If you are planning a stay in Padua in our apartments, you may already know that Padua is the city of the “three withouts”:
- the Saint without a name, namely the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (simply called “the Saint” because of the strong devotion of the people of Padua toward the Franciscan friar, originally from Lisbon and patron saint of our city, where he lived and finally died in 1231)
- the Meadow without grass, namely Prato della Valle (in the past, the term “pratum” simply meant a large space used for trade and commerce)
- the Café without doors, the famous Caffè Pedrocchi (so called because, from its opening in 1831 until 1916, it kept its doors open day and night to welcome students, intellectuals, and patriots. This custom ended during World War I to prevent the Austrian enemy from spotting the lights in the middle of the night)
