WHY PADUA?
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PADUA IN NUMBERS
2 UNESCO
Heritage
sites
1222
the year of
foundation of
its university
1,500,000
visitors
each year
7,000
bed
spaces
250
accommodation
facilities
DATI SINTETICI
2 UNESCO
heritage
sites
1,500,000
visitors
each year
250
accommodation
facilities
7,000
bed
spaces
1222
the year of
foundation of
its university
the perfect DESTINATION for mice and business
Padua is the perfect venue for organizing conferences, meetings and events. Its strategic location in the center of the northeast Italy and significant accommodation capacity configure it as an ideal location, rich in places of art, artistic beauty and landscape.
The city of Padua offers in its 250 accommodations, 4000 rooms and 7000 beds. As many as 800 beds are available in walking distance facilities.
VENICE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD JUST HALF AN HOUR AWAY
The most beautiful city in the world? It is just half an hour by train from Padova Congress. An evening visit, a gala dinner a stone’s throw from the Grand Canal, a tour of the treasures of the lagoon city: Venice with its extraordinary charm can give attendees arriving from all over the world an experience that will remain forever imprinted in the heart.
AN ACCESSIBLE CITY
Easily accessible by car, train and plane, Padua is strategically located in the center of the Veneto region. The city’s train station and nearby airports in Venice, Treviso, Verona and Bologna provide excellent connections from the rest of Italy and abroad.
Padua’s 14th-century fresco cycles are a UNESCO world heritage site
The city has been awarded its second UNESCO World Heritage seal for “Padua Urbs picta”. Giotto, the Scrovegni Chapel and Fourteenth-Century Painting Cycles”: these precious fresco cycles are found at eight sites in the city.
Thirteen kilometers of porticoes make it possible to stroll around the city in any weather conditions and move freely between the Scrovegni Chapel, the University and the Basilica del Santo until you reach the Botanical Gardens.
THE Galileo PODIUM and A university among the oldest in Italy
Founded in 1222, the University of Padua, with the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, represents an international benchmark for science and technology. The legacy of Galileo Galilei still attracts today, young students and researchers from all over the world, creating an environment predisposed to change.
Where nature and GOOD FOOD AND WINE meet
The nearby Euganean Spas, Europe’s largest thermal basin, and the unspoiled landscape of the Euganean Hills that surround them offer an ideal oasis of wellness and relaxation. The Euganean Hills hide naturalistic surprises at every turn, including four golf courses, an ideal location for organizing an incentive activity right after your event.
Padua is certainly synonymous with artistic beauty and culture, but also with the flavors and aromas of the territory, true sensory experiences. The local food and wine tradition is enhanced with the typical products, authentic excellences, the result of the dedication and care of production methods handed down over time.