ITALY | Padua, Italy Travel Guide
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Destinations Menu
Basilica di Sant’Antonio
Piazza del Santo
Padua
Veneto
Italy
049-8789722
Type: Religious Site
Comments ( 0 )
Rating (0 Votes)
Padua
Veneto
Italy
049-8789722
Type: Religious Site
Comments ( 0 )
Rating (0 Votes)
This Romanesque-Gothic basilica honors Friar Anthony from Lisbon, who died outside Padua in 1231 and was later beatified. Construction on the basilica, with its eight Byzantine inspired domes, began shortly after his death and was completed in the early 14th century.
One of Italy’s largest pilgrim shrines, drawing millions of pilgrims each year, it contains Saint Anthony’s marble tomb in the Cappella di Sant’Antonio, along with many votive offerings by people who have attributed restored health to il Santo, as he’s com-monly referred to.
Many relics from his life, including his tongue, vocal chords and tunic, can be seen in the Capella delle Reliquie behind the main altar. Donatello’s 15th-century crucifix and sculptures on the high altar and his series of bronze reliefs illustrating the life of il Santo, are among the basilica’s many important works of art.
RSS
Explore the Destination
Amenities and Resources
Overview
Hotels(21)
Restaurants(26)
Attractions(20)
Activities(31)
Map 
Weather Forecast
- Reported on:
Wed, 12/17/2025 - 16:20
- Reported on:
Trending Themes:
Guides to Popular Ski Resorts
-
Ischgl is a small mountain village turned hip ski resort, with massive appeal among the party-hearty young crowds. It is... Read More
-
Andorra la Vella is its own little world, and not just because it’s a 290-square-mile independent principality (a fifth the... Read More
-
Bariloche (officially San Carlos de Bariloche) is the place to be seen. It is to Argentina what Aspen is to the... Read More
-
Aspen is America's most famous ski resort. And that's an understatement. For, as a ski complex, Aspen is unsurpassed. Its... Read More
-
Zermatt is a small but glamorous mountain resort town, with a population of approximately 5,700. It is one of Switzerland's... Read More
-
St. Moritz is a glitzy, alpine resort town in the celebrated Engadin Valley of Switzerland, with huge notoriety as the... Read More
-
Lake Tahoe is the premier lake resort of America, and the largest alpine lake in all of North America. It is an absolutely... Read More
-
St. Anton, Sankt Anton am Arlberg in German, is Austria's premier ski-bum resort! It's actually a small village cum... Read More
-
Kitzbühel, a small, Tyrolian resort town in the Kitzbüheler Alps, comes with international renown and huge snob appeal, and... Read More
