Church of the Eremitani
Chiesa degli Eremitani
A 13th-century church next to the Scrovegni Chapel, whose Ovetari Chapel preserves fragments of early frescoes by Mantegna.
The church is known for its distinctive wooden ceiling shaped like an upturned hull. It was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War. Much of Mantegna's early Life of Saint James in the Ovetari Chapel was destroyed, but it has been partly reconstructed from fragments and old photographs, and original works such as the Assumption of the Virgin can still be seen. Admission is free. The church sits beside the Scrovegni Chapel and the Civic Museums, so it works well to visit before or after your timed slot at the chapel.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:30–12:30, 15:30–19:00
Nearby sights
- Eremitani Civic Museums
- Scrovegni Chapel
- Caffè Pedrocchi
- Palazzo Bo
- Palazzo della Ragione
- Piazza delle Erbe & Piazza della Frutta
- Piazza dei Signori & Clock Tower
- Padua Jewish Ghetto