Padua Day Trip from Venice — Giotto Frescoes & University
Venice, Italy
About This Activity
Padua is 30 minutes from Venice by regional train (€4) and holds one of Italy's greatest art treasures: the Cappella degli Scrovegni, where Giotto painted 38 scenes from the life of the Virgin and Christ in 1305, inventing pictorial naturalism that influenced all subsequent Western painting. Book chapel entry online (€16 timed entry, max 25 visitors). The University of Padua (est. 1222, Italy's oldest) has a striking anatomical theater; guided entry via the Palazzo Bo. The Basilica of Sant'Antonio with its Donatello bronzes completes the day.
* Cappella degli Scrovegni * Basilica di Sant’Antonio * Piazza dei Signori * Padua Duomo * Palazzo Bo
Seasonal note: Year-round; chapel entry timed and limited — book weeks ahead
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