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The Renaissance City Walls

A vast – and little known – historic monument
Art and culture

Palazzo della Ragione

The keel-vault roof that make you feel you are underneath a huge upturned boat
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Street Art in Padua

When a wall can become a gathering-place. Three typical examples of important artists at work.
Art and culture

Padua, a great cinema set.

Shooting films in Padua for more than 80 years
Curiosity

Padua and the Legacy of the Carraresi

A magnificent palace of unusual size
Art and culture

Padua, City of Art

The home of unrivalled fourteenth-century masterpieces: Padova Urbs Picta
Art and culture

Padua, City of Music

The world’s first pianoforte was built by a Paduan: Bartolomeo Cristofori
Music

Astrological Padua

The Palazzo della Ragione: home to one of the largest cycles of astrological frescoes in the world
Art and culture

The Market in Prato della Valle

Saturday ‘shopping village’ that leaves no one going away empty-handed… and a small market for collectors
Shopping

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