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Price is AU$10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 9m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into the streets of Padua, where the modern mind was forged. This is not just a walk through a beautiful Italian city; it is a journey through the exact moments when humanity learned to see the world differently. Discover how a banker's guilt birthed the Renaissance, how a wooden theatre protected heretics who mapped the human body, and how a geometric garden attempted to catalogue God's creation. Join us to explore the thrilling, dangerous crossroads of Faith, Art, and Science.

    • A 2.2 km self-guided tour with 4 stops over 69 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in History & Memory and Art, Design & Aesthetics
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Scrovegni Chapel
    • Piazza Eremitani 8
    • 35121, Padua, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Scrovegni Chapel
    • 8 Piazza Eremitani
    • 35121, Padova, Veneto, Italy

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Self-guided Podcast Tour Padua: Canvas, Cosmos and the Creator in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 9 minutes1h 9m
    1h 9m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.72 x 2 AdultsAU$19.44
Total
Price is AU$19.44

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Scrovegni Chapel

  • 10m
A humble brick chapel housing Giotto's revolutionary frescoes, marking the dawn of Renaissance art and proto-scientific observation.

Palazzo Bo

  • 10m
The historic seat of the University of Padua, home to the world's first permanent anatomical theatre and a sanctuary for radical scientific enquiry.

Basilica of St. Anthony

  • 10m
A massive pilgrimage site blending multiple architectural styles, where Renaissance artistic mastery was used to make the miraculous visually credible.

University of Padua Botanical Garden

  • 10m
The world's oldest academic botanical garden, representing the ultimate synthesis of faith, art, and science through the geometric categorization of nature.

Location

Activity location

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    Scrovegni Chapel
    • Piazza Eremitani 8
    • 35121, Padua, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Scrovegni Chapel
    • 8 Piazza Eremitani
    • 35121, Padova, Veneto, Italy

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