Top 50 things to do and attractions in Pavia

Beautiful and fantastic place for quiet moments. The hike beside the river is a relaxing experience worthy to try. You can sit and have your meal on the river bank and enjoying the scenery around.

Beautiful, not over-the-top, but very lovely. (Sadly the sandstone on the outside is quite weathered, making it challenging to see the external artwork.) Worth seeing if you're in the Pavia area - Have fun!

The cathedral it is well preserved, beautiful inside and the piazza outside the church is very quiet and beatiful.

A great museum set in a lush, green environment. The collection features several masterpieces and a significant array of Lombard artifacts. The serene setting and well-curated exhibits offer visitors a profound appreciation of historical and artistic treasures.

(Translated by Google) A place to visit also in honor of Pope Leo IV. The ark of Saint Augustine is splendid. (Original) Luogo ove recarsi anche in onore di Papà Leone IV. L'arca di Sant Agostino è splendida.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful, beyond all expectations. Both the ground floor with its antiquities and the art gallery on the first floor are unmissable. (Original) Meraviglioso, oltre ogni aspettativa. Una tappa imperdibile sia il piano terra con le sue antichità, sia la pinacoteca al primo piano

A walk around the castle offers good views of the castle and grounds. It's a pleasant walk in the centre of Pavia. In the garden, there is a statue in honour of man's best friend - the dog.

The best theater in town. I was amazed by its architecture.

Excellent university

This church is incredible. The reach it, you need to find it, walking from narrow streets, it feels like a labyrinth. Reach it is part of the magic of this place: no many people in a quite area, when you enter you discover a small church with many affresco representing Pavia’s history and more.

Good place, free meals everyday Monday-Sunday, a lot of food there, beautiful and quite place. Kind workers, Caring employees

It gives you the feeling people take care of the place with true love and passion. Every plant is labelled, all the pathways are clean. It's a little treasure in the centre of the town and often involved in other cultural events

(Translated by Google) One day, I will come here to give a flower to Germano Mosconi, a great man of great personality and faith. Hi Germano, you will always be with us... (Original) Un giorno, verrò qui a dare un fiore a Germano Mosconi, grande uomo di grande personalità e fede. Ciao Germano, sarai sempre con noi...

An incredible church — it’s the third tallest Church in Italy and absolutely massive and stunning inside. Don’t miss the chance to visit it in Pavia.

Beautiful place to spend time in Pavia. If you are a student at the University of Pavia, you do not even need to pay for the entrance! It is recommended to go there in different times of the year, so you can enjoy different sort of flowers and plants! Friendly gardener. Also, they organize lots of organizations, so if you are interested, please check their website for more!

(Translated by Google) This palace, which was the most elegant private building in Pavia of the fourteenth century, was built by Nicolino dei Diversi, Master of the Ducal Revenue, around 1374. Due to the use of terracotta and fake brick plaster, it was called "domus rubea" or red house. It consists of three floors above ground and a ground portico set on rectangular pillars supporting pointed arches. On the first floor there were stupendous three-light windows with marble columns, of which only one has been restored. The other three-lancet and single-lancet windows on the top floor have been closed and plastered, and await providential restoration. The side facing Via Beccarla also has traces of elegant terracotta openings, which need to be restored. In the courtyard, there was a wonderful and grandiose fifteenth-century polychrome wooden crucifix, from the Lombard school, now in the civic museums of the new Castle. (Original) Questo palazzo, che costituiva il più elegante edificio privato pavese del Trecento, fu costruito da Nicolino dei Diversi, Maestro delle Entrate Ducali, verso il 1374. Per l'impiego della terracotta e dell'intonaco a finto mattone, fu denominata « domus rubea » o casa rossa. Consta di tre piani fuori terra e di un porticato terreno impostato su pilastri rettangolari che reggono archi acuti. Al primo piano erano stupende trifore con colonnine marmoree, di cui una sola è stata restaurata. Le altre trifore e le monofore dell'ultimo piano sono state chiuse e intonacate, e attendono provvidenziali restauri. Anche il fianco verso via Beccarla presenta tracce di eleganti aperture in cotto, da restaurare. Nel cortile, era conservato un mirabile e grandioso crocifisso ligneo quattrocentesco policromo, di scuola lombarda, ora presso i musei civici del Castello nuovo.

