From 8th December the Botanical Garden gets ready for the Christmas season offering free guided tours (included in the admission ticket) held by expert guides. A journey to discover the Renaissance hortus cinctus, where the architectural layout is particularly enhanced during wintertime, and the Biodiversity Garden, where you can experience completely different temperature compared to Padua thanks to the greenhouses that simulate the climatic conditions of the planet’s biomes. The guided tours, lasting 90 minutes, are held from Tuesday to Friday at 3pm and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 11am and 3pm (only at 11am on 24th and 31st December). Friday tours are also available in English. If you wish to join a guided tour, please contact prenotazioni@ortobotanicopd.it or +39 0498273939 (daily from 9am to 5pm).

Throughout the Christmas period you can also visit the exhibition Vincenzo Castella. Il libro di Padova, a selection of forty photographic images of Padua by the artist Vincenzo Castella, and three installations by Edoardo Landi from the L'occhio in gioco exhibition during daily opening hours. Both initiatives are included in the admission ticket.

Please note some slight variations in our opening hours befor the usual annual closure (in 2023, from 9th January to 7th February):

• 8 December:open 10am-5pm (last entry 4.15pm)
• 24 December: open 10am-2pm (last entry 1.15pm)
• 25 December: closed
• 26-30 December: open 10am-5pm (last entry 4.15pm)
• 31 December: open ore 10am-2pm  (last entry 1.15pm)
• 1 January: closed
• 2-8 January: open 10am-5pm (last entry 4.15pm)