Will be in Padua for 9 days in late May. Will visit Venice on 2 of those days (I have been there before.)
I will not be driving.
Any recommendations regarding how I should spend the other days will be appreciated.
Understand Verona and Vicenza are good day trips. Do you agree?
Vicenza, Vicenza, Vicenza. Especially later in the afternoon when happy hour music flows onto the streets. Lovely atmosphere. Great architecture. Fab gelato. A special place.
Verona is also well worth the visit - many people will tell you why, I am sure.
Ravenna isn't a million miles away with incomparable mosaics.
Bologna and Florence also work as day trips but a bit further.
Verona, Vicenza, Ravenna, Bologna, Ferrara.
All the places already mentioned would certainly make excellent day trips. In addition, some smaller places just to the north of Padua and Vicenza seem very interesting, although I have rarely seen them mentioned on this forum and they do not seem to appear in RS books. These include Cittadella, Castelfranco and Bassano di Grappa. I will be in Verona, also in late May, and hope to visit some or all of these three. A little farther north is Cortina, which has been recommended to me. Finally, i don't know what causes you to be in Padua for nine days, but depending on your interests, there are various interesting visits in Padua itself. Among these, Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel requires advance reservations. Also, the central market in Padua, both inside and outside, is one of the most famous in Italy.
Verona is definitely worth exploring. It's one of our favorite places in Italy. Pictures here from our first visit in May 2011. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvcWzaN
We went back again last year.
