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Prato della Valle
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Prato della Valle is a 90,000-square-meter elliptical square in Padua, Italy. It is the largest square in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Today, the square is a large space with a green island at the center, l'Isola Memmia, surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings of statues.
Nearby attractions
University of Padua Botanical Garden
Via Orto Botanico, 15, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
The Basilica of St. Anthony
Piazza del Santo, 11, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Lodge Amulea
Prato della Valle, 102, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Isola Memmia
Prato della Valle, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Museum of Precinema
Prato della Valle, 1/A, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Abbazia di Santa Giustina
Via Giuseppe Ferrari, 2/A, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Palazzo Angeli
Prato della Valle, 1a, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows 'al Torresino'
Via Andrea Memmo, 47, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Equestrian statue of Gattamelata
Piazza del Santo, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Oratory of Saint George
Piazza del Santo, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Nearby restaurants
Passando Per Modena
Prato della Valle, 117, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Zairo
Prato della Valle, 51, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Bepe Bigoi Padova - Pasta Fresca To Go
Via Umberto I, 128, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Caffè Diemme Italian Attitude
Prato della Valle, 2, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Terrazza Carducci
Via Giosuè Carducci, 2/B, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
L'Officina al Bersagliere
Via Donatello, 6, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Gelateria Portogallo
Via Umberto I, 101, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Orsucci
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 18, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Panciera Gelateria
Via Umberto I, Prato della Valle, 130, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Exforo
Prato della Valle, 70/a, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Nearby local services
Supermercato Despar Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle, 69/70, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Mercato di Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Basílica de Santa Justina
Via Giuseppe Ferrari, 2/A, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
DROGHERIA PRETI
Prato della Valle, 26, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Bangla Pizza Kebab
Via Umberto I, 87, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Sato Code Padova
Prato della Valle, 26, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Mercato dell'Usato e Antiquariato
Prato della Valle, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Emerald Flower
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 13, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Glo Partner - Tabaccheria Riv.13 Trolese Emanuela
Via Umberto I, 124, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
OROLOGERIA - GIOIELLERIA SINIGAGLIA di Carlo Sinigaglia
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 17, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Nearby hotels
M14 Hotel & SPA
Via Acquette, 9, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Hotel al Prato
Via Prato della Valle, 54, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Hotel Mignon
Via Beato Luca Belludi, 22, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Suites Island Memmia
Prato della Valle, 106, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Hotel Al Fagiano
Via Antonio Locatelli, 45, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Prato della Valle 34 Apartments
Prato della Valle, 34, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Hotel Canton dell Orto
Via Donatello, 21, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
Casa Prato della Valle
Via Alberto Cavalletto, 4, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
My placerent - prato della valle
Via Acquette, 3, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Casa Locatelli
Via Antonio Locatelli, 19, 35123 Padova PD, Italy
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Prato della Valle

Prato della Valle, 35141 Padova PD, Italy
4.7(21.3K)
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Prato della Valle is a 90,000-square-meter elliptical square in Padua, Italy. It is the largest square in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Today, the square is a large space with a green island at the center, l'Isola Memmia, surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings of statues.

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attractions: University of Padua Botanical Garden, The Basilica of St. Anthony, Lodge Amulea, Isola Memmia, Museum of Precinema, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Palazzo Angeli, Church of Our Lady of Sorrows 'al Torresino', Equestrian statue of Gattamelata, Oratory of Saint George, restaurants: Passando Per Modena, Zairo, Bepe Bigoi Padova - Pasta Fresca To Go, Caffè Diemme Italian Attitude, Terrazza Carducci, L'Officina al Bersagliere, Gelateria Portogallo, Orsucci, Panciera Gelateria, Exforo, local businesses: Supermercato Despar Prato della Valle, Mercato di Prato della Valle, Basílica de Santa Justina, DROGHERIA PRETI, Bangla Pizza Kebab, Sato Code Padova, Mercato dell'Usato e Antiquariato, Emerald Flower, Glo Partner - Tabaccheria Riv.13 Trolese Emanuela, OROLOGERIA - GIOIELLERIA SINIGAGLIA di Carlo Sinigaglia
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Nearby attractions of Prato della Valle

