Padua
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"Patavium felix" | "Happy Padua"
Why visit
Padua is a Veneto city for Giotto frescoes, university history, arcaded streets, markets, and the botanical garden. It works when the Venice region needs depth without sleeping inside Venice.
When to avoid
July and August can hit 33°C with heavy humidity off the Po plain, and the Scrovegni Chapel requires advance booking year-round (timed-entry, 15-minute slots). Winter brings persistent fog and damp cold. Avoid Mondays, when many museums close. For Padua, opening hours and movement are not secondary details. For Padua, group stops by area and keep enough slack for closures, slow transport, and limited hours.
