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Visiting Padua: Scrovegni, Urbs picta, the Bo and the Botanical Garden

The Scrovegni Chapel can be visited only by reservation, never on the same day; the ticket includes the Eremitani Civic Museums and the Urbs Picta Card covers all UNESCO fresco sites. Palazzo del Bo is visited with a guide, the Botanical Garden is the oldest in the world; Prato della Valle, Santa Giustina and the Santo are a short walk away.

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  • Scrovegni Chapel (Giotto) and Eremitani Civic Museums: booking compulsory, daytime entries from 9:00 to 18:45 and evening visits "Giotto sotto le stelle"; annual closure from 16 to 27 November for checks by the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro.
  • Urbs picta: besides the Scrovegni, the fourteenth-century frescoes of the Eremitani church, the Palazzo della Ragione, the Cathedral Baptistery, the Santo complex (with the Oratory of San Giorgio) and San Michele.
  • Palazzo del Bo: Monday to Friday the guided "Giro storico" with the Anatomical Theatre, the Aula Magna, the Sala dei Quaranta and Galileo's chair; at weekends and on holidays the route "Palazzo del Bo and Gio Ponti's twentieth century", guided or self-guided.
  • Botanical Garden: founded in 1545, with its original circular layout; Prato della Valle with the basilica of Santa Giustina; the basilica of the Santo with works by Donatello and Titian.

Booking

Same-day bookings are not possible for the Scrovegni: book online or on 049 2010020 and collect the ticket in advance; groups must be at the ticket office at least 45 minutes before. The Chapel ticket includes the Eremitani Civic Museums and Palazzo Zuckermann, except on Mondays; the Biglietto Unico / Urbs Picta Card covers all sites of the UNESCO property. Visits to the Bo are booked on 049 827 3939 or at tour@unipd.it.

Sources

Cappella degli Scrovegni – informazioni e prenotazioni· Cappella degli Scrovegni – sito ufficiale di informazioni e biglietteria

Updated: 2026-10-14

UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles· UNESCO

Updated: 2026-10-14

UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua· UNESCO

Updated: 2026-10-14

Università di Padova – Visite a Palazzo del Bo· Università degli Studi di Padova

Updated: 2026-10-14

Università di Padova – Prato della Valle e il Santo· Università degli Studi di Padova

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/22/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-13

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