Top Padua Walking Tours

Discover the culturally rich city of Padua on this private walking tour with a certified local guide. Enter the beautiful Scrovegni Chapel, and the Padua Cathedral. See some of the most famous squares in the city, including Piazza delle Erbe, della Frutta and Piazza della Signoria, all of which overlook several important and majestic buildings. Stroll the streets of the city and hear interesting anecdotes about the area from your knowledgeable guide. Visit one of the most masterful examples of 14th century art at the Scrovegni Chapel.

Are you looking for a way to see the city of St Anthony without joining a tour group? Explore Padua at your own pace with this affordable audio tour. • See Torre dell'Orologio, one of the most beautiful clock towers ever built, in Piazza dei Signori and the stumbling stones in the Jewish ghetto • Hear from producer Mariacristina Pozza who’s been guiding tours in the region for over 25 years • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

The ideal introduction for first-time visitors to Padua, this private half-day tour covers the northern Italian city’s top attractions in just a few hours. Listen to in-depth context and commentary from your own personal tour guide. Highlights include the bustling downtown square, Piazza delle Erbe, the Basilica of St. Anthony, and a look at Giotto’s masterworks in the Scrovegni Chapel, with admission tickets included.

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Maximize your time in Padua, and explore with a local guide who’s passionate about the city’s history and culture. You’ll learn about the Paduan people—the free thinkers and rule breakers—and how they inspired change in approaches to both religion and science through the ages. A mix of landmarks and little-known treasures make up the itinerary’s sights.

Discover Padua’s iconic locations by solving clues and unlocking stories on your phone. Play the engaging exploration game, reenacting the story of a magic enthusiast coming to the city. As you solve challenges, the story unfolds and directions on your phone will guide you to the next location. Ready for an adventure? Highlights include: • Explore Palazzo della Ragione, Colonna del Peronio, Bo Palace, and lesser-known places. • Enjoy a uniquely crafted story brought to you by our top-notch writers. • Learn about the legend surrounding the origins of the city. • Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt. • Observe the most ancient mechanical astronomical clock ever of this kind, still working. After your booking you will receive an email with instructions on how to download and play the game on your phone. We recommend that each user purchases a ticket for an optimal experience, although several people can share a phone.

Explore Padua without the hassle of planning on a tour of the city’s highlights, from Piazza dei Frutti to Giotto’s frescoes. In addition to navigating, your guide offers little-known facts and anecdotes about the area’s history and culture. All entrance fees are included and a range of departure times is available for your convenience.

We will take you through the narrow and quiet Venetian streets between the Cannaregio district and the Ancient Jewish Ghetto, the wonderful antiques shop windows and traditional Jewish shops. We will be able to stop and drink an excellent espresso in the small coffee shop in the city that has been using the same recipe for almost a century. We can then head towards the beating heart of Venice in the San Polo and San Marco districts. We will not fail to cross the Rialto Bridge and take a tour of the Rialto Market. We will visit a panoramic terrace from which to appreciate a completely exclusive view of the Grand Canal. For lunch, an ancient bacaro hides among the narrow and intricate calli of Venice where you can enjoy excellent traditional Venetian cicchetti. We will reach Piazza San Marco, surrounded by its main buildings and we will arrive at the Bridge of Sighs; finally you can visit the Basilica of San Marco (not included). Afterwards, we will be able to discover the Sesteri di Dorsoduro and Santa Croce.

Visiting the historical centre of Padua is a sort of time travel. Your local guide takes you along the streets of the medieval city, among old monuments and buildings. A 2-hours walking tour visiting the Palazzo del Bo (the Old University), the Caffè Pedrocchi (the "Cafè without doors"), the Jewish Ghetto, the lively squares Piazza delle Erbe, Piazza dei Signori and Piazza dei Frutti...

Don't look for other tours as you have found the one that you will never forget. In this tour, you will live authentic Italian experiences and you will taste local made wine and oil, you will see magic places out of the commercial touristic routes and recharge your soul. You will interact with local people who have dedicated their lives to continue ancestral family traditions, striving for quality and outstanding service. Our guide is a passionate and charismatic local with an international background who loves to share with people from all over the world the beauty and richness of the Veneto region. You will never regret having booked this fantastic tour that will make you discover hidden gems of Italy. Get out of the overcrowded touristic destinations and avoid the watch-and-go tours where they treat you as a dummy, join this tour and live a genuine and authentic Italian experience where you will enjoy every single second as we really care about you and your opinion.

Save time scrolling through restaurant reviews and join a guide on a tour of Padua’s traditional food and drink spots instead. Taste Italian street food specialties, visit a much-loved coffee spot, and enjoy the buzz of the local market scene—such as the ancient covered market of Sotto il Salone. The trip also includes a stroll past famous monuments—such as the Palazzo della Ragione, and a chance to try Venetian Spritz.

We will take you through the narrow and quiet Venetian streets between the Cannaregio district and the Ancient Jewish Ghetto, the wonderful antiques shop windows and traditional Jewish shops. We will be able to stop and drink an excellent espresso in the small coffee shop in the city that has been using the same recipe for almost a century. We can then head towards the beating heart of Venice in the San Polo and San Marco districts. We will not fail to cross the Rialto Bridge and take a tour of the Rialto Market. We will visit a panoramic terrace from which to appreciate a completely exclusive view of the Grand Canal. For lunch, an ancient bacaro hides among the narrow and intricate calli of Venice where you can enjoy excellent traditional Venetian cicchetti. We will reach Piazza San Marco, surrounded by its main buildings and we will arrive at the Bridge of Sighs; finally you can visit the Basilica of San Marco (not included). Afterwards, we will be able to discover the Sesteri di Dorsoduro and Santa Croce.

