Day Trips from Venice - Venice and the Veneto - page 434

Top Tip
Reservations are required to see Giotto's extraordinary Capella degli Scrovegni - some-
times as much as a few weeks ahead for summer weekends and during holidays.

Getting There & Away

» Car The A4 (Turin-Milan-Venice-Trieste) passes to the north of town, while the
A13 to Bologna starts south of town.

» Bus SITA buses ( 049 820 68 34; www.fsbusitalia.it ) from Venice's Piazzale Roma (€4.10, 45
to 60 minutes, hourly) arrive at Piazzale Boschetti, 500m south of the train station. Check
online for buses to Colli Euganei towns.

» Train Trains are the easiest way to reach Padua from Venice (€4 to €19.50, 25 to 50
minutes, three or four per hour).

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR EURO

A PadovaCard ( www.padovacard.it ; per 48/72hr €16/21) gives one adult plus one child under 14 free use of city
public transport and access to almost all of Padua's major attractions, including the Cappella degli Scrovegni
(plus €1 booking fee; reservation essential). They are available at Padua tourist offices and monuments covered
by the pass.

Need to Know

» Area Code 049

» Location 37km west of Venice

» Tourist Office ( www.turismopadova.it ) Train Station (

049 875 20 77; Train Station; 9.15am-7pm

Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun); Galleria Pedrocchi ( 049 876 79 27; Galleria Pedrocchi; 9am-1.30pm &

3-7pm Mon-Sat)