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PADUA
Important university town of Veneto with its headquarters in Palazzo del Bo. Important art city with the Basilica of St. Anthony, the Scrovegni Chapel with Giotto's frescoes inside, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta, where there is a picturesque market. These squares are dominated by the Palazzo della Ragione seat of the Tribunal and not far away is Piazza dei Signori with the Clock Tower and the Loggia della Gran Guardia. Prato della Valle square, which by extension is second only to Moscow's Red Square, where you can walk, ride a bike and take the summer sun and where you can stop at one of several local for a coffee or a snack after a ride into town. A visit to a historical city and art, from our B&B in Venice.