Toasting Luxardo!
by painterdave
If you notice advertisements in magazines, especially in magazines that discuss recipes and food making, you will know that Luxardo spends a lot of money to promote their liquors all over the world.
Recently, 2010, they even received television coverage for their liquors being used at a White House cocktail party, and Luxardo recieved a letter from President Obama thanking them for their fine appertifs, etc.
The Luxuardo production of liquors is made just outside of Padova and you can visit a tasting room where you can taste the many types of liquors they make. When you are there you will see that they make many different kinds and they even have a wine production.
Do not be afraid to ask to try lots of kinds, and you don't have to drink each one, they will just pour the small amount out of the glass.
I also want to suggest that you could make this a special outing as the Luxardo factory is located at the bottom of the hills south of Padova. In these hills are many trattorias and wineries. Besides the drive into the hills is very beautiful and you have views of the villages below. It is really a wonderful part of the Veneto region, set aside for a kind of wilderness by the Veneto law.
I will suggest that you see my pages on some restaurants and one really good winery. Take a look. You will find the people in this area to be friendly and helpful.
The hills are so full of green, even in the winter. The best time is April when the cherry blossoms are out.
Many restaurants sit on the edge of the hills and have a great view.
They are located at:
Via Romana 42
Torreglia 35038
Telefono: 049 99 090
Hours: 9-12:30 3:00-7:00 Closed Sundays
Torreglia can be found by driving past Abano Terme and following signs to Torreglia
City Layout
by physiar
Pick up a map from the tourist office and plan your attack. The train station marks the city's northernmost point, and the Prato delle Valle and Basilica di Sant'Antonio mark the southernmost. The following sites of interest can be organized into three clusters and are all within walking distance of one other: the Cappella degli Scrovegni (also called the Arena Chapel) and the adjacent Museo Civico are across a small piazza from the Eremitani Church; the Caffè Pedrocchi can be found near the Palazzo della Ragione in the Piazza Cavour area (the Piazza della Frutta sits to the north and Piazza delle Erbe just to the south of the palazzo, with the Piazza degli Signori bringing up the west); and the Basilica di Sant'Antonio caps the southern end of town with the enormous Piazza Prato delle Valle just beyond.
Would you like a bag.....?
by mapakettle
Every purchase made in Italy generally requires a bag to carry it in, but be warned, most stores such as hardware stores, grocery stores, discount chains require you to pay approx. .05 euro per bag. So, expect a request from the clerk just as he/she starts to put your purchases through the til, the request asking if you need bags.
The bags are normally located just at the front of the til, underneath the conveyor belt. Pick up what you need, and be prepared to hand them over to the clerk when you are asked. Saves time and any hesitation if you don't speak Italian. If you wave the bags and the clerk has just commented on the weather, big deal, at least you broke the ice.
The whole point of visiting a foreign country is for the experiences. Enjoy your every little mistake. That makes for fine story telling back home.
As an odd contrast, very often purchases are beautifully wrapped for you by the store clerk, with ribbons and bows, and placed in wonderful little bags. We have even had cheap purchases from the dollar store (under a euro) wrapped.
Don't take pictures inside a Post Office in Italy
by mapakettle
A short while ago, I attempted to pick up a parcel from the main Post Office in Padova. In order to be served efficiently, you are expected to depress the appropriate button on the machine shown in the accompanying photo. However, you have five buttons to choose from, each button for a different function of the Post Office, including banking.
I messed up (twice), and finally decided to take a photo of this machine for future reference and correct translation purposes.
Well, I learned the hard way. I had an angry postal worker to answer to, plus a couple of the boys in blue who wanted an explanation of my actions. Apparently terrorism is a concern, but primarily to foil would be bank robbers 'casing the joint'.
I was forced to erase my photo, but found upon my return home, that I had actually taken two pictures. This one survived, although it is a tad blurry.
palazzo jacur
by call_me_rhia
I bumped into this building, Palazzo Romanin Jacur, by chance - and immediately liked its gothic architecture. It's in via S. Francesco 9. I could not find much information except from the fact that in 1800's it was an important place of culture and that two literary magazines were published here. When I was there, all I cared for were the ornated windows: more interesting then its history
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View to the Modern Business Centre, Ponte Molino
Padua
Part of the Canal and Statues
