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ORTO BOTANICO 1545

The Orto Botanico di Padova is a botanical garden in Padua, in the northeastern part of Italy. Founded in 1545 by the Venetian Republic, it is the world’s oldest academic botanical garden that is still in its original location. The garden, affiliated with the University of Padua, currently covers roughly 22,000 square meters and is known for its special collections and historical design. Since September 2014, following the acquisition of a new area in the south of the ancient Botanical Garden, a tourist destination
of great attraction, the new greenhouses of the Biodiversity Garden are open to the public: a symbolic microcosm that allows the visitor to experience the different climatic conditions and vegetation present on the Earth.

VILLA GIOVANELLI COLONNA

Scholars agree in attributing the paternity of the Villa to the architect Antonio Domenico Gaspari , pupil and brilliant successor of Baldassarre Longhena.

Considered one of the most beautiful late-seventeenth-century residences in the Veneto , and of great impact for its solemn appearance and imposing size, the Villa follows the post-Palladian architectural language , with a baroque sensibility of the Longhen style, enlivened and enriched, sometimes , from innovative compositional ideas, capable of surprising the viewer (think for example of the twin helical staircases, illuminated from the zenith by lanterns).

Link at the website: https://www.villaparcogiovanelli.it/

GETTING HERE

BY PLANE
Venice Marco Polo airport (VCE) is about 40 km far from Padua (Padova in Italian) - the city centre can be easily reached by taxi or public transport.
BY TRAIN
The railway station is close to the city centre. You can get to the Botanical Garden by bus or tram (leaving every 10 minutes from the railway station - stop n. 12-Santo)
BY CAR
There are parking facilities surrounding Prato della Valle. Other parking options nearby are:
• Piazza Rabin Car Park (entrance from via 58° Reggimento Fanteria Brigata Abruzzi): 1.00 €/hr;
• On-street parking (delimited by blue lines): rates range from 1.10 €/hr to 1.70 €/hr;
Free car parks are available outside the city centre. From there, you can reach the Botanical Garden by public transport:
• via Bembo Parking - from Tangenziale Est (beltway) take exit n. 11 (Via Bembo). Bus line 3;
• via Piovese Parking - from Tangenziale Est (beltway) take exit n.12 (Via Piovese). Bus lines 16 or 5;

WoMAB SECRETERIAT

DICEA - Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Phone: (+39) 049 8275570

Via Marzolo, 9 - 35131 Padua (Italy)

womab@dicea.unipd.it