Padova
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Pros
- Planning to take the weeknights slow, explore Padova.
- Stay in Venice and do a day trip to Padova.
- Padova is a beautiful historic city with an important artistic and cultural heritage. It is also the most important university centre among these, with an old and reputed university with lots of students and the associated scene (bars, c...
- As for Venice, if you’d like to take a train 25 minute train ride away, there’s Padova - beautiful unmatched cathedrals and squares with 800+ year old university and fantastic shopping.
- Padova: A nice Italian city, i would definitely prefer it over Mestre, also a university town so it probably has some nightlife.
Cons
- Do four days and skip Padova, it's out of the way.
- Padova è comoda in treno, ma non toglierei troppo tempo a Venezia a meno che tu non abbia un interesse specifico (es. Cappella degli Scrovegni).
- Skip Padua. Definitely do 4 days, I've been 15 times (goodness knows how many days) and we always see something different.
Sentiment
5 positive (63%) · 1 mixed (13%) · 2 negative (25%)
Trust + time weighted score: +47% · raw score 38%
What redditors said (8 of 8)
Planning to take the weeknights slow, explore Padova.
Stay in Venice and do a day trip to Padova.
Do four days and skip Padova, it's out of the way.
Padova is a beautiful historic city with an important artistic and cultural heritage. It is also the most important university centre among these, with an old and reputed university with lots of students and the associated scene (bars, cafes and so on).
Padova è comoda in treno, ma non toglierei troppo tempo a Venezia a meno che tu non abbia un interesse specifico (es. Cappella degli Scrovegni).
As for Venice, if you’d like to take a train 25 minute train ride away, there’s Padova - beautiful unmatched cathedrals and squares with 800+ year old university and fantastic shopping.
Padova: A nice Italian city, i would definitely prefer it over Mestre, also a university town so it probably has some nightlife.
Skip Padua. Definitely do 4 days, I've been 15 times (goodness knows how many days) and we always see something different.