Most visitors give Padua an afternoon for Giotto and leave. The Padua City Guides show why it deserves longer: how to book the Scrovegni Chapel without stress, where students drink their spritz before dinner, which osterie still serve bigoli and liver the old way, and how to reach the spa towns and walled villages by regional train. Every place comes with a reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and the guides open in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Padua City Guides
- 157 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Padua guides
Food guide
23 places
Spritz and tramezzini on the market squares, bigoli and liver in old osterie, the best gelato in town and the cake Padua is proud of.
Things to do guide
26 places
Giotto’s chapel without the booking panic, the first anatomy theatre in the world, eight fresco cycles most people skip and the squares where the city lives.
Family guide
26 places
Turtle ponds, a natural history museum kids can touch, live insects, a planetarium, pizza by the slice and a butterfly house for cold days.
Nightlife guide
26 places
The €3.50 spritz on the piazze, wine bars that fill after work, proper cocktails, craft beer and the few clubs worth the taxi.
Day trips guide
28 places
Thermal pools 15 minutes away, walled towns on the slow train, Palladio, a quieter Venice and the Brenta villas, each with the exact train or bus.
Budget guide
28 places
Three great churches that cost nothing, €3 tramezzini on the square, a €5 octopus stall, the city card that pays off in a day and the walls nobody walks.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
La Folperia
Piazza della Frutta, by the Salone
A cart beside the market hall that has fed Padua before dinner for two decades: boiled octopus with green sauce, fried fish and sardines in saor, eaten standing at its narrow ledge. From the food guide.
Battistero di San Giovanni Battista
Piazza Duomo, beside the cathedral
Walls and dome painted end to end by Giusto de’ Menabuoi in the 1370s, with a crowded Paradise circling Christ overhead. Plenty of visitors leave it more moved than by the Scrovegni, and it rarely sells out. From the things to do guide.
Villa dei Vescovi, Luvigliano
Torreglia, Euganean Hills
A Renaissance bishops’ retreat on a terrace above the vines, with frescoed loggias facing every direction and the whole range of the Euganean Hills in view. Restored with great care by FAI, with a bar and wine shop on the grounds. From the spas, hills and day trips guide.
Play the game, then keep exploring
World City Trail’s Padua scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. The guides take over when the game is done: a spritz on Piazza delle Erbe, dinner in a small osteria, a morning in the thermal pools or an afternoon among the frescoes of the Baptistery.
Questions about the Padua guides
What do the Padua City Guides include?
Six guides with 157 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides?
The links show up on your order page the moment payment goes through and arrive in your order email too. They open in any browser on phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Padua guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are available?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. You can change the language inside the guide whenever you like.
How much does one guide cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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