A very inyeresting Museum for the history of Sciences and Research wonderful guided tourby Ester.

Place very beautyful..amazing towers..just inside of university of Pavia

It's a unique monument. At night the lighting is quite special so dont miss it during a night stroll.

Relaxing place where you can do running or walking. Here, dogs must be on leash and cannot stay at playground area. Nice park where spent some hours enjoing with your family and friends.

(Translated by Google) Located in the Borgo Ticino district and dating back to the 80s..last stop before returning to Voghera heroes in Syracuse.. (Original) Situata nel quartiere do Borgo Ticino e risalente agli anni 80 ..ultima tappa prima di tornare a Voghera eroi a Siracusa..

Really good

Fantastic museum with numerous exhibits. Worths visiting for science lovers. The exhibits are accompanied with English explanations as well as in Italian.

(Translated by Google) Open portal, in neoclassical style, once used as the entrance gate to the city and toll house. At the top of the two structures on the sides of the road are the anthropomorphic statues (in marble) representing the Po' and Ticino rivers, subjects of very high artistic value: they were a gift from the Imperial House of Austria when it administered Pavia during the Lombard Venetian kingdom , circa 1820. (Original) Portale aperto, in stile neoclassico, adibito un tempo a Cancello d'ingresso della città e dazio. In cima alle due strutture ai lati della strada sono poste le statue (in marmo) antropomorfe che rappresentano i fiumi Po' e Ticino, soggetti di altissimo valore artistico: furono un dono della Imperiale Casa d'Austria quando amministrava Pavia durante il regno Lombardo Veneto, 1820 circa.

It's easy to miss so be careful. It is worth spending 10-15 minutes to visit it. There are old graves behind it.

(Translated by Google) Work of the sculptor Enrico Cassi, the monument was inaugurated in 1900 and depicts the Cairolis, one of the most famous families of the Italian Risorgimento. Originally from the town of Gropello (since 1888 called Gropello Cairoli, in honor of the patriots), located a few kilometers from Pavia, the 5 Cairoli brothers were all Garibaldi heroes. Four of them died during the battles for Italian independence. The only one who survived was Benedetto, the eldest, who later also became Prime Minister. The monument depicts the mother handing the tricolor flag to her children, the father, a doctor and professor at the University of Pavia, and the five Cairoli brothers, together with reliefs that reproduce some of Garibaldi's battles. We are in the beautiful Piazza del Lino, which is certainly worth a visit. (Original) Opera dello scultore Enrico Cassi, il monumento venne inaugurato nel 1900 e raffigura i Cairoli, una delle famiglie più note del Risorgimento italiano. Originari del paese di Gropello (dal 1888 denominato Gropello Cairoli, in onore dei patrioti), situato a pochi chilometri da Pavia, i 5 fratelli Cairoli furono tutti eroi garibaldini. Quattro di loro morirono durante le battaglie per l'indipendenza italiana. L'unico che sopravvisse fu Benedetto, il maggiore, che successivamente divenne anche Presidente del Consiglio. Il monumento raffigura la madre che consegna la bandiera tricolore ai figli, il padre, medico e professore dell'Università di Pavia, ed i cinque fratelli Cairoli, insieme con rilievi che riproducono alcune battaglie garibaldine. Siamo nella bella piazza del Lino, che merita senz'altro una visita.

Nice ancient church ⛪️ in Pavia … Good location, close to the downtown…

Full of exhibits with English descriptions. It also depicts the works of different sceintinsts in an interesting manner and good visuals.

Nice.

Cupola Arnaboldi is a monument in Pavia, Southern Lombardy. Cupola Arnaboldi is situated nearby to Piazza del Lino  and the university Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia. Built in the second half of the 19th century, it is an octagonal dome in iron and glass covering an internal courtyard of the same shape, embellished by a balcony between the first and second floors. This space was built to house the exchanges and negotiations of farmers and merchants, currently houses some commercial activities and a luxury hotel.

