Italy’s New UNESCO Sites in Padua, Bologna, and Tuscany
The 2021 UNESCO session raised Italy’s number of World Heritage Sites to 58—the most of any country in the world.
Padua
Prato della Valle, Padua: Italy’s Largest Piazza
Prato della Valle measures 90,000 sq meters, making it not only the largest square in Italy but one of the largest in Europe.
A Special Harvest: Exploring Anatomical Theaters in Padua and Bologna
Much of what we know today about anatomy was first discovered and documented in Renaissance Italy.
Veneto Spa Hotel Has the World’s Deepest Thermal Pool
About half an hour by train from Venice and even closer to Padua is Hotel Millepini Terme, a spa hotel that has the Guinness World Record for the world’s deepest thermal pool. The Y-40 The Deep Joy is 137-feet deep (40 meters) at its deepest, with four underwater grottos along the way. There’s a viewing tunnel at…
Rooted in Italy: The World’s First Botanical Gardens
It has been said (too many times) that all roads lead to Rome. But did you know that you could trace botanical medicine and even the environmental movement to 16th century Italy? It was here in the city of Pisa (1544) then Padua (1545) that the world’s first botanical gardens were set up. This month’s…