Half-day guided tour of the University of Padua with Transfer from Abano and Montegrotto Terme
Padua is known for its countless cultural and architectural attractions, but this city also tells the story of the path taken by man in scientific research and knowledge, thanks to its important university reality.
PROGRAMME:
Departure from the Terme Euganee with a private transfer to reach the center of Padua. The city is known for its countless cultural and architectural attractions, but the proposed itinerary also tells the story of the path taken by man in scientific research and knowledge, thanks to its important university reality.
The tour begins at Palazzo Bo, the historic seat of the University of Padua. It starts from the Cortile Antico, adorned with dozens of painted and embossed coats of arms placed since the seventeenth century to represent students and those who held academic positions.
From the Cortile Antico you access the upper floor via a staircase, where the large statue dedicated to Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman to graduate in the world in 1678, is located; from here you go to the Sala dei Quaranta, which takes its name from the 40 portraits of famous foreign students of the University who lived in Padua between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. In this room is preserved the Chair of Galileo, from which, according to tradition, the scientist held his lessons. The room introduces the Aula Magna already mentioned in 1399 as part of the Hospitium Bovis and today a room used for ceremonies.
From the upper loggia of the Cortile Antico you can access the sixteenth-century Anatomical Theater, built during the teaching of the professor Girolamo Fabrici d’Acquapendente, and from here to the Hall of Medicine, reserved for the discussion of degree theses. Finally, a passage connects this room with the Hall of Jurisprudence frescoed in the 1940s by Gino Severini, who also designed the decoration of the shutters in neo-cubist style.
At the end of the visit, to feel like a true Paduan, we recommend you try the famous mint coffee in the historic Caffè Pedrocchi.
We will pick you up at your hotel in Abano or Montegortto Terme. Possibility to organize the appointment at the Terme Euganee Abano-Montegrotto train station or at another specific point on request.
PRICES WITH TRANSFER AND ENTRY:
- Price with 2 participants: €65.00
- Price with 3 participants: €50.00
- Price with 4-5 participants: €45.00
- Price with 6-7 participants: €35.00
- Saturday and Sunday supplement (see details under “what’s included”): €5.00 per person
From 8 participants, prices on request
- Private transfers from Abano/Montegrotto
- Entrance and guided visit of the University of Padova*
* Attention: from Monday to Friday, access is only possible with 45-minute guided tours in Italian at 10:30, 12:30, 15:30, 17:30 and in English at 11:30 and 16:30. On Saturdays and Sundays, the tour includes Palazzo del Bo and Giò Ponti’s 20th-century masterpiece. Guided tours last 75 minutes during the same times, with a € 5.00 supplement, or you can visit freely from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm with an audio guide (€ 2.00 supplement per person).
** Viewing of every area of the University is not guaranteed every day as the rooms may host events or institutional activities
- Stops along the route
- Meals in general
- Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
GUIDES
If you have booked a guided tour you can find one of the following professional figures based on the type of experience chosen:
- Cycling Guide: they can plan the best route according to the client’s needs, accompany a group safely and solve mechanical problems. They know the territory they illustrate the general aspects of the places crossed.
- Trekking Guide: our trekking guides are professionals who safely accompany individuals or groups by illustrating the naturalistic and general aspects of the territory.
- Tourist Guide: these are historical-artistic guides with regular qualification. They illustrate and enhance the historical, cultural, artistic, religious, museum, archaeological and architectural heritage of the territory.
- Tour Escort: this figure is used to accompany large groups or some excursions in minivan. The escort is responsible for the regular execution of the program. Supervises and coordinates services in order to guarantee the best experience for the customer. Knows the territory and provides general information on the places visited.
NAVIGATION APP
For all our self-guided tours we provide a Navigation App full of content and practical information on the chosen routes.
You will need to download the app from your store and create a free account. You will then receive a link where you can download the routes to use offline. In addition to the possibility of navigating using a voice assistant, you will find all the points of interest geolocalized such as sites and monuments to visit, stops at the winery or restaurants selected by us and in general all the useful suggestions to transform your day into an authentic experience of the territory.
OPENINGS OF SITES AND MONUMENTS
Some tours include visits to sites, villas or other attractions. Due to internal needs of individual properties, it may sometimes happen that the opening days and hours may vary. If the entrance is specifically included in the package, we will verify whether the day you have chosen is compatible with the visit. If the entrance is not included in the package, it is responsibility of guests to verify the opening days and hours of the sites you intend to visit.
TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION
Viaggiare Curiosi Tour Operator, Via Aureliana 50, 35036 Montegrotto Terme (PD), Authorization of Province of Padua no. 357 of 20/03/2018, VAT no. IT05119320280.
HOW TO BOOK
To book, fill out the form and you will receive a confirmation email with all the information within 24 hours or call for information at +39 353 469 9890
