A city in Veneto; Also called: Padova, Patavium.
(Italian Padova) City in N Italy, 45 km/28 mi W of Venice; The astronomer Galileo taught at the university, founded 1222.
The 13th-century Palazzo della Ragione, the basilica of Sant' Antonio, and the botanical garden laid out 1545 are notable. Padua is the birthplace of the Roman historian Livy and the painter Andrea Mantegna.