Piazzetta San Michele

Piazzetta San Michele is a park in Padua, Padova, Veneto. Piazzetta San Michele is situated nearby to the church San Michele Oratory, as well as near La Specola, Padua.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Specola and San Michele Oratory.

La Specola

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La Specola is a 14th-century tower, formerly part of a medieval castle, and converted in 1767 into an astronomical observatory in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.

San Michele Oratory

Church

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The San Michele Oratory or Oratory of San Michele is an oratory chapel in Padova, Italy. The interior is painted with a cycle of frescoes on the life of the Virgin Mary by Jacopo da Verona.

Castelvecchio

Castle

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Castelvecchio is a castle, which is situated 120 metres north of Piazzetta San Michele.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guizza and Arcella.

Guizza

Suburb

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Guizza is a suburb.

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. Arcella is situated 2½ km northeast of Piazzetta San Michele.