Italian Synagogue

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A place of worship for the members of the Jewish Community of Padua and a historically and artistically exceptional site

Just a few steps away from the Museum of Jewish Padua, in the ancient Paduan ghetto, the Italian rite synagogue has been preserved since 1548. Today, it stands as the only one remaining in Padua and serves as the current place of worship for the Jewish Community.

The hall is characterized by the original Venetian terrazzo flooring, 18th-century Baroque furnishings, and 19th-century Neoclassical stuccoes. Facing each other in the center are the Aron HaKodesh, housing seven Torah scrolls, and the Bimah for reading, which is said to have been crafted from the wood of a centuries-old tree fallen in the Padua Botanical Garden after a storm.