We booked the English tour online and it only costs 7€. The tour lasts 1 hour and was fully booked. Our tour guide was really amazing, explaining the history of the university and also answered our questions very well. Highly recommended!!

This Renaissance palazzo (mansion) is the seat of Padua’s history-making university. Founded by renegade scholars from Bologna seeking greater intellectual freedom, the university has employed some of Italy’s greatest and most controversial thinkers, including Copernicus, Galileo, Casanova and the world’s first female doctor of philosophy, Eleonora Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (her statue graces the stairs). Admission is on a 45-minute guided tour only, which includes a visit to the world’s first anatomy theatre and the Aula Magna (Great Hall) where Galileo lectured. Today, Palazzo Bo is home to the Rector’s offices, libraries, and the halls used for ceremonies and the discussion of dissertations. They blend the historic buildings with Rationalist renovations and modifications made by Italy's great rationalist architect, Gio Ponti, in the 1930s and '40s. During the renovation, Ponti called on artists, such as Campigli, Pendini and Severini, to fresco the Rector’s offices, while at the entrance to the New Courtyard stands Arturo Martini's statue of Palinurus, which is dedicated to the partisan Masaccio and commemorates the Italian Resistance movement.

The original building of the university of Padova, where Galileo once taught, offers guided tours throughout the day in English and Italian. The tour takes you to the hall where Galileo used to lecture and some of the rooms connected with the teaching of medicine. The guide explained about the first autopsies that took place here and showed the purpose-built gallery where students would watch from. An interesting tour for €7 per person.

I loved the tour and history. Beautiful building, rooms, oldest anatomic theatre. A must for people interested in science, knowledge, history… Only visited with guided tour. In Italian and English.

It's where I am studying. There are very informative and beautiful tours in English and Italian language inside and it's very worth seeing it as you can see the pictures I attached. There is also the stairs which Galileo gave lectures in it. It's one of the oldest university 's in the world and for history lovers there is two hidden Benito Mussolini writing in the 2 different places of the building but you should ask to see them probably :)

Enjoy a 1 hour guided tour to the place where in 1222 the local university was born, including the 400 years old anatomical amphitheatre

Had such a nice and educational time! If you like history, you would love this place. So affordable and (surprisingly) well organized. You might need to conduct a mini research though (time, English availability). Still very doable and easy.

Fantastic tour in English with wonderful host. Really worth the small price. The Anatomical Kitchen was a real highlight (you could feel the history) and the FIRST EVER FEMALE graduate - bravo.

The historical University Bo of Padua always amesing to visit.

The Anatomical Theater and other rooms of the palazzo offer impressive glimpses into the rich history of this institution. The mandatory tour with guide is well orchestrated and allows the visit to gain important glimpses into Padua’s past as a great seat of learning.

Historic university building, in a palazzo. You can see the shields from former students, visit a lecture hall, as well as the anatomy theater and examinations hall. The local guide provided an excellent insight into the way university systems have changed over time.

Short 30 min tour. Quite a treat to see original lecturn used by Galileo. The human dissection theatre was also amazing.

It is free for students. There are English and Italian tours everyday, you just need to book one day before. It is such an amazing place to understand Padova and its history.

A historic place for Italians. You can find a very rich history in this place dating back to 1222. I was glad to finally get to see where the All Time Great Galileo Galilee spent most of his life. His desk is well preserved in this place, and the walls are dented with the names of pioneering students of the university of Padua and their families. What a great history mark. You should visit this place anytime you come to Padova.

Great guided tour of a beautiful and historical place. It takes around 50 min and takes you to the main lecture hall, anatomic theatre and the place where Galileo used to teach. Make sure to book in advance as it can get busy even during weekdays.

Beautiful place with interesting guided tours. Totally recommend this place!

Great tour guides and a beautiful place with a fascinating history!

Lovely place. Unfortunately the anatomy hall you see only from the bottom but overall great

Ancient University building with high historical significance, including Galileo's speaker podium - he was a Professor here for 18 years!

Loved the tour! Spoilers ahead. Historic university with an amazingly old anatomical theatre and impressive list of associated people, including the first female graduate and Galileo Galilei!

The University of Padova is situated here. It would be celebrating its 800 years in 2022.

Nice tour guide. Due to Covid situation we were able to see everything because there were no other activities going on. For the price of 12€ really good tour.

Fantastic place with lots of historical value. Worth visiting and taking a guide who tells many interesting stories about the palace and history of the university.

Historical place that is still standing, relevant and in use today.

Lovely tour of an important and beautiful university

Gorgeous building with a piece of art in every corner. Make sure you get a tour here because it totally worth it. Students don't pay !! The tour lasts like 30 minutes, one can choose or English or Italian. Sometimes they make some seminars in the rooms.

A bit complicated to buy and get tickets since all tickets from the offer online cannot be bought online. Visit itself is interesting. It's about 1 hour.