Padua: hotbed of history and entertainment!

Travel & Leisure

  • Author Martina Celegato
  • Published May 4, 2011
  • Word count 516

As is well known throughout the world, Italy is a country full of charm and culture that often merged with the religiosity of creating beautiful works of art in equally splendid buildings such as churches, cathedrals, chapels and shrines.

Padua it is certainly a clear example, and indeed an excellent example of having the largest concentration of buildings adorned with works of art by famous painters, sculptors and artists. Just think of the Basilica of St. Anthony, the church of Santa Giustina, the cathedral and the famous Scrovegni Chapel, a symbol of Italy and its futuristic vision worldwide. Works that deserve to be seen at least once, and that, thanks to the opening night, can be easily seen, even after a dinner at a restaurant Padua, given the proximity of each of them to the city center.

Built in 1300 by the will of the family Scrovegni chapel owes its fame to the great decorations that are located inside the recently restored to its former splendor, and then brought splendid work of Giotto. The Florentine artist then drew on the walls of the mausoleum project iconographic unit that develops along the walls and draws inspiration from the work of the theologian Augustine Alberto from Padua. Focused on the theme of salvation iconographic system develops in 40 scenes. Restored to their former glory thanks to recent restoration works are complete view booking visit the official site of the museum.

In addition to the work contained within the mausoleum was also set up a media room with computer tools available to allow visitors to "visit" a virtual work and interact directly with them on a journey across the work of Giotto in the context of its composition could thus use his next visit even better "natural" to the Chapel.

In addition to the Scrovegni Chapel are many other reasons to visit the city of Padua. From the various works mentioned above, magnificent buildings, the various events that periodically padua involving citizens and tourists in various events. Theatre, cinema, concerts, musicals, in the city of Padua you can find any form of entertainment, both print purely educational university is important due to the presence of mold more fun thanks to the many possibilities offered by various cultural organizations and entertainment.

Not only that, it is also well-known tradition of spritz born here, especially Venetian aperitif Aperol and white wine mixture, which should be served in traditional bars in the center, for this very popular tradition. And after a good drink to give it a nice a la carte menu in one of the hundreds of restaurants in the center. You can choose from any possibility: that of the vegetarian restaurant design, from the Chinese restaurant in the Brazilian market through the Mexican and Thai ... or remaining on the classic why not enjoy a good pizza in the company??

In short, in Padua, the possibilities are really a lot, and to suit all tastes and budgets, maybe even if you are just passing through to visit the nearby Venice or to go down to the Emilia Romagna and other beautiful Italian regions.

This article was written by Martina Celegato, with support from ristorante centro.

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