(Translated by Google) Well-kept park, very large with a beautiful breeze (Original) Parco Ben tenuto, molto ampio con un venticello bellissimo

(Translated by Google) Amazing place. All the members of the association friends of the woods super kind and organization. Summer camp for children highly recommended (Original) Posto stupemdo. Tutti i membri dell'associazione amici dei.boschi super gentili e organizzazione. Campo estivo per i bambini super consigliato

(Translated by Google) Dropped by to see the Battle of Pavia demonstration. By eye I saw the participation and the organization and I can only congratulate you on the safety and the desire to organize. Unfortunately due to bad weather I didn't enjoy the experience of the battle, I wanted to leave. (Original) Passato per vedere la manifestazione della battaglia di Pavia. A occhio ho visto la partecipazione e l'organizzazione ed è solo da fare tanti complimenti per la sicurezza e la voglia di organizzare. Purtroppo causa maltempo non ho goduto della prova della battaglia, ho voluto andare via.

I find it so peaceful and the people are so helpful

Amazing place to explore birds

Beautiful old Villa in Borgarello now used as the Municipality office (Comune) of Borgarello. The staff and city mayor at Comune are really humble and helpful people. I saw this beautiful cat in Comune so uploading her picture 😊

(Translated by Google) One of the 5 medieval towers remaining in Pavia, city of 100 towers. (Original) Una delle 5 torri medievali rimaste a Pavia, città delle 100 torri.

(Translated by Google) The statue is located in the square of the Voghera train station. The monument is dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi. (Original) La statua si trova nel piazzale della stazione ferroviaria di Voghera. Il monumento è dedicato a Giuseppe Garibaldi.

(Translated by Google) A beautiful parish in the San Pietro neighborhood, the neighborhood of my uncles and cousins. Don Gabriele's work for the community is truly commendable, in particular the renovation of the oratory (which allowed many kids to be removed from the streets). The management of the structure is entrusted to a very competent and kind lady: Stefania. (Original) Una bella parrocchia nel quartiere San Pietro, il quartiere dei miei zii e cugini. Veramente encomiabile il lavoro di don Gabriele per la comunità, in particolare la ristrutturazione dell'oratorio (che ha permesso di togliere tanti ragazzi dalla strada). La gestione della struttura è affidata ad una signora molto competente e gentile: Stefania.

(Translated by Google) Palazzo Bellingeri stands in the heart of Grava... along the main street, it was built at the beginning of the 18th century, to become the summer residence of the Bellingeri De Rubeis... who were the owners of various properties throughout the Pavia area. This entire complex is made up of 24 rooms, both small and large, some of which stand out from the others because they are completely frescoed, with pink, green and blue colours. There are also very visible pictorial decorations in the so-called games room on the upper floor, while on the ground floor there are still life and floral paintings in very strong colours. Later in the 1920s, a certain Felice Zambruno bought the entire building and in the rooms surrounding the large courtyard he built a sawmill and also a knitwear factory which later became a clog factory, and finally a carpentry shop, which in 1952 gave work to many people, and inside a cinema hall was created in the old stables. (Original) Palazzo Bellingeri sorge nel cuore di Grava ..lungo la via principale , fu eretto agli inizi del 700 , per diventare la residenza estiva dei Bellingeri De Rubeis ..che erano i proprietari di diverse proprietà in tutto il pavese . Tutto questo complesso e" costituito da 24 stanze sia piccole che grandi , alcune di queste si distinguono dalle altre ..perché sono completamente affrescate , con colori rosa , verde e azzurre , ci sono anche delle decorazioni pittoriche molto ben visibili ..nella cosiddetta sala dei giochi al piano superiore , mentre al pian terreno ci sono ..dipinti di nature morte e floreali , su tinte molto forti . Più in la" negli anni nel 1920 ..un certo Felice Zambruno compro" tutto l'edificio ..e nei locali che circondano il grande cortile ..realizzò una segheria e pure un maglificio che divento" poi uno zoccolificio , e infine una falegnameria , che nel 1952 diede lavoro a molta gente ..e all'interno fu creata una sala cinema proprio nelle antiche scuderie.

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Unfortunately, on 17th March 1989, the tower fell down destroying part of the close church. Douring the disaster, 4 persons died and where the tower was, a memorial have been built.

