Tag: Padova
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Scenes from Padova Italy, Part 2
Our guide-book warned that visits to the Capella degli Scrovegni in Padova are by reservation only. We didn’t have one on Thursday morning but, at our guide-book’s suggestion, we showed up anyway and asked if there were any spaces left. Fortunately, we were able to get in one hour later. At the appointed time of 12:40 we…
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Scenes from Padova Italy Part 1
Orto Botanico or the Botanic Garden of Padova is just off busy plaza Prato Della Valle. Tucked away from busy roads even in 27C heat, here it is cool in the shade. It’s perfect for a jet-lag nod-off on one of the benches. Focused on rare plants in the Veneto region of Italy, the garden dates…