Travel from Venice to Padua, a neighboring city in the Veneto region. With a local guide, explore the highlights of this charming city, which is filled with piazzas, monuments, gardens, and students. Learn about its past and rich cultural heritage as a hotspot for European artists and writers. You’ll also visit the Pedrocchi Café, which was a hub for the Italian literary crowd.

Being in the shadows of Venice has its ups and downs. The disadvantage is that Padua sometimes gets ignored. On the flip side, that means that its visitors can enjoy a nice and quiet visit without the hustle and bustle from its famous neighbor. Although only an hour away from Venice, Padua seems a world apart with its medieval marketplaces, fascist era buildings and Italy’s second oldest University. Not to forget that it is also the resting place of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of the illiterate, the poor, the finder of lost things, and of blessed weddings. Be sure not to get lost and walk in the footsteps of Galileo, Giotto, St. Anthony or Titian and discover why this city challenged both Venice and Verona for regional hegemony.

With this trekking-tour, we’ll discover the Monte Venda along Lorenzoni path. Monte Venda, is the highest hill of the Euganean Hills and the only true mountain thank to its height over 600 m. During our walk, we’ll have the opportunity to visit the ruins of the Monastery of the Benedictines (Order of the Olivietani) monks.

Find out about the famous Italian Aperitif, while strolling with us. Enjoy two different Spritz cocktails in two unique locations. includes: -tastings of two versions of the spritz at two bars -typical finger food at each stop -your guide is a local expert in wine, cocktails and food

Take in the historic beauty of the Veneto region during this 6-hour excursion from Padua. See imposing Medieval city walls, regal Palladian villas, and ancient Roman roads. Visit a cheese factory to learn how 'Grana Padano' cheese is made.

Escape the crowds in Venice and discover one of Italy’s great hidden gems on our tour of historic Padua. Home to one of the world’s oldest universities, the spectacular pilgrimage basilica of Saint Anthony and a landmark of Renaissance art in Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel, Padua is a treasure trove of art, history and culture that you can’t afford to miss. In the company of an expert local guide, you’ll wander through an atmospheric tangle of medieval streets, explore an incredible 800-year old covered market, discover a glittering array of sculptures, frescoes, architecture and much more. Just half an hour from Venice, Padua makes for a perfect day trip from the Serenissima - discover it with us!

An intriguing, exciting and full of surprises journey to discover Padua, the nerve center for Freemasonry. A fascinating itinerary full of suggestions that will lead you through a series of gardens with strong Masonic characteristics. In the nineteenth century, wealthy Paduan families could not fail to have a garden designed by the famous Venetian architect Giuseppe Jappelli, famously a Freemason, so here is our tour to discover Masonic Padua.

Explore the Italian countryside on this Euganean Hills day trip from Padua. You’ll drive past castles, villas, vineyards and historical walled cities like Montagnana, and visit a local ham farm to learn about the production of one of Italy’s essential food items. You’ll also stop at a local winery for wine tasting and the opportunity to purchase any bottles you like.

We begin the tour with a visit to the Minerva Library, to discover stories of ancient books, prints and drawings in the antiques market, for collectors and enthusiasts. Then we move to the Antica Salumeria Franchin Enrico with its over a hundred-year history made up of traditions and continuous updating. We will reach Prato della Valle where a sensory journey with spices awaits us at Drogheria Preti in an extremely colorful and ancient-looking space. Finally we return to the historic center for a visit to the Zaggia Jewelery workshop, in the Galleria Duomo, to discover the secrets of the goldsmith's trade and then finish with a delicious conclusion at the Racca Pastry Shop founded in 1933 and which under the guidance of the Zaghetto family 1992 developed the Couture Racca Chocolate artisan chocolate line. The shops visited may vary depending on the opening day and the availability of the artisans to welcome guests.

If you've been to Venice before and have already visited the most famous sites or want to get away from the crowds, this is the tour for you. You will meet your guide in St Mark's Square and take the vaporetto to the island of San Servolo, one of Venice's most complex and challenging restoration projects. The island features a vast architectural complex and beautiful park and has been a monastic seat for a millennium. After another vaporetto transfer you will reach the Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, a small island completely occupied by a monastery, the mother house of the Mekhitarist order. The island is one of the first centres of Armenian culture in the world. An oasis of peace, it holds many secrets and treasures. A Mekhitarist father will guide you from the characteristic Armenian church to the small museum with memories of Lord Byron.

Il Mercato si trova nel centro della città, in un grande palazzo chiamato Palazzo della Ragione, costruito nel 1218. Il piano superiore, detto Il Salone, è un grande salone, uno dei saloni medievali più grandi del mondo. Al piano terra del Salone, sono ospitati vari negozi dove si possono trovare ogni sorta di specialità locali. Qui troverete i macellai, il pescivendolo, i fruttivendoli e tanti altri. L'esperienza prevede una visita accompagnata del Mercato con degustazione e una visita guidata alle principali piazze del centro storico di Padova. Le degustazioni sono in modalità street food (in piedi). Considera che non è una degustazione seduti né un pranzo in un ristorante, soprattutto se ci sono bambini o anziani. Non è riscaldata, in inverno può fare molto freddo. In caso di pioggia il mercato è coperto.

Save time doing research about Padua, and check off some of its most important religious and architectural wonders with this guided walking tour. First, discover the relics of St. Anthony and the magnificent frescoes at the Basilica of St. Anthony. Then later, visit Prato della Valle—one of Padua’s most beautiful squares that’s known for its impressive statues.