(Translated by Google) Construction period: 16th century The first Bishopric was located behind the cathedrals of S. Maria del Popolo and S. Stefano, practically the current Broletto and its founder was probably Bishop San Damiano. According to the historian Bossi it was then bishop Rodobaldo. in the mid-1200s, to sell "the court or part of the episcopal palace to the Republic of Pavia"; In fact, Opicino de Canistris reports that in his time the courtyard of the civic palace, Broletto, was still called Curia Episcopi. When Ippolito De Rossi, in the second half of the sixteenth century, became bishop of Pavia, he found himself without a dignified bishop and therefore had to arrange the arrangement of his residence. The location chosen is in the so-called Atrium of San Siro, the religious heart of the city, in the block in front of the Cathedrals, in practice the Monastery of the Mats, which was sacrificed and largely demolished (the nuns had already been transferred to Santa Maria of the Hunts). The design was entrusted to Pellegrino Pellegrini, who was present in Pavia in the second half of the 16th century for the construction of the Borromeo College and then for the construction of the crowning of the civic tower. The sixteenth-century nucleus is made up of two quadrilateral bodies placed side by side. The ashlar portal leading to the courtyard is preserved on the southern façade, surmounted by a plaque commemorating the client Ippolito de Rossi and the date of construction of the building, 1575. In the courtyard towards the Piazza del Duomo, from the portico, you can access the monumental staircase overlooked by a series of marble portals of a certain importance; on the ground floor a classic sixteenth-century portal gives access to the sequence of ground rooms. Gianbattista Sfondrati, bishop of Pavia from 1639 to 1647, was responsible for the large entrance portal towards the Piazza del Duomo as can also be seen from the inscription on the architrave. Bishop Francesco Pertusati (bishop from 1724 to 1752) was responsible for the arrangement of the first courtyard with the creation of the window frames, in light relief, and the closure of the upper loggia with moving glass windows and the decoration of the chapel and the Hall of the Bishops, entrusted to the brush of Felice Biella. The Palace has a series of rooms, each of which has splendid decorations. The seasons room also opened onto the small garden. The vault decorated with grotesques is characterized, in the corners, by golden herms carrying tall baskets with seasonal depictions on their heads; in the central medallion Moses is represented with the copper serpent. The vault of the next room of San Siro is covered in grotesques: four medallions with landscapes are arranged around the central painting with the evangelical episode of the Multiplication of the Loaves. You then enter the room of Jacob's Dream. At the center of the vault, within a frame of foliage, fruit and ribbons, the episode of the ladder where Jacob meets the Lord in a dream is painted. The three rooms on the western side also retain their sixteenth-century grotesque painted vaults intact. In particular, the beautiful room of the Eternal Father is decorated with four small medallions with the Arts. The monumental staircase, built in 1566 by Pellegrino Pellegrini, is characterized by the balustrade with small pillars in Angera stone on which small lions holding the coat of arms and stone spheres are arranged. The chapel, completely decorated by Felice Biella in 1737 commissioned by Bishop Pertusati, is dedicated to the passion of Christ and occupies the space corresponding to the portico below. From the staircase another marble portal (16th century, but with an 18th century window) opens onto the Hall of the Bishops, completely frescoed by Felice Biella, with portraits of the bishops of Pavia, starting from the protobishop San Siro (with the basket of loaves and fishes), represented in full figure, indicating with his hand the beginning of the sequence. We then move on to the San Giuseppe room and then to the Bishop's study. Catalog of Restricted Goods of the Municipality of Pavia at No. 024. (Original) Epoca di costruzione: ‘500 Il primo Vescovado era collocato alle spalle delle cattedrali di S. Maria del Popolo e di S. Stefano, praticamente l'attuale Broletto e ne era stato fondatore probabilmente il vescovo San Damiano. Secondo lo storico Bossi fu poi il vescovo Rodobaldo. a metà del 1200, a vendere “la corte o parte del palazzo episcopale alla Repubblica di Pavia”; Opicino de Canistris riferisce infatti che ai suoi tempi il cortile del Palazzo civico, Broletto, si chiamava ancora Curia Episcopi. Quando