Exploring Urban Geology: a walking tour with Prof. Paolo Mozzi

Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 5:00 PM - Historical centre of Padova

15.05.2025

Over the centuries, the historic center of Padua has taken shape as a true urban relief — an artificial hill, layered with three thousand years of history, environmental change, and human activity. The Geological Walk, led by Professor Paolo Mozzi, geologist and faculty member of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua, offers a walking itinerary that reveals the city’s hidden landscape and its deep connection with watercourses.

The route begins at the Department of Geosciences and follows the Piovego canal, then continues through Via Eremitani, Porta Altinate, the Liston, San Lorenzo Bridge, and the main squares of the city center. It's an opportunity to see Padua through a new lens, observing outcrops, fluvial sediments, ancient walking surfaces, urban landforms, and signs of the ongoing interaction between natural environments and urban expansion.

At 6:15 PM, a guided tour of the underground spaces of Palazzo della Ragione is scheduled, in collaboration with the Arcadia association. This visit offers a chance to literally descend into the deeper layers of the city and read its history through its oldest stratifications.

In collaboration with Progetto Portello

When: Thursday, May 15 at 5:00 PM
Estimated duration: about 2 hours
Free event – maximum 25 participants
Reservation required via Eventbrite or by email at comunicazione.geoscienze@unipd.it
Reservation deadline: May 13, 2025