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 Car Hire & Driving in Padova, ItalyWelcome to Padova or Padua Car Hire, Italy.The Veneto and Friuli region Northeast Italy Car HireThe Veneto is a region of tremendous contrast, as you will discover on a trip to the region in your hire car, encompassing the breathtaking natural beauty of the Dolomites, Lake Gardo (Italy’s largest lake) and the rolling Euganean Hills, and the man-made delights of magnificent ancient cities such as Verona, Vicenza and Padua or Padova, all of which you can explore in your hire car while in the Veneto region. Neighbouring Friuli-Venezia Giulia lines the border with Slovenia to the east, taking in the Canic Hills in the north, the Roman towns of Aquileia and the bustling Adriatic port of Trieste, which you can also visit in your hire car while in the Friuli region of Italy. Padova or Padua Car HirePadova or Padua is an old university town with an illustrious academic history. Rich in art and architecture, Padova or Padua had two particular outstanding sights which you can visit in your hire car. The magnificent Cappella degli Scrovegni, north of the city centre in your hire car, is famous for Giotto’s lyrical frescoes. Close to the railway station, it forms part of the complex incorporating the Ereitani church and museums which you can visit in your hire car while in Padova or Padua. The Basilica di Sant’Antonio, which forms the focal point in the southern part of Padova or Padua, is one of the most popular pilgrimage destinations and is definitely worth a visit in your hire car while in Padova or Padua. The centre of Padova or Padua is quite compact with many places of interest that you can visit in your hire car. There include the Duomo and Baptistery, which you will find on Piazza Duomo in your hire car. The Duomo was built in 1552 on the site of an earlier 14th century cathedral. Beside it stands a domed baptistery from about 1200, whose interior is entirely decorated with vibrant frescoes dating from around 1378. Another place of interest in central Padova or Padua is the Palazzo della Ragione which you will find on Piazza della Erpe in your hire car. The ‘Palace of Reason’ was built in 1218 to serve as Padua’s law court and council chambers. Its sheer size is breathtaking, with the largest undivided medieval hall in Europe. Finally in the central hub of Padova or Padua is the Caffe Pedrocchi, which you will find on Via VIII Febbraio in your hire car. Caffe Pedrocchi opened in 1831 and became famous throughout Italy as the café that never closed its doors. Today people come as much to talk, play cards or watch the world go by as to eat or drink. Padova or Padua is a city of many attractions that you can visit in your hire car, with a rich history. This is reflected in the major museum complex which occupies a group of 14th century monastic buildings attached to the church of the Eremitani which you can visit in your hire car. Padova or Padua is, in addition, the setting for one of Italy’s most important churches, the splendid Basilica di Sant’Antonio and for one of the earliest universities to founded Italy, both worth visiting in your hire car while in Padova or Padua. A final attraction in Padova or Padua worth a mention and a visit in your hire car is the Orto Botanic, which you will find on Via Orto Botanico in your hire car. Padua’s botanical garden, the oldest in Europe, dating from 1545, still retains much of its original appearance. The gardens and hothouses were used to cultivate the first lilac trees and sunflowers in 1568 and potatoes in 150 to be grown. Italy Car HireHome of opera, Ferrari and designers like Giorgio Armani, Prada and Gucci; Italy is a place of diversity and culture, all free to be explored in your hire car. From the snow capped peaks of the Alpes in the north, through to the unique and magical city of Venice in the northeast of Italy, whose streets are full of water, the central Tuscany region of Italy, full of evocative landscapes; peaceful and timeless, and the main wine making region of Italy; Florence, its capital, is a great art centre. Italy’s capital Rome is home of one of the greatest amphitheatres, the Colosseum, which was commissioned in AD 72, you will also find the Vatican City here in your hire car, the world capital of Catholicism and the world’s smallest state, occupying just 43ha (106 acres). The south of Italy is rich in archaeological remains, such as the famous Pompeii. Italy also includes the beautiful islands of Sicily and Sardinia, equally worth a visit in your hire car. See our links to Venice Car Hire, Florence Car Hire, Rome Car Hire, Naples Car Hire, together with Alghero, Cagliari, Olbia for Sardinia Car Hire and Catania and Palermo for Sicily Car Hire, for details of what you may see on a trip to these places in your hire car while exploring Italy.
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