Padua Urbs picta

A day-trip itinerary exploring the UNESCO World Heritage site: "Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel and Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles"

4 hr visiting time
44 min travelling time
4 hr 44 min total trip time
3.85 km trip distance:
3.85 km Walking

Scrovegni Chapel

45 min

Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Scrovegni Chapel

Padua

Scrovegni Chapel

The Scrovegni Chapel houses one of the most outstanding masterpieces of figurative art of all time, the complete fresco cycle created by Giotto

3 min / 274 m »

Church of the Eremitani

20 min

Piazza Eremitani 9, 35129, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Church of the Eremitani

Padua

Church of the Eremitani

The church, partially destroyed in 1944, preserves the remains of the splendid frescoes painted by Guariento and Andrea Mantegna

7 min / 559 m »

Palazzo della Ragione

45 min

Piazza delle Erbe, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Palazzo della Ragione

Padua

Palazzo della Ragione

A true miracle of architectural audacity and an impressive collection of fourteenth-century mural paintings, the only secular and civil commission executed by Giotto in Padua

5 min / 434 m »

Chapel of the Carraresi Palace

10 min

Via Accademia, 7, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Chapel of the Palazzo Carrarese

Padua

Chapel of the Palazzo Carrarese

The Chapel with its frescoes painted by Guariento is a fantastic testimony of the splendor of what used to be the Carrara Palace

0 min / 55 m »

The Cathedral Baptistery

20 min

Piazza Duomo, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Cathedral Baptistery

Padua

Cathedral Baptistery

The masterwork by Giusto de' Menabuoi, the frescoes are inspired by scenes from the Old and New Testaments, which culminates in the splendid image of Christ in Paradise

10 min / 891 m »

Oratory of Saint Michael

20 min

Piazzetta San Michele, 1, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Oratory of Saint Michael

Padua

Oratory of Saint Michael

A historical church decorated by Jacopo da Verona with frescoes inspired by the Gospels, episodes from daily life, and portraits of leading figures of fourteenth-century Padua

10 min / 889 m »

Prato della Valle

0 min

Prato della Valle, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Not part of “Padova Urbs Picta”, but worth passing through one of the largest squares in Europe and a symbol of Padua.

Prato della Valle

Padua

Prato della Valle

Prato della Valle in Padua is one of the most spectacular squares in the world and, with its 90,000 square meters, is one of the largest in Europe.

8 min / 671 m »

Oratory of Saint George

20 min

Piazza del Santo, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Oratory of Saint George

Padua

Oratory of Saint George

An aristocratic family mausoleum decorated by Altichiero da Zevio with frescoes depicting scenes from the Life of Christ and of Saint George

1 min / 76 m »

Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony

60 min

Piazza del Santo, 11 35123, Padua (PD) Veneto, Italy

Basilica of Saint Anthony

Padua

Basilica of Saint Anthony

One of the most famous and visited sanctuaries in the world and a testament of art decorated by Giotto, Giusto de' Menabuoi, Altichiero da Zevio, and Jacopo Avanzi