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The University of Padua
Founded in 1222, the Bò — named for the inn where its first students gathered — has never ceased to be one of the great centers of European learning, and Padua's willingness to teach subjects that more cautious universities declined has made it a destination for the curious minds of every generation. Vesalius performed his anatomical demonstrations here, Galileo lectured from its chair of mathematics, and the law faculty has trained judges and administrators across the continent. This unbroken tradition of free inquiry raises the literacy and capacity of the burgher class that relies on the university and attracts scholars whose presence keeps the city's intellectual life in motion.
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