Shopping In Padua you can walk in the centre for shopping. There are a lot of high-street shops like Prada, Gucci, etc and franchising shops less expensive than the first ones. But in the centre squares often you can find stalls that sell clothes, accessories (Piazza dei Frutti and Piazza dei Signori) or vegetables, fruits and flowers (Piazza delle Erbe). On saturday in Prato della Valle, the most important Padua's square, there is a big weekly market with every kind of goods. Always in the same square often there are events. Particularly important are the Ferragosto and S. Silvestro celebration.This events have many activities, shows, music and midnight fireworks. All the square get full of people having fun. If you are in Padua on these dates, you shouldn't miss these free parties. In the evening in the city centre is very trendy the custom of the aperitif. People meet in restaurant and bar and drink this alcoholic beverage before dinner. Usually it's offered with some appetizer. You can see a lot of people in group out of this local in winter too. I think it's an ideal experience for who wants socialized with others.