Christmas is a magical time of year: the cold, the lights and the music take us back in time and allow us to savour the colours of the festive season. Around the Hotel Tritone, the City of Abano Terme offers a rich and varied programme to entertain the locals and Guests alike And in some…
Padua Urbs Picta: the masterpiece of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel and in the Eremitani Church
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Having reached the final, extraordinary stage of our itinerary amid the beauty of Padua Urbs Picta, we treasure what we learned at the previous sites as we can better understand the importance of the frescoes at the Scrovegni Chapel and the Eremitani Church. In previous articles we discussed the innovations of Jacopo da Verona in…
Padua Urbs Picta: the Basilica and the Convent of Sant’Antonio and the Oratory of San Giorgio
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Less than a year has passed since the city of Padua was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. During this time the spotlight has been on Padua’s historic centre, which holds the treasures that earned her the prestigious award. The “Padova Urbs Picta” cycle of frescoes was always one of the essential stops on a…
With this article, we travel through time while remaining in Padua. The Palazzo della Ragione and the Baptistery of Padua are part of the cycle of Padua Urbs Picta frescoes, which have recently been added to the list of Unesco world heritage assets. The journey takes us back down the ages through “The frescoed cycles…
The expression “Unesco heritage” immediately makes one think of exotic destinations such as Egypt, with its famous pyramids, or China, with its imposing Great Wall. However, it should be remembered that among these wonders there are 58 * Italian sites listed in the 2021 Heritage, including four places in the city of Padova. Sites…