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The Best Attractions In Province of Pavia

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The province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy; its capital is Pavia. As of 2015, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of 2,968.64 square kilometres ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
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  • 2. Ponte Coperto Pavia
    The Ponte Coperto or the Ponte Vecchio is a brick and stone arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy. The previous bridge, dating from 1354 , was heavily damaged by Allied action in 1945. A debate on whether to fix or replace the bridge ended when the bridge partially collapsed in 1947, requiring new construction, which began in 1949. The new bridge is based on the previous one, which had seven arches to the current bridge's five.The current bridge, like its predecessor, bears a chapel.
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  • 3. Basilica San Michele Maggiore Pavia
    The Basilica of San Michele Maggiore is a church of Pavia, one of the most striking example of Lombard-Romanesque style. It dates from the 11th and 12th centuries.
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  • 6. Certosa di Pavia Certosa Di Pavia
    The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, 8 km north of Pavia. Built in 1396-1495, it was once located on the border of a large hunting park belonging to the Visconti family of Milan, of which today only scattered parts remain. It is one of the largest monasteries in Italy. Certosa is the Italian name for a house of the cloistered monastic order of Carthusians founded by St. Bruno in 1044 at Grande Chartreuse. Though the Carthusians in their early centuries were known for their seclusion and asceticism and the plainness of their architecture, the Certosa is renowned for the exuberance of its architecture, in both the Gothic and Renaissance styles, and for its collection of artworks whic...
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  • 7. Cowboyland Voghera
    Cowboyland is a Western-themed amusement park in a Voghera, Lombardy, in the northern Italy.It's the first and only western-themed park in Italy.After the park's activities started, the city of Voghera got a twin-cityhood with Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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  • 9. Basilica di San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro Pavia
    San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro is a Roman Catholic basilica of the Augustinians in Pavia, Italy, in the Lombardy region. Its name refers to the mosaics of gold leaf behind glass tesserae that decorates the ceiling of the apse. The plain exterior is of brick, with sandstone quoins and window framing. The paving of the church floor is now lower than the modern street level of Piazza San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, which lies before its façade.
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  • 10. Castello Visconteo - Musei Civici Pavia
    The Castello Visconteo or Visconti Castle is a castle in Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy. It was built in 1360 by Galeazzo II Visconti, soon after the taking of the city, a free city-state until then. The credited architect is Bartolino da Novara. The castle used to be the main residence of the Visconti family, while the political capital of the state was Milan. North of the castle a wide park was enclosed, also including the Certosa of Pavia, founded 1396 according to a vow of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, meant to be a sort of private chapel of the Visconti dynasty. The Battle of Pavia , climax of the Italian Wars, took place inside the castle park. It presently houses the Civic Museums of Pavia including the Pinacoteca Malaspina, Museo Archeologico and Sala Longobarda, Sezioni Medioevale e Ri...
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  • 11. Giardino Botanico Alpino di Pietra Corva Romagnese
    The Giardino Botanico Alpino di Pietra Corva is a botanical garden located at 950 meters elevation on the side of Pietra di Corvo mountain, just east of Romagnese, Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It is open daily except Mondays in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established by the municipality of Romagnese in 1967 as a reserve for mountain plants from the Alps and around the world. It is now managed directly by the province, and currently contains a small museum plus about 1300 taxa, including Fritillaria tenella , Primula rosea, and Sarracenia purpurea. The surrounding forests are primarily beech and oak, with black pine, larch, and spruce.
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  • 14. Tempio della Fraternita Varzi
    The Tempio della Fraternità, or the Temple of Fraternity is a Roman Catholic sanctuary located atop a hill in Cella, a fazione of the town of Varzi, in the province of Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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