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room to the right of the bar was a 'no obligation' lounge where intellectuals could come
and talk, while the white room bears a small plaque marking the spot where a bullet struck
the wall in the 1848 student rebellion.
WINE BAR
Enoteca Il Tira Bouchon
( 049 875 21 38;
www.enotecapadova.it
;
Sotto il Salone 23/24)
With a guiding French hand be-
hind the bar you can be sure of an excellent
prosecco
or
spritz
at this traditional wine bar
beneath the arcades of the Palazzo Ragione. Locals crowd in for
spunciotti
(a baked bread
dough served with olive oil and cheese) and lively glasses of
prosecco.
Big Club
( 049 68 09 34;
www.big-club.com
;
Via Armistizio 68; admission €7-12; Fri-Sun 8.30pm-3am)
Few clubs can boast the 30-year heritage of Padua's Big Club, which hosted big names
from the London underground scene back in the '70s. These days the focus is on disco re-
vival, and Latin American and Caribbean nights curated by resident DJ Lady Vega.
There's an on-site wood-burning pizza oven to cater to famished punters.
NIGHTCLUB
DON'T MISS
PALLADIAN HIGHLIGHTS
six-year, €20-million refurbishment.
»
La Rotonda
Palladio's most inspired design, copied the world over.
»
Villa di Masèr
(Villa Barbaro; 0423 92 30 04;
www.villadimaser.it
; Via Barbaro 4; adult/re-
duced €6/5; 10.30am-6pm daily Apr-Jun, Sep & Oct, 10.30am-6pm Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun Mar, Jul
& Aug, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun Nov-Feb;
) Butter-yellow villa set against a green hillside; Palla-
dio's prettiest composition.
»
Villa Foscari (
Click here
) River-facing facade with soaring Ionic columns that draw the eye and
spirits upwards.
0444 32 30 14;
www.palladiomuseum.org
;
Contrà Porti 11; adult/reduced €6/4;
10am-6pm Tue-Sun) New in 2012
and created by Howard Burns, the world authority on Palladio.
