Piazzetta Gianfranco Folena

Piazzetta Gianfranco Folena is a square in Padua, Padova, Veneto. Piazzetta Gianfranco Folena is situated nearby to the university Palazzo Maldura, as well as near the church Basilica del Carmine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo Maldura and Scrovegni Chapel.

Palazzo Maldura

University

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Palazzo Maldura is a Padua civilian building, now the home of the Department of Language Studies and Literature at the University of Padua. Built in the sixteenth century and overhauled, it was upgraded in 1769 and commissioned by lawyer Andrea Maldura to architect Giovan Battista Novello.

Scrovegni Chapel

Museum

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The Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Scrovegni Chapel is situated 520 metres east of Piazzetta Gianfranco Folena.

Basilica del Carmine

Church

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The Basilica del Carmine is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on piazza Francesco Petrarca in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. It was made a minor basilica in 1960 by pope John XXIII…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arcella and Terranegra.

Arcella

Suburb

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Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible.