Southern Lombardy
Province of Pavia
Pavia

Visconti Castle

The Visconti Castle 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Pavia, Italy
  • Also known as: “Castello Visconteo, Pavia” and “Visconti Castle of Pavia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pavia Civic Museums and Malaspina Picture Gallery.

Museum
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The Civic Museums of Pavia are a number of museums in , , 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.

Museum
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is a museum.

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. is situated 350 metres west of Visconti Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mirabello di Pavia and Cascine Calderari.

Suburb
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Mirabello is a suburb of , , northern Italy. It lies north of the city, bordering . is situated 3 km north of Visconti Castle.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Visconti Castle.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Visconti Castle.

Visconti Castle

Latitude
45.19043° or 45° 11′ 26″ north
Longitude
9.15883° or 9° 9′ 32″ east
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
Height
42 metres (137 feet)
Open location code
8FQF55R5+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 616948975
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
9409628
Wiki­data ID
Q3183228
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Visconti Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Visconti Castle”
  • Estonian: “Castello Visconteo”
  • French: “Castello Visconteo”
  • French: “château Visconti”
  • French: “Château Visconti”
  • German: “Castello Visconteo”
  • Italian: “castello di Pavia”
  • Italian: “castello Visconteo di Pavia”
  • Italian: “Castello Visconteo”
  • Lombard: “Castell Viscontee de Pavia”
  • Macedonian: “Замок Висконти”
  • Macedonian: “Замокот Висконти (Павија)”
  • Persian: “قلعه ویسکونتی (پاویا)”
  • Persian: “قلعه ویسکونتی”
  • Polish: “Castello Visconteo”
  • Polish: “Zamek Viscontich w Pawii”
  • Slovenian: “Castello Visconteo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Visconteo”
  • Western Panjabi: “وسکونٹی قلع”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Visconti Castle”. Photo: Tempo61, CC BY-SA 3.0.