Caffé Pedrocchi

Dal 1831

Padua (PD)

Caffé Pedrocchi

Dal 1831

Padua (PD)

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Ownership - Comune di Padova Management - F&DE Group Manager - Manolo Rigoni

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Via VIII Febbraio, 15, 35122 Padova PD

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+39 0498781231

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segreteria@caffepedrocchi.it

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caffepedrocchi.it

The stunning creation of Antonio Pedrocchi and of the Venetian architect Jappelli, it has all the majesty of a temple, with its magical Greek, Roman, Herculanean, Renaissance, Moorish, Egyptian, and Rossini rooms. The Museum of the Risorgimento is in the very rooms, opened in 1842 next to the piano nobile, where patriot-students used to assemble. Berti, Crescini and Stefani launched the satirical and patriotic “Caffè Pedrocchi” weekly here in 1845. All the Savoys came here, as did Carducci, Giacosa, and Eleonora Duse. Neoclassical, with the ‘Pedrocchino’ in neo-Gothic, it is the political, academic and journalistic centre and the promoter of an intense cultural programme.

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