PAVIA
From the courtyard of its University have passed great minds like Ugo Foscolo and Alessandro Volta. On the roads of Oltrepò, Albert Einstein. Pavia is wisdom, pride, and tradition
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Every spot in Pavia has its story. A Romanesque church welcomes the remains of Sant’Agostino. A Basilica witnesses the coronation of Federico Barbarossa as King of Italy.
Tourism Pavia. Memory and tradition enrich without impeding. Big thinkers and innovative ideas roam here between the loggia and the Cortile delle Magnolie within the University founded in 1361 by Emperor Carlo IV. Among the oldest in Italy, science, history, and the avant-garde find space to breathe here, from the University Library to the History Museum and the Botanical Garden, with its gorgeous greenhouse.
Pass through the city to explore the museums inside the Visconti Castle or the Ponte della Libertà, to be admired by night when the arches are illuminated by the artist Marco Lodola. The Gothic tomb from the 14th century, where Sant’Agostino rests, is conserved in San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro. Meanwhile, Barbarossa was coronated within the incredible Basilica of San Michele Maggiore. An “underground” resonance chamber awaits in the 18th century Teatro Fraschini, dedicated to the legendary Verdian tenor.
By bike, cross the Ponte Coperto that connects the historic city center to Borgo Ticino along the banks of the Ticino River. Pedaling towards the hills that cultivate some of the finest wines in Oltrepò Pavese or a late-gothic, goosebump inducing Certosa.
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Experiences
Spring in Pavia
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Pavia area by bike
- Cycle Tourism
Gardens Pavia
- Active & Green
10 good reasons visit Pavia
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Lomello and its Christian buildings
- Art & Culture
Oltrepò Pavese, le Vie del Gusto
- Food & Wine
A Day in Pavia
- Art & Culture
Pavia Photo Gallery
- Art & Culture
Pavia in a weekend
- Lifestyle
Museums Pavia
- Art & Culture
Theaters Pavia
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Places
Ponte Coperto Bridge
- Art & Culture
Piazza Ducale in Vigevano
- Art & Culture
Visconti Castle
- Tourism Accessible
Pavia University Campus
- Art & Culture
Fraschini theatre
- Art & Culture
Where to sleep
CASCINA SCOVA RESORT
Pavia
SELVATICO
Rivanazzano Terme
HOTEL DUCA DI TROMELLO
Tromello
TERME DI RIVANAZZANO
Rivanazzano Terme
HOTEL MOTEL RIZ
San Genesio ed Uniti
IL CASTELLO DI SAN GAUDENZIO
Cervesina
LE VIGNE DI CORVINO
Corvino San Quirico
MODERNO
Pavia
HOTEL MONUMENTO
Giussago
PLAZA
San Martino Siccomario
CLEMENTI
Godiasco Salice Terme
ITALIA
Certosa di Pavia
HOTEL MOTEL FLOWER
Gropello Cairoli
HOTEL DUCALE
Vigevano
HOTEL MOTEL DON CARLO
Broni
LE GRONDE
Cava Manara
IL PINO
Garlasco
PARK HOTEL
Rivanazzano Terme
I DIAMANTI
Garlasco
ITALIA
Stradella
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How to arrive
BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 89 km, Linate 55 km, Orio al Serio 89 km
BY TRAIN
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BY CAR
Autostrada A7
How to move
BY BUS
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BIKE SHARING
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Information
INFOPOINT PAVIA BROLETTO
Via del Comune, 18
T. +39 0382 399790
WIFI
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Useful numbers
EMERGENCY
112
HOSPITAL
Policlinico San Matteo
Viale Camillo Golgi, 19, Pavia
T. +39 0382 5011
POLICE
Comando Provinciale Carabinieri Pavia
Piazza S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, 4
T. +39 0382 5341