Padua is located within Italy.
Padua ( [ ˈpædju.ə ] or [ ˈpædʒu.ə ] , Padova [ ˈpaːdova ] ; Pàdova ) is a city and comune in Veneto , northern Italy . It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area . The city is sometimes included , with Venice ( Italian Venezia ) and Treviso , in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area , which has a population of c. 1,600,000 . Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River , 40 km west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza . University of Padua . The University of Padua ( Università degli Studi di Padova , UNIPD ) is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua , Italy .