Which one to choose in Padua
Two churches in Padua. Scrovegni Chapel has 10 tickets and tours to book; Padua Baptistery has 1 ticket or tour to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Padua, Italy
Entry is strictly controlled and cannot be improvised. Tickets are timed to the quarter hour, must be booked at least a day ahead, and admit groups of 25 for exactly fifteen minutes inside, preceded by fifteen minutes in a climate-controlled airlock where a film explains the frescoes while your body heat and humidity are stabilised. Evening slots in summer allow a longer stay for a higher price, which is the one upgrade worth considering.
Padua, Italy
The Baptistery of Padua stands beside Padua Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in the centre of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy, and a ticket is required. The small building holds one of the most complete fresco cycles of the fourteenth century in Italy, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles, together with Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel and other buildings in the city. Padua is about half an hour from Venice by train, and the baptistery is a short walk from the lively squares of the old town.
| Scrovegni Chapel | Padua Baptistery | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Chapel | Chapel |
| Height | 18.5 m | — |
| Opened | 1305 | — |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 10 | 1 |
| Official website | yes | yes |