University of Padua Botanical Garden

The Basilica of St. Anthony

Lodge Amulea

Isola Memmia

Museum of Precinema

Abbazia di Santa Giustina

Palazzo Angeli

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows 'al Torresino'

Equestrian statue of Gattamelata

Oratory of Saint George

University of Padua Botanical Garden

University of Padua Botanical Garden

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The Basilica of St. Anthony

The Basilica of St. Anthony

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Lodge Amulea

Lodge Amulea

4.6

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Isola Memmia

Isola Memmia

4.4

(25)

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Nearby restaurants of Prato della Valle

Passando Per Modena

Zairo

Bepe Bigoi Padova - Pasta Fresca To Go

Caffè Diemme Italian Attitude

Terrazza Carducci

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Gelateria Portogallo

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Exforo

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Passando Per Modena

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Zairo

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Caffè Diemme Italian Attitude

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Mercato dell'Usato e Antiquariato

Emerald Flower

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Supermercato Despar Prato della Valle

Supermercato Despar Prato della Valle

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Mercato di Prato della Valle

Mercato di Prato della Valle

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Basílica de Santa Justina

Basílica de Santa Justina

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DROGHERIA PRETI

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Il prato della valle è la più grande piazza di Padova e meta turistica molto ambita. Il parco è ben tenuto e durante la mia visita l'ambiente è sempre stato molto tranquillo. Il traffico è praticamente assente se non per alcuni autobus che passano sporadicamente. Questo luogo è anche adatto per la fotografia data l'infinità di punti di vista che possono essere ottenuti. Consiglio infine questo luogo a chi si trova a Padova o zone limitrofe e vuole passare del tempo in tranquillità.
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ITINERARIO QUI 👇🏼 Eccovi qua sotto le tappe da seguire per visitare Padova 👇🏼 - Cappella degli Scrovegni - Caffè Pedrocchi - Università (Palazzo Bo) - Prato della Valle - Basilica di Sant’Antonio - Tomba di Antenore - Piazza dei Signori - Piazza delle Erbe - Piazza della Frutta - Duomo e Battistero - Ghetto ebraico - Tramezzino e spritz da bar Nazionale (noi però abbiamo mangiato lì intorno ahaha) - Chiesa degli eremitani - Orto botanico @hortenshop ci ha dato la loro super guida con un sacco di informazioni super utili, la condividiamo con voi in stories! Potete scaricarla gratuitamente 🫶🏻 Siamo partiti da lì perché è uno shop super centrale e ci siamo fermati a provare qualche outfit matchy matchy, anche se uno dei due ha impiegato un po’ più di tempo per decidere quello finale 👀 vi raccontiamo in stories 😂❤️ Ma ora diteci: avete mai visitato Padova? Ps. Non potevamo non mettere l’intro così ahahh *adv #padova #padovacentro #padovafood #padovacity #ideediviaggio #weekend
Beloved a place for young and not so young people to rest, socialize and relax. This beautiful large elliptical square Prato della Valle, is one of the symbols of Padua. The square is actually a large monumental space characterized by a central green island, called Isola Memmia, in honor of the mayor who commissioned the work. In 1767 the square, which belonged to the monks of Santa Giustina became the public property of the city of Padua. In 1775 Andrea Memmo, whose statue is in the square, decided to reclaim and restructure the entire area. Prato is surrounded by a canal decorated with a double base of numbered statues of famous characters of the past which according to the original project must have been 88. Today we can see, however, only 78 statues with 8 pedestals surmounted by obelisks and 2 empty ones. Four small streets cross the Prato over small bridges, and then meet in the center of the islet. The arrangement is inspired by the great Venetian tradition of the patrician garden, here for the first time this was diverted from private use and proposed, according to neoclassical concepts, as an urban solution and environmental qualification. The history of the origin of this beautiful meadow without grass (Il Prato senza erba) is very interesting. Since ancient times this open space had economic and recreational functions. In Roman times it was the seat of a vast theater, the Zairo, of whose foundations traces have been found in the canal that surrounds the Memmia Island, and of a circus for horse racing. In the era of persecutions against the first Christians, the circus was used for fighting. Here two of the four patrons of the city, Santa Giustina and San Daniele, were martyred. In the Middle Ages it was instead the site of fairs, jousting, public celebrations and competitions, such as the races of the "sedoli", a kind of typically Paduan chariot or the "castle of love", which ended with the conquest of the beautiful marriageable girls from part of free young men from all over the Veneto region.
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Il prato della valle è la più grande piazza di Padova e meta turistica molto ambita. Il parco è ben tenuto e durante la mia visita l'ambiente è sempre stato molto tranquillo. Il traffico è praticamente assente se non per alcuni autobus che passano sporadicamente. Questo luogo è anche adatto per la fotografia data l'infinità di punti di vista che possono essere ottenuti. Consiglio infine questo luogo a chi si trova a Padova o zone limitrofe e vuole passare del tempo in tranquillità.

