Pavia
Pavia is a city in Lombardy, home to one of the oldest universities in Europe and many interesting churches. Pavia is also called the city of the hundred towers, the city of kings, the city of wisdom, the city of the red bricks and it is surrounded by Oltrepo' Pavese, the so called "Tuscany of the northern Italy" with marvellous hills and wine yards scattered here and then across its landscape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro and Visconti Castle.
San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro
Church
The Basilica of St. Peter in the Golden Sky is an 8th-century Catholic basilica and monastery church served for centuries by the Augustinian friars in Pavia, in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Visconti Castle
Castle
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The Visconti Castle of Pavia is a medieval castle in Pavia, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It was built after 1360 in a few years by Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan, and used as a sovereign residence by him and his son Gian Galeazzo, first duke of Milan.
Pavia Civic Museums
Museum
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The Civic Museums of Pavia are a number of museums in Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy. They are housed in the Visconti Castle, built in 1360 by Galeazzo II Visconti, soon after taking the city, a free city-state until then.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mirabello di Pavia and Cascine Calderari.
Mirabello di Pavia
Suburb
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Mirabello is a suburb of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy. It lies north of the city, bordering San Genesio ed Uniti. Mirabello di Pavia is situated 4 km north of Pavia.
Cascine Calderari
Village
Photo: Mauriziomarzano, Public domain.
Cascine Calderari is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Pavia.
Pavia
- Type: Locality with 73,100 residents
- Also known as: “018110” and “Pahuia”
- Location: Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.1845° or 45° 11′ 4″ northLongitude
9.1615° or 9° 9′ 41″ eastPopulation
73,100Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
8FQF55M6+QHGeoNames ID
6541854
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Pavia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بافيا”
- Asturian: “Pavía”
- Belarusian: “Горад Павія”
- Bulgarian: “Павия”
- Chinese: “帕維亞”
- Esperanto: “Pavio”
- French: “Pavie”
- Galician: “Pavía”
- Greek: “Παβία”
- Hebrew: “פאביה”
- Italian: “Comune di Pavia”
- Italian: “Pavia”
- Japanese: “パヴィーア”
- Kazakh: “Павия”
- Korean: “파비아”
- Latin: “Papia”
- Latvian: “Pāvija”
- Lithuanian: “Pavija”
- Persian: “پاویا”
- Piemontese: “Pavìa”
- Polish: “Pawia”
- Russian: “Павия”
- Serbian: “Павија”
- Sicilian: “Pavìa”
- Spanish: “Pavía”
- Thai: “ปาวีอา”
- Ukrainian: “Павія”
- Western Panjabi: “پاویہ”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro storico Pavia and Casa del Foscolo.
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