Palazzo Bo

The tour guide is very insightful. We enjoyed the explanation very much, and learned a lot from it. The university is very special, and taking the tour is totally worth it!!

Interesting guided tour. It lasted about 45 minutes and we sawsome of the most important rooms in the building. It costs 8 euros per person.

The “Ox Inn” converted in 1494 to become eventually Padua University. The old court, one of the finest buildings of the renaissance began in 1546 with Doric columns in the lower and Ionic in the upper decorated with original crests. Galileo taught (1592-1610) in the great hall which is dedicated to his memory and where current honorary degrees are presented. The anatomy theatre (1594) is the earliest permanent anatomy theatre in the world. The theatre has an inverted cone and elliptical ground plan with 6 layers of seating and last used in 1872. Elena L. C. Piscopia, in 1678, became the first woman in the world to graduate from a university and received her degree in philosophy at Pudua. This historic university is a great value visit. Do take a guided tour to learn about the history and to have access to the anatomy theatre.

We were so excited to visit this place. We booked the guided tour with them. Our guide showed us around, informative, and quite friendly. Unfortunately, it was such a shame I did not follow the whole information due to the Italian-English dialect speaking 🥲. We had a great time browsing on the walls on our own and we used google to do the research on what we found interesting.

A American experience to visit the second oldest university in the world . The Podium where Galileo used to teach,alone was worth the experience . Such a journey through centuries of learning evolution

An amazing historical place, the heart of the development of medieval medicine, associated with many famous physicians and scientific discoveries. Laura, the guide was knowledgeable and enthusiastic, the tour is highly entertaining and informative. Highly recommended!

We booked the English tour online and it only costs 7€. The tour lasts 1 hour and was fully booked. Our tour guide was really amazing, explaining the history of the university and also answered our questions very well. Highly recommended!!

Amazing history. Must see for all science and education lovers. Galileo Galilee’s teaching platform. Wowzers!