Ippolito De Rossi, nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, diventa vescovo di Pavia si ritrova privo di un episcopio dignitoso e pertanto deve provvedere alla sistemazione della sua residenza. La collocazione scelta è nel cosiddetto Atrio di San Siro, il cuore religioso della città, nell’isolato di fronte alle Cattedrali, in pratica il Monastero delle Stuoie, che viene sacrificato e in buona parte abbattuto (le monache erano già state trasferite a Santa Maria delle Cacce). La progettazione viene affidata a Pellegrino Pellegrini, presente nella seconda metà del '500 a Pavia per la costruzione del Collegio Borromeo e poi per la realizzazione del coronamento della torre civica. Il nucleo cinquecentesco è costituito da due corpi quadrilateri accostati. Si conserva sulla facciata meridionale il portale bugnato di accesso al cortile, sovrastato da una lapide che ricorda il committente Ippolito de Rossi e la data di esecuzione dell’edificio, 1575. Nel cortile verso la piazza del Duomo, dal portico, si accede, allo scalone monumentale sul quale si affacciano una serie di portali marmorei di un certo rilievo; al piano terra un classico portale cinquecentesco dà l’accesso alla sequenza delle sale terrene. A Gianbattista Sfondrati, vescovo di Pavia dal 1639 al 1647 si deve il grande portale d’ingresso verso la piazza del Duomo come risulta anche dall’iscrizione sull’architrave. Si deve al vescovo Francesco Pertusati (vescovo dal 1724 al 1752) la sistemazione del primo cortile con la realizzazione delle cornici delle finestre, a leggero rilievo, e la chiusura del loggiato superiore con serramenti a vetrata ad andamento mosso e la decorazione della cappella e della sala dei Vescovi, affidata al pennello di Felice Biella. Il Palazzo possiede una serie di sale, ognuna delle quali possiede splendide decorazioni. La sala delle stagioni si apriva anche sul piccolo giardino. La volta decorata a grottesche è caratterizzata, negli angoli, da erme dorate che portano sul capo alti cesti con raffigurazioni stagionali; nel medaglione centrale è rappresentato Mosè con il serpente di rame. La volta della successiva sala di San Siro è rivestita di grottesche: intorno al dipinto centrale con l’episodio evangelico della Moltiplicazione dei pani si dispongono quattro medaglioni con paesaggi. Si accede quindi alla saletta del Sogno di Giacobbe. Al centro della volta, entro una cornice di fogliami frutti e nastri, è dipinto l’episodio della scala dove Giacobbe incontra in sogno il Signore. Anche le tre sale del lato occidentale conservano integre le volte cinquecentesche dipinte a grottesche. In particolare la bella sala del Padre Eterno è decorata con quattro piccoli medaglioni con le Arti. Lo scalone monumentale, realizzato nel 1566 da Pellegrino Pellegrini, è caratterizzato dalla balaustra a pilastrini in pietra d’Angera su cui si dispongono leoncini reggistemma e sfere lapidee. La cappella, completamente decorata da Felice Biella nel 1737 su committenza del vescovo Pertusati, è dedicata alla passione di Cristo e occupa lo spazio corrispondente al portico sottostante. Dallo scalone un altro portale marmoreo (cinquecentesco, ma con serramento settecentesco) si apre sulla sala dei Vescovi, completamente affrescata da Felice Biella, con i ritratti dei vescovi pavesi, a partire dal protovescovo San Siro (con il cesto dei pani e pesci), rappresentato a figura intera, che indica con la mano l’inizio della sequenza. Si passa poi alla sala di San Giuseppe e quindi allo studio del Vescovo. Catalogo dei Beni Vincolati del Comune di Pavia al N. 024.

(Translated by Google) We returned for the second time and had a great time with all the staff...excellent wines and expertise....very good😃😃😃 (Original) Siamo tornati per la seconda volta e ci siamo trovati benissimo con tutto lo staff...ottimi vini e competenza....bravissimi😃😃😃

(Translated by Google) The facade is by the engineer. A. Rossi from 1909. Art Nouveau style building, the façade is characterized by various floral decorations in relief. The cornices above the windows are beautiful. Balcony on the entrance portal in wrought iron and marble. Internal courtyard with porch with wooden box ceiling. The windows on the main floor are surmounted by half-round decorations and separated by half columns. (Original) La facciata è dell'ing. A. Rossi del 1909. Palazzo in stile Liberty, la facciata è caratterizzata da diversi decori floreali a rilievo. Belli i cornicioni sopra alle finestre. Balcone sul portale d’ingresso in ferro battuto e marmo . Cortile interno con porticato con soffitto cassonato in legno. Le finestre al piano nobile sono sormontate da decori semitondi e separate da mezze colonne.