Where we are
galleria Spagna, 35 • 35127 Padova (Pd) - Italy
tel +39 049 8991811 • fax +39 049 761156 • e-mail info@zip.padova.it
HOW TO REACH THE OFFICES OF CONSORZIO ZIP- For people driving from the A13 Tollgate in "Padova – Zona Industriale" (Padua - Industrial Area):
after the tollgate turn left, drive along Corso Stati Uniti, at the second traffic lights turn left and drive up to the end of via della Ricerca Scientifica until it crosses Corso Spagna, here, on the right hand side, there are three white towers; the offices of Consorzio ZIP are in the middle tower, on the sixth floor. - For people driving from the A4 Tollgate "Padova Est"(East Padua):
after the tollgate turn left to take Tangenziale Est (East Ring Road) towards Zona Industriale; at the third exit get onto Corso Stati Uniti following the junction under Tangenziale and, at the first traffic lights, turn right driving up to the end of via della Ricerca Scientifica until it crosses Corso Spagna, here, on the right hand side, there are three white towers; the offices of Consorzio ZIP are in the middle tower, on the sixth floor. - For people using public transport:
The bus n. 7 (a couple of busses every hour) leaves the Train Station of Padua, runs through the town centre and reaches Corso Stati Uniti; get off at the Cnr bus stop and, on foot, go up to the end of via della Ricerca Scientifica until it crosses Corso Spagna, here, on the right hand side, there are three white towers; the offices of Consorzio ZIP are in the middle tower, on the sixth floor.
Some suburban busses, belonging to Sita, stop in the industrial area too.
Zip map
The Padua Industrial Area is bounded to the north-west by via delle Grazie, to the north-east by the town of Noventa Padovana, via Vigonovese and via Ronchi. To the east it borders the town of Saonara and is bounded by the A13 motorway Padua-Bologna. To the south the boundary is marked by via Nuova Zelanda and via Austria and to the west by the canal San Gregorio, and a section of via della Navigazione Interna and Viale dell'Industria.
[>>> toponymy of Zip (.pdf - 411 kb)]
[>>> Zip map with streets to reach the Consorzio offices (800x800 pixel - 290 kb)]
[>>> aerial photo of Zip showing the premises of Consorzio (400x400 pixel - 38 kb)]
Padua and its industrial area
Padua industrial area extends east of the town and covers about 1050 hectares. This surface is equivalent to one ninth or so of the whole town surface.
[>>> photoplan of Padua where the Zip area has been highlighted. (780x752 pixel - 152 kb)]
Padua in the hearth of Veneto
70% of the companies of Veneto have their premises along the A4 motorway from Verona to Venice. The A13 motorway links Padua to Bologna. There are three main routes leading to other European countries: Brennero and Tarvisio leading to Austria; Trieste leading to Slovenia and Balkan countries. The international airports of Venice, Bologna and Verona are less than 100 km away from Padua. Padua Railway Station (linked to Zip by a railroad) is connected to the major European cities.
[>>> map of the Veneto region with the main links (580x600 pixel - 30 kb)]
Padua junction of TEN-T
Padua is at the juction of two of the main multimodal commercial corridors of the Trans-European Transport Networks. The first one, Corridor 5, goes through the continent from Lisbon to Kiev, whereas the second one links the northern countries to the Mediterrenean area.
[>>> map of Europe showing the main commercial corridors (800x641 pixel - 67 kb)]
Padua is close to Balkan commercial routes
[>>> map of the Balkan area showing the main commercial corridors (716x600 pixel - 181 kb)]
