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The Orto Botanico (Botanical Garden) of Padua

The oldest botanical garden in the world that is still in its original arrangement

In Padua there is a green oasis to discover: the Botanical Garden.

Founded in 1545, when academics of the University of Padua designed it to allow university students to learn about the plants from which they could extract medicinal properties, they decided to create a garden to grow ‘simple’ plants, that derived directly from nature and that at the time were the primary source of cures. Here’s why the first botanical gardens were named Horti simplicium, the Simple Gardens.

Healthcare services in Padua

The hospital of Padua has been used as a model around the world in its fight against Covid-19

It’s a difficult time for everyone. The coronavirus hit us with the strength of a hurricane, and it hasn’t let us go yet. But to tackle the crisis, the hospital of Padua has been used as an example for the world. Just as it was two Paduan companies that made innovative contributions that were particularly useful during the public health crisis. Let’s see together what these were.

The Pedrocchi Café: what a story!

If you find yourselves in Padua, visiting the Pedrocchi Café is a must. Because the Pedrocchi Café in Padua isn’t just any café, and it’s not even just one of Italy’s historical cafés: it’s part of the history and identity of the city, like Prato della Valle and the Basilica of Saint Anthony, belonging to the memory of every person that’s been here.

The statues in Prato della Valle: the map to recognise them

Prato della Valle, the biggest square in all of Europe after Moscow’s Red Square, with the Caffè Pedrocchi is one of the symbols of Paduan identity. With its 90,000 m2 surface, it can legitimately boast the title of one of the most beautiful pedestrian zones in the world.

In the centre of the famous “lawn with no grass” is the island of Memmia.
A vast egg-shaped garden adorned with 4 bridges, 8 obelisks, 16 ornamental vases and a canal whose inner and outer border has pedestals upon which rise sculptures installed between 1775 and 1883 by various artists. But who do they represent?