10 Things to do Good for Kids in Province of Pavia That You Shouldn't Miss

A natural park rich in woods, prairies, and with dozens of ponds, where thousands of wild birds come both for nesting and as migrant. Moreover we breed rare species of birds (White stork, European spoonbill, Glossy ibis, Stilt, Avocet, Otter, Red squirrel) and reintroduce the youngs into the wild. Often we keep our animals in large aviaries where we try to reproduce natural environment with ponds, woods, fishes and so on. The tropical section is dedicated to plants, mammals, birds, reptiles from the rainforest. We specialize in hummingbirds. We have a large aviary where butterflies and hummingbirds roam free, foraging in thousands of flowers. Our specialty includes european kingfisher, dipper, all european sturgeons, pike, birds of paradise, cocks-of-the-rock, lammergeier. Every days (except on thursdays) hawks and falcons fly free. Visitors are introduced in the park thru the medieval castle built in the XI century, still intact but enlarged during the XV.

Splendid eighteenth-century aristocratic mansion, museum of art and costume, the Castle of Chignolo Po, called "the Versailles of Lombardy", contains important and valuable evidence of the lavish world of the nobility of Lombardy and Venice.The spectacular baroque courtyard, large frescoed halls of the Tiepolo's school, the refinement of the stucco and decorations, the tower with its dominant male turreted mole, all immersed in a sweet rural scenery make this monument one of the most important historic houses Italian.

Nel 1494 Ludovico Maria Sforza detto il Moro offrì a Beatrice D’Este sua sposa un dono assai particolare: il Mulino di Mora Bassa di Vigevano.Nel manoscritto H di Leonardo Da Vinci, dedicato prevalentemente allo studio dell’acqua, il nome di Vigevano compare più volte. Per esempio gli appunti riguardano una «mulina da Vigevine». Al mulino il visitatore si trova immerso in un suggestivo luogo ricco di interessanti richiami di storia e leggenda: il Duca Ludovico detto il Moro incontrava, lontano dalla corte ducale, la giovane dama Cecilia Gallerani, modella di Leonardo Da Vinci per il famoso dipinto “La dama con l’ermellino”. All’interno del mulino LA CITTA’ IDEALE ha allestito una esposizione permanente di MACCHINE funzionanti DI LEONARDO DA VINCI grazie a Dario Noè che con lo studio dei disegni dei manoscritti, sapienza artigianale, ingegno e passione ha costruito circa 50 macchine e ancora ne sta realizzando. L’esposizione concede al visitatore l’ opportunità non solo

The Museum, inaugurated in 1936, displays anatomical and naturalistic preparations, scientific instruments, manuscripts and printed texts dating back to the medieval origins of the University: a true witness to the history of a hallmark of the city of Pavia. Come and discover Alessandro Volta's inventions and collection of physics instruments, and marvel at the impressive collection gathered by his successors. Are you interested in medicine? We house a collection of anatomical preparations of great historical interest, together with priceless instruments that tell the stories of great doctors, such as Antonio Scarpa, Luigi Porta, Carlo Forlanini and Edoardo Porro. Do you want even more? Then come and admire handwritten documents of Nobel laureates Camillo Golgi and Albert Einstein... Do tag us on Facebook and Instagram pics, and check our website for special openings on Saturdays. Enjoy your visit!