After class days you will have time to relax and enjoy the historic city of Padua. With the delightful Euganean Hills to the south, criss-crossed by waterways, Padua is a city blending historical tradition and culture with burgeoning business and service industries. Its location makes it perfect for reaching Venice, the Dolomites, Lake Garda and the spa resorts of Abano and Montegrotto Terme. Almost 500,000 tourists visit Padova each year to marvel at its art and fine heritage of architecture and museums. Its squares, porticoes and old cobbled streets tell the story of a wealthy, beautiful medieval city, which was renowned for its art and culture.

For more information, please visit http://www.unipd.it/en/discovering-padova-0

Do not miss the opportunity to visit amazing Venice (only 30 minutes by train from Padova)! We highly recommend to visit the Venetian Carnival, which will take place from the 23^rd of January to the 9^th of February 2016. The Venice Carnival is the most internationally known festival celebrated in Venice, as well as being one of the oldest. This congregation of masked people began in the 15th century, but the tradition can be traced back to the beginning of the 14th Century.

For more information, please visit http://www.carnevale.venezia.it/en/