! She led my husband and I and another couple, who spoke Italian only, for over 3 hours. She gave the tour in both Italian and English and we learned so much about Padua! She is obviously knowledgeable and her enthusiasm for her city is palpable. Any person who gets Camila as a guide is very lucky!!




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