Certosa and a hill lunch
Cloister, inlaid marble, then risotto in the Oltrepò.
Why only here
Forty minutes from Milan you reach a charterhouse of inlaid marble, a covered bridge over the Ticino, and the Oltrepò hills that quietly grow much of Italy's Pinot Noir. Lombardy's best-value discovery.
- Best season
- SpringAutumn
- Suggested stay
- 2 days
- Capital
- Pavia · 45.185, 9.158
Highlights
Certosa di Pavia
A charterhouse façade of marble, one century in the making.
Historic university
Courtyards, towers and Europe's oldest anatomy theatre.
Oltrepò Pavese
Wine hills of Pinot Noir, castles and hilltop trattorie.
Piazza Ducale, Vigevano
One of Italy's most perfect Renaissance squares.
For you
Two ideas for every way of travelling
Vigevano square and shoe museum
Arcades, ducal stables and a coffee under the frescoes.
Where it is
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