Piazza Francesco Petrarca

Piazza Francesco Petrarca is in Padua, Padova, Veneto. Piazza Francesco Petrarca is situated nearby to Piazzetta Beato Giordano Forzate‘, as well as near the church Basilica del Carmine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scrovegni Chapel and Basilica del Carmine.

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 420 metres east of Piazza Francesco Petrarca.

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…

Palazzo Maldura

University

Photo: Stefano Chinellato, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Palazzo Maldura is situated 120 metres northwest of Piazza Francesco Petrarca.

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.