Padua Cathedral & Baptistery
Duomo e Battistero di Padova
The baptistery is covered from floor to ceiling with 14th-century frescoes by Giusto de' Menabuoi, and the dome shows Christ surrounded by hundreds of saints. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The cathedral's exterior facade is plain and unfinished, and its interior was built according to a design by Michelangelo. Next door, the Romanesque baptistery was covered with frescoes by Giusto de' Menabuoi around 1375. In the dome, the 'Paradise' scene shows Christ and the Virgin Mary surrounded by layers of saints in vivid colours. Tickets to the baptistery cost about €5, while the cathedral is free. Both can be visited with the Padua Frescoes joint ticket.
Opening hours
Baptistery approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Piazza dei Signori & Clock Tower
- Padua Jewish Ghetto
- Piazza delle Erbe & Piazza della Frutta
- Palazzo della Ragione
- Palazzo Bo
- Caffè Pedrocchi
- La Specola
- Church of the Eremitani