PADOVA

Cappella degli Scrovegni

Piazza Eremitani, 8, 35121 Padova
Tickets should be collected 1 hour before the scheduled time of visit.

Call centre: +39 049 2010020 / jorgemarta ; pass: linha44p

Visitors who have not booked should check entry availability at the Museum ticket
office. The ticket office is about 100 metres from the Scrovegni Chapel.

You must collect your pre-booked ticket at least an hour before your visit. Then you
should arrive a few minutes early at the chapel, having left your bag in the free
cloakroom in the main museum building. For 15 minutes you sit through an audiovisual
presentation - this is also an acclimatisation zone to protect the frescoes. Then the 25
members of your timed group are ushered into the chapel and allowed 15 minutes to
look at the paintings.

Visitors, with their tickets, should reach the entrance of the air-conditioned waiting-
room outside the Scrovegni Chapel 5 minutes before the visiting time printed on their
tickets.

Inside the Scrovegni Chapel and Eremitani Civic Museum visitors are allowed to take
photographs for personal or private use but only from a distance to the object (not
touching it) and without the use of flash, incandescent lamps, tripods or other support.

The frescoes follow three main themes :episodes in the lives of Joachim and Anna (1-6),
episodes in the Virgin Mary's life (7-13), episodes recounting Christ's life and death.
The lower parts of the walls contain a series of frescoes illustrating Vices and Virtues in
allegory. Don't forget to look at the statues on the altar by Giovanni Pisano - compare
the flowing robes of his Madonna to Giotto's painting of Mary on her wedding day.

Musei Civici degli Eremitani (Civic Museums)

Address: Piazza Eremitani, 8
Opening times: From Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm

A coleo de telas do Museu de Arte Medieval e Moderna possui mais de 3000 obras
que do um panorama da pintura vneta do perodo de 1300 a 1700. Dentre os
artistas mais importantes, destaco Veronese, Tintoretto, Padovanino, Tiepolo,
Giorgione e Tiziano. Uma das obras mais preciosas a cruz de Giotto, que
antigamente fazia parte da Capela degli Scrovegni.
Il Santo - the Basilica di Sant'Antonio

This grand church has been an important pilgrimage destination since the thirteenth
century. Dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, it is known simply as Il Santo, the Saint.
The tomb of the saint is in the Cappella di Sant'Antonio , along with bas-reliefs depicting
his miracles by sculptors like Antonio and Tullio Lombardo and Jacopo Sansovino. In
front of the basilica is Donatello's famous equestrian statue of
the condottiere Gattamelata; more works by the artist are inside the church around the
high altar. It's worth visiting the basilica's website (see link on the right) for an account
of the opening of the saint's coffin in 1981, and a description of the church's relics,
including his tongue. The basilica opens at 6:20am and closes at 7pm (winter) or
7:45pm (summer).

The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony, which the people of Padua

call Il Santo (The Saint), is the most im portant monument in the city and
one of the worlds most important art treasures. Recognised by the Holy
See as an International Shrine, it is also one of Christendoms most
celebrated and popular churches. The name of the architect is not known;
he may have been a Franciscan friar, a man of genius and of extensive
figurative knowledge. The Basilica was initiated in 1232, and its principal
part was completed towards the end of that century. It was dedicated to
Saint Anthony of Padua, who was born around 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal,
and who died in Padua on June 13, 1231.
Taken as a whole, the majestic building displays the strong influence of
Saint Marks Basilica in Venice, yet its large and imposing structure is
Romanesque, while the interior, with its high apse and nine radial chapels,
is purely Gothic in style. These con trasting characteristics are blended
together in an original way which immediately distinguishes the Basilica
from other medieval places of worship.

The Chapel of Saint Anthony

The Chapel of Saint Anthony is a splendid Renaissance work
begun in 1500 and completed towards the end of that century. The
architect was probably Tullio Lombardo, whose model was
adopted by A. Riccio (Briosco). The chapel was embellished with
the works of some of the greatest Venetian sculptors of the time.
The walls are lined by nine marble reliefs showing scenes and
miracles from the life of Saint Anthony. These are, from left:

Saint Anthony Receives the Franciscan Habit (A. Minello, 1512);

A Jealous Husband Stabs His Wife (G. Rubino and S. Cosini, 1529);
The Saint Revives a Young Man (G. Campagna and D. Cattaneo, 1577);
Revival of a Young Girl Who Had Drowned (I. Sansovino, 1563);
Saint Anthony Revives a Drowned Woman (A. Minello and I.
Sansovino, 1534);
The Miracle of the Misers Heart (T. Lombardo, 1525);
 The Saint Reattaches the Foot of a Penitent Youth (T. Lombardo, 1525);
The Miracle of the Un broken Drinking Glass (G. Mosca and P. Stella,
1520-29);
A New-born Child Affirms the Honesty of His Mother (A. Lombardo,
1505).

In the centre is the altar-tomb of Saint Anthony built by Tiziano

Aspetti in 1594. To the sides are two superb 17th century silver
candelabra on marble bases.

The Magnolia Cloister

Anthonian Museum, Donatello in the Basilica and the Museum of Popular

Devotion

Where it is
Along Blessed Luca Belludi Cloister
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
Saturdays and Sundays: 9.00am-1.00pm/2.00pm-6.00pm
Closed on Mondays, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter
Entrance: a single ticket allows access to the Anthonian Museum, Donatello in
the Basilica and the Museum of Popular Devotion. 2,50

The oratory of Saint George

Caff Pedrocchi

One of Italy's most famous cafes,

Palazzo del Capitanio: Na Praa Cavour est o famoso Caf Pedrocchi, uma
obra prima da arquitetura neoclssica caracterizado por salas temticas. Foi um
lugar de reunio dos protagonistas do Ressurgimento em 1831. O Palazzo
del Capitanio tem como peculiariedade o Arco dellOrologio.
Prato della Valle

A short walk from the Orto Botanico, this public square (or oval) is often said to be the
largest piazza in Italy. The centrepiece, surrounded by a road, is a green public park on
an island. A picturesque canal surrounds it like a moat, crossed by four bridges and
guarded by statues of local worthies. It's a very attractive spot, of which the town is
rightfully proud, and you shouldn't miss seeing it when you're in Padua. A bus stop
alongside the piazza offers the opportunity to return to the centre or the railway station
if your feet are tired.

Prato della Valle - a maior praa da Europa: Um dos smbolos mais

conhecidos de Padova Prato della Valle, uma grande praa que a
maior da Europa com 90.000 metros quadrados.

Na poca romana era chamada de Campo de Marte. No centro h um

amplo jardim cercado com 78 esttuas que retratam cidados
famosos e hoje tornou-se um local de feiras e exposies. Ao lado da
praa, em tempos antigos foi sepultada a mrtir Giustina, onde hoje
est erguida a Basilica de Santa Giustina.