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Arcella, Padua — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Arcella is a district of Padua north of the central station, beside the Milan-Venice railway and holding the Sanctuary dell'Arcella.
About Arcella
Where to stay in Arcella
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
The station decides it. Arcella spreads north of the central station along the Milan-Venice railway, which puts a room here within a short ride of Padua and a walk of the Sanctuary dell'Arcella. Expansion from the 1950s blurred the edges, so the name covers the whole built area beyond the tracks.
Guests who want the Scrovegni Chapel, the Church of the Eremitani and Palazzo Zuckermann in one day ride into the centre.
About Arcella
What are the main landmarks in Arcella?
Museums dominate. The Civic Museums of Padua, Museum Bottacin, the Museo di Storia della Fisica, the Museo di Paleontologia, the Museo di Mineralogia and the Museo di Macchine Enrico Bernardi make up the collections, with the Museum for Nature and Men added to the count. The Scrovegni Chapel stands among the older fabric.
Beside it are the Church of the Eremitani, the Beato Antonio Pellegrino church, the Scuola del Carmine, Palazzo Zuckermann, the Torrione della Gatta and Memoria e Luce.
What is the history of Arcella?
Two things shaped the district. The Milan-Venice railway runs past it, and the expansion of the 1950s and after filled the ground until the boundaries between neighbouring localities stopped being visible. The name outgrew its own borders.
People in Padua use Arcella for the whole built-up area north of the central station, a usage that follows the building rather than any older line. The Sanctuary dell'Arcella keeps the older name in place.
Where is Arcella?
Arcella lies north of Padua's central station, beside the Milan-Venice railway, its edges merged into the localities around it.
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Updated September 2026