Padua attractions

The Villa dei Vescovi is a 16th-century villa surrounded by hills and vineyards. It's a great family destination and makes a break from city life for a day in the fresh air. Visitors can explore this rural palatial home, located in the region of Veneto, Italy.

Garden of Villa Barbarigo in Valsanzibio is a Baroque garden in the grounds of the Barbarigo Estate, located in Valsanzibio, Italy. The remarkable 17th-century garden's religiously symbolic design was inspired by Saint Gregorio Barbarigo.

If Downton Abbey was set in 18th-century Veneto, Villa Pisani would be everybody's favorite stately home. Located in the charming, rural town of Stra, this breathtaking, late-Baroque palace looks out onto the Brenta Canal, which links Venice to Padua. The villa and its gardens are now a national museum. It makes for a spectacular cultural fix away from the busier tourist attractions of Venice.