First day: Padua

Arrival in Padua and meeting with the guide. The places frequented by musician Giuseppe Tartini is where our tour starts. We are going to begin with a stroll through Prato della Valle (one of Europe’s biggest squares), where you can admire the musician’s statue. We will move on with the visit inside the Basilica of Saint Anthony (UNESCO World Heritage Site). We will carry on visiting the Chiesa dei Servi di Maria, where a wooden crucifix of Donatello is kept and where a funeral oration in praise of Tartini was recited. Lastly, we are going to visit the Chiesa di Santa Caterina, where Tartini was buried. We then go to the squares where some time is allotted for lunch. Early in the afternoon, we are going to visit an ancient craftsman shop belonging to a professional lute maker. Available upon reservation and subject to availability: visit to Palazzo Papafava and the Oratorio dei Colombini, private palace owned by the Papafava family, tied to Bartolomeo Cristofori. During our tour, we are going to take a coffee break at the Pedrocchi Café (Caffè Pedrocchi in Italian), a café founded in the 18th century and one of the city’s landmarks. We are going to relocate and check-in in a 3 or 4-star hotel either located in Padua or in the immediate vicinity. Dinner at the restaurant. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.