Padua (Padova in Italian) is a historic city located in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Venice and 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Verona. With a ...

But Padua has a proud history in its own right. As a seat of learning it arguably paved the way for modern medicine, and the student population gives the city plenty of energy today. More importantly, ...