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PADUA
- ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION |
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Trains arrive in the north of
the town, just a few minutes' walk up
Corso del Popolo from the old city
walls. The main bus station is
at Piazzale Boschetti, immediately
north of the walls to the east of the
Corso; however, you'll find local
buses for the city and for all the
nearby towns described in this section
also stop at the train station. The
main tourist office , at the
train station (summer Mon-Sat 9am-7pm,
Sun 9am- 12.30pm; winter Mon-Sat
9.20am-5.45pm, Sun 9am-noon; tel
049.875.2077, www.padova.it/apt
), stocks free maps and lists of
accommodation, and there is a booth at
Piazza del Santo (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun
9.30am-12.30pm; tel 049.875.3087)
which is only open in summer. Another
all-year office in Piazzetta Pedrocchi
is planned to open soon.
Internet points can be found
at the unmistakeably decorated American
Dream Pub , just east of Piazza
dell' Erbe, and at the large Ludoteca
on Piazza Petrarca, just behind the
Basilica del Carmine, in the north of
town. Both keep café hours (don't
expect them to be open in the late
afternoon) and close late.
The comprehensive ticket called Padova
Arte costs L15,000/7.75 and allows
one visit to the Musei Civici
(including the Cappella Scrovegni),
the Palazzo della Ragione, Baptistry,
Scuola del Santo, Museo Antoniano and
the Orto Botanico within one year of
purchase. It is available at the
tourist office and the above museums
and monuments. If you're heading south
of Padua it might also be worth
getting the Padova Itinerante
card, which costs L15,000/7.75 and
gives access to various sites around
Padua, including the castle at Monsélice
and the Petrarch's house.
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