Padovanità offers you this interesting visit to one of the most pleasant and interesting places in our beloved Padua: Palazzo Liviano, the Hall of Giants, and the adjacent archaeological museum of the University of Padua.

The hall known as “of Giants” was originally one of the main representative rooms of the Carraresi palace, lords of Padua in the fourteenth century, and was decorated with a cycle of frescoes depicting famous figures from ancient history, based on the work De viris illustribus by Francesco Petrarca, who was a guest and friend of Francesco I da Carrara. Of the fourteenth-century decoration, to which painters like Altichiero da Zevio and Jacopo Avanzi likely contributed in the 1370s, only the image of Petrarca in his study remains today, albeit heavily retouched in the subsequent centuries.

In the mid-sixteenth century, the hall was restored as part of a large renovation of the former Carrarese royal palace, transformed under Venetian rule into the palace of the Capitanio, the seat of the authority responsible for the military command of Padua by the Most Serene Republic.

At the end of the visit, we will have the opportunity to visit the adjacent archaeological museum of the University of Padua.

There is a single tour scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

Duration of the visit (approximate) is about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

A contribution of € 14 per participant is required (€ 12 for members), and € 6 for children up to 12 years old.

Advance reservation is required, which can be made via WhatsApp message to our number 371 6890812.

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