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I agree with the above advice if you are spending anything less than 4 or 5 days in Venezia and Firenze. But if you do have the extra days, I would pick Bologna, since Padova can be done as a pleasant day trip from Venezia.
grazie!
we leave sunday for our 3 week adventure...really looking forward to it.
i am very grateful for all the tips i've gotten here to my many posts.