Padua

City of art in the Veneto region, between Venice and Verona, Padua is the perfect base to visit the region. Worldwide known for its University, one of the oldest in the world, where Galileo Galilei was a lecturer, Padua is a picturesque city with arcaded streets and squares. It also hosts Orto Botanico di Padova, founded in 1545 by the Venetian Republic, being the world's oldest academic botanical garden that is still in its original location. Points of interest: Scrovegni Chapel, Palazzo della Ragione, Piazza dei Signori, Teatro Verdi, Basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova, Prato della Valle, Palazzo del Bò, Caffé Pedrocchi and many others...