Pavia

Pavia is a city in Lombardy, home to one of the oldest universities in Europe (founded in 1361) and many interesting churches. Pavia is also called the city of the hundred towers, the city of kings (as it was the capital of the Longobards), 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.

Climate
In winter, the climate is harsh and humid with the formation of fog on the ground due to the presence of numerous canals and canals, and to poor ventilation. Snow and cold waves are not rare. Autumn and spring are the rainiest seasons, while summer is hot and muggy with frequent and sudden thunderstorms that cool the air quickly - albeit for a short time.

The average maximum temperature is recorded in July with 29.8 ° C, the lowest in January with -2.0 ° C. The wettest month is October with 88 mm of rain; the one minus July with 48 mm. Average annual rainfall is between 750 and 800 mm, distributed on average over 81 days.

Get in
Pavia is less than 30 minutes from Milan by direct train.

The Pavia railway station is served by regional, interregional, Intercity, Eurocity trains of Trenitalia and by the suburban line S13 of Trenord.

The journey from Milano Centrale takes about 30 minutes. Pavia is located on the Milan-Genoa railway line. The travel time for the Milan-Pavia section is about 30 minutes.

All trains from Milan to Genoa, Ventimiglia, Sestri Levante, La Spezia, Voghera stop in Pavia.

By car
Pavia is located on the A7 motorway, 30 km south of the Milan ring road. The exit to reach Pavia is "Bereguardo".

Distances: • Aosta 187 km • Bologna 203 km • Florence 291 km • Milan 38 km • Rome 565 km • Turin 136 km • Venice 278 km

Roads and highways: • SS 35 dei Giovi Genoa - Milan • SS 526 Pavia - Abbiategrasso • SS 234 Pavia - Cremona • SS 235 Pavia - Lodi • E9 / A7 Milan - Genoa motorway (Bereguardo - Pavia Nord exit) • E54 / A21 Turin - Piacenza motorway (Casteggio - Casatisma and Stradella - Broni exits)

Eat
The dishes of the city of Pavese are the Pavese soup with eggs and croutons, the Carthusian risotto, the borghigiana eel, various dishes with river fish or raised in the rice fields, snails, fried or stewed frogs, soup frogs and goose salami.

Sleep
If you are looking for some places to sleep and eat, it is recommendable the MiniHotel in viale Golgi 42, the many hotels like Aurora Hotel and Excelsior Hotel (20 min from Pavia Train Station) and many other solutions you may easily find browsing the web.



Go next
Certosa di Pavia is a tiny village north of Pavia, but there is a great attraction there, the abbey and the museum of: