The Venue
Botanical Garden
Created in 1545 on the property of the Benedictine monks of St. Justina, Padua Botanical Garden is the coldest existing university botanical garden in the world. The Senate of the Venetian Republic approved its foundation for the cultivation of medicinal plants, which later constituted the largest portion of the so-called "simple" herbs, i.e. medicaments of natural origin. This is why early botanical gardens were called Horti simplicium ("Gardens of Simples").
Entrance from: Via Orto Botanico, 15, 35123 Padova PD
Info
Fees
Meeting fees: 300€
Inclusive of: coffee breaks, lunch, social dinner, Botanical Garden guided tour and conference kit
Directions
Plane
Venice Marco Polo airport (VCE) is about 40 km far from Padua. The city centre can be easily reached by taxi or public transport.
Other airports nearby are:
Treviso airport (Aeroporto Antonio Canova; TSF), 50 km
Verona-Francavilla airport (Aeroporto Valerio Catullo; VRN), 80 km
Bologna airport (Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi; BLQ), 120 km
Train
The railway station is close to the city centre. You can get to the Botanical Garden by bus or tram (leaving every 10 minutes from the railway station - stop n. 12-Santo)
For info on bus service from Venice Airport to Padua train station click here