Pavia

Pavia is a city in , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro and Visconti Castle.

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 , in the region of Italy.

Castle
The of Pavia is a medieval castle in , , 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.

Museum
The Civic Museums of Pavia are a number of museums in , , northern Italy. They are housed in the , 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.

Suburb
Mirabello is a suburb of , , northern Italy. It lies north of the city, bordering . is situated 4 km north of Pavia.

Village
Photo: Mauriziomarzano, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Pavia.

Pavia

Latitude
45.1845° or 45° 11′ 4″ north
Longitude
9.1615° or 9° 9′ 41″ east
Population
73,100
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
8FQF55M6+QH
Geo­Names ID
6541854
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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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Pavia”. Photo: Sammytd, CC BY-SA 3.0.