The beautiful Castle of Valbona was built at the order of the Commune of Padua in the 13th century, in an area at the confines of the territories of Padua, Vicenza and Verona. The zone had strategic importance and had seen settlements since...
The Padua Civic Library contains a number of precious illuminated codices dating to the signoria of Francesco Novello. An inventory written in 1404 documents that three of these were among Francesco's personal library - the inventory, by...
The Arena Public Gardens, a true example of a public city park integrated into the historical urban fabric, extend over an area that ranges from Corso Garibaldi to Via Porciglia, bordering the Main Trunk of the Bacchiglione River, which connects...
The citadel walls bear two giant depictions of the Carrarese cart, the symbol of the family and its name. One is on the interior facade of the Bassano Gate and the other is on the exterior of Padua Gate beside the Torre di Malta, the Ezzelino-era...
Formerly the venue of Musei Civici, now dedicated to temporary exhibitions.
Museo al Santo, partly based in the complex of the Oratory of St. George and of Scoletta del Santo, was created in 1895, on the occasion of the 700th anniversary from...
The first documentation of the Oratory dates to 1181 but the building originates from earlier times, as demonstrated by a section of wall in Roman brick. It may have been used as a hospitium, a place for pilgrims and other guests. In the 14th...
Dating of the so-called Casa di Ezzelino il Balbo 'over the Malvasia arch' is difficult, due to the numerous renovations and changes that have reworked the appearance since its original construction. Some architectural motifs, such as the...
The Torre Carrarese, in Via Cesare Battisti, is all that remains of the ancient Palazzo Papafava, which occupied the location then known as 'Chicken Island', in San Martino contrada. The tower, once turreted, is now truncated and roofed. Together...
Ubertino da Carrara took particular pains to promote the wool industry. He favoured the construction of new workshops for wool cloth by exempting them from taxes and duties. On April 25, 1342 he ceded title to a piece of land near the mills at...
The exit towards the North, overlooked by the tower from where Galileo observed Jupiter’s satellites.
According to old chronicles, the first walls of Padua were raised in 1195 and the first perimeter, the one enshrining the old Roman city...
Petrarch died on the night of July 18, 1374. The funeral was held in the parish church of St. Mary of the Assumption, in the presence of Francesca the Elder da Carrara, the Bishop of Padua and the other bishops. Sixteen 16 doctors of the...
The Torre del Soccorso (Tower of Refuge), is an interesting nucleus surviving from the city walls of the Carraresi era. An adjacent part of the defensive complex has also survived, inside a private property: a
bulwark, which sheltered the...