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Department of Astronomy , vicolo Osservatorio 3 int.2, 35122 Padova - Italy

Directions by Car

Motorway A4 Milano-Venezia, exit Padova Ovest. From the exit straight to the overpass onto the beltway (viale Australia). Follow directions to Bologna motorway.
Take the 6th exit (S.Antonio/town centre), after the Agip service station.
After going through the junction keep the airport to your right, go the whole length of via Sorio and at the first roudabout take to via Euganea.
At the traffic light turn right in riviera Paleocapa. Go along the riviera and turn left at the second bridge, from where you can see the tower of the Specola on the left, with the Department bulding.

Motorway Bologna-Venezia, exit Padova Sud. Follow the direction to Vicenza entering the beltway. Take the 3rd exit to S.Antonio/town center. After going through the junction keep the airport to your right, go the whole length of via Sorio and continue following the above directions.

For a navigation map see also the site: http://www.viamichelin.it

Directions by Plane

The airports nearest Padova are Venezia "Marco Polo" and Verona "Valerio Catullo" .
From Venice you can take a bus (see SITA for timetables) or a collective taxi service , to be booked 24 hours before arival or departure: AirService tel 049-8704425 or Landomas tel. 049-8808505.
From “Valerio Catullo” a shuttle bus connects the airport to the railway station in Verona every 20 minutes from 6:35 to 23:35.
Another option is the Treviso airport “Giannino Ancillotto” (tel. 0422-315111) connected to the Treviso railway station by the bus nr. 6 of the ACTT lines.

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Directions by Train

Padova is easily reachable by train.
At the exit of the railway station you can take a taxi or a bus (see timetables at aps). Take lines nr. 12 or 18 (direction Tencarola or Selvazzano). Stop in via Paoli (it takes about 20 minutes) and take via S. Alberto Magno until you reach the tower of the Specola and the Department building.
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