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
Italy's Most Beautiful Towns in Oltrepò
- Villages

Lomello and its Christian buildings
- Art & Culture

Oltrepò Pavese, le Vie del Gusto
- Food & Wine

A Day in Pavia
- Art & Culture

Museums Pavia
- Art & Culture

Theaters Pavia
- Art & Culture

10 good reasons visit Pavia
- Art & Culture

Places
Pavia University Campus
- Art & Culture

Fraschini theatre
- Art & Culture

Visconti Castle
- Tourism Accessible

Piazza Ducale in Vigevano
- Art & Culture

Ponte Coperto Bridge
- Art & Culture

Where to sleep
PLAZA
San Martino Siccomario

MARGHERITA
Garlasco

NEW POLO
Mortara

HOTEL MOTEL FLOWER
Gropello Cairoli

HOTEL ROSENGARTEN
Pavia

CASTELLO
Miradolo Terme

PARK HOTEL
Rivanazzano Terme

RANCH
Voghera

I DIAMANTI
Garlasco

LE VIGNE DI CORVINO
Corvino San Quirico

VILLA SANT'ESPEDITO
Mortara

VILLA NECCHI HOTEL
Gambolò

RESIDENZA DEL PARCO
Vigevano

HOTEL MONUMENTO
Giussago

SALUS
Godiasco Salice Terme

ALBERGO SAN MICHELE
Mortara

DELL'ANGELO
Mezzanino

RC RESORT LUXURY RELAX
Mortara

RESIDENCE DEI GIOVI
San Martino Siccomario

ITALIA
Certosa di Pavia

IL TUO VIAGGIO inLOMBARDIA. PRENOTA QUI
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
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