University of Padova
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“This Renaissance palazzo (mansion) is the seat of Padua’s history-making university.”
– Lonely Planet
"This institution was founded by renegade scholars from Bologna seeking greater intellectual freedom, and some of Italy’s greatest and most controversial thinkers taught here." Full review
"It's worth a visit to see the perfectly proportioned anatomy theater (1594), the beautiful "Old Courtyard," and a hall with a lectern used by Galileo. " Full review