Guided tours

Guided tours for individual visitors, families and small groups

General introduction to the Botanical Garden for individual visitors and small groups - limited number of places (advance booking recommended).

ENGLISH

2023

  • February-March: Fridays at 3pm
  • April-September: Fridays at 5pm
  • October: Fridays at 4pm
  • November-December: Fridays at 3pm

Special guided tours in English  - included in the admission ticket - are available at 4.30pm during Risvegli festival on 29 April, 30 April, 1 May.

2024 (currently available until June)

  • February-March: Fridays at 3pm
  • April-June: Fridays at 5pm

 

ITALIAN

2023

  • February-March: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am and 3pm; Tuesday-Friday at 3pm
  • April-May: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm and 5pm; Tuesday-Friday at 5pm; 24 April at 11am, 3pm and 5pm; 25 April at 11am, 11.30am, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm
  • June: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm and 5pm; Tuesday-Friday at 5pm; 12 June at 11am, 3pm and 5pm
  • July-September: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 10.30am, 4pm and 5pm; Tuesday-Friday at 5pm
  • October: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm, 4pm; Tuesday-Friday at 4pm
  • November-December: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm; Tuesday-Friday at 3pm

Special guided tours in Italian - included in the admission ticket - are available during Risvegli festival: please check the dedicated page

2024 (currently available until June)

  • February-March: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am and 3pm; Tuesday-Friday at 3pm
  • April-May: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm and 5pm; Tuesday-Friday at 5pm; 25th April at 11am, 11.30am, 3pm, 4pm e 5pm; 26th April at 11am, 3pm, 5pm
  • June: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays at 11am, 3pm and 5pm; Tuesday-Friday at 5pm; 13th June at 11am, 3pm and 5pm


Guided tours for schools and groups 

Guided tours for schools and groups (maximum 25 people) last 90 minutes. Advance booking required: +39 049 8273939 - prenotazioni@ortobotanicopd.it 

Available in Italian, English and French

Price (in addition to the admission ticket): adults, €80/group; schools and students/staff of the University of Padua, €70/group

he guides show visitors around the Old Garden and the Botanical Museum to let them discover the history of the Garden, the connection between botany and medicine, and the incredible variety and adaptability of plants.

 

Information and bookings: prenotazioni@ortobotanicopd.it - ph. +39 049 8273939 (available every day from 9am to 5pm)