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Municipality of Pavia

Pavia (Pavia in Pavia dialect) is a city of 71,239 inhabitants of Lombardy, capital of the province.

It lies on the Ticino River, a little north from the confluence with the Po, 35 km south of Milan. The foundation dates back to Roman times as the Ticinum.

It was the capital of the Lombard kingdom. From the Middle Ages is home to one of the oldest Italian universities. The city was fortified until 1872, when the bastions were turned into avenues and public gardens, and most of the walls, however, survived until 1901, when it was demolished to build the ring road.

City of ancient origins, offers a number of ideas and cultural attractions. In particular, to visit, among others, the museum located in the Visconti Castle, San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, the Pinacoteca Malaspina, the Duomo, San Michele Maggiore, San Teodoro and the famous Covered Bridge over the Ticino, as well as the Bottigella Palace. Beautiful, the architecture and frescoes that houses the palace, begun in 1564, which houses the Collegio Borromeo, not far from Lungoticino Sforza. A few kilometers from the city lies the Certosa di Pavia.

Pavia is the capital of a fertile province devoted mainly to agriculture (production of wine, rice and cereals). There are few industries, the main activities of the city are the University and Policlinico San Matteo.

Pavia is one of the milestones on the way Francigena, a journey of pilgrimage to Rome.

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