Padua is a city and comune in the , northern .
Paduais a city andcomuneinVeneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of theprovince of Paduaand the economic and communications hub of the area.The city is picturesque, with a dense network ofarcadedstreets opening into large communalpiazze, and many bridges crossing the various branches of theBacchiglione, which once surrounded the ancient walls like amoat.Padua is also the setting for most of the action inShakespeare'sThe Taming of the Shrew.