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ITINERARIO QUI 👇🏼 Eccovi qua sotto le tappe da seguire per visitare Padova 👇🏼 - Cappella degli Scrovegni - Caffè Pedrocchi - Università (Palazzo Bo) - Prato della Valle - Basilica di Sant’Antonio - Tomba di Antenore - Piazza dei Signori - Piazza delle Erbe - Piazza della Frutta - Duomo e Battistero - Ghetto ebraico - Tramezzino e spritz da bar Nazionale (noi però abbiamo mangiato lì intorno ahaha) - Chiesa degli eremitani - Orto botanico @hortenshop ci ha dato la loro super guida con un sacco di informazioni super utili, la condividiamo con voi in stories! Potete scaricarla gratuitamente 🫶🏻 Siamo partiti da lì perché è uno shop super centrale e ci siamo fermati a provare qualche outfit matchy matchy, anche se uno dei due ha impiegato un po’ più di tempo per decidere quello finale 👀 vi raccontiamo in stories 😂❤️ Ma ora diteci: avete mai visitato Padova? Ps. Non potevamo non mettere l’intro così ahahh *adv #padova #padovacentro #padovafood #padovacity #ideediviaggio #weekend

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Beloved a place for young and not so young people to rest, socialize and relax. This beautiful large elliptical square Prato della Valle, is one of the symbols of Padua. The square is actually a large monumental space characterized by a central green island, called Isola Memmia, in honor of the mayor who commissioned the work. In 1767 the square, which belonged to the monks of Santa Giustina became the public property of the city of Padua. In 1775 Andrea Memmo, whose statue is in the square, decided to reclaim and restructure the entire area. Prato is surrounded by a canal decorated with a double base of numbered statues of famous characters of the past which according to the original project must have been 88. Today we can see, however, only 78 statues with 8 pedestals surmounted by obelisks and 2 empty ones. Four small streets cross the Prato over small bridges, and then meet in the center of the islet. The arrangement is inspired by the great Venetian tradition of the patrician garden, here for the first time this was diverted from private use and proposed, according to neoclassical concepts, as an urban solution and environmental qualification. The history of the origin of this beautiful meadow without grass (Il Prato senza erba) is very interesting. Since ancient times this open space had economic and recreational functions. In Roman times it was the seat of a vast theater, the Zairo, of whose foundations traces have been found in the canal that surrounds the Memmia Island, and of a circus for horse racing. In the era of persecutions against the first Christians, the circus was used for fighting. Here two of the four patrons of the city, Santa Giustina and San Daniele, were martyred. In the Middle Ages it was instead the site of fairs, jousting, public celebrations and competitions, such as the races of the "sedoli", a kind of typically Paduan chariot or the "castle of love", which ended with the conquest of the beautiful marriageable girls from part of free young men from all over the Veneto region.

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