Location: Province of Pavia
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What to do and see in Province of Pavia, Lombardy: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
The province of Pavia (Italian: Provincia di 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 (1,146.20 sq mi); the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
Restaurants in Province of Pavia
1. Tenuta Quvestra
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 111 reviews
The Tenuta Quvestra estate’s visitors can explore all the phases concerning life of our grapes until they are produced into wine, and discover the countryside in our venue we organize: - Guided tour in winery and vineyard with wine and food tasting - Cooking lessons - Aperitifs - Lunch and dinners with different themes ( for groups of min 6 person) - Pic-nics - Gardening Workshops
Reviewed By KathrynLeona - Dublin, Ireland
Visited Tenuta Quvestra with a group of friends and had a wonderful afternoon exploring and learning about the estate, the winemaking process, and of course enjoying some fantastic wines. Simone is such a friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable host, and made us all want to run away from the city to make our own wines and bread while surrounded by happy chickens - it’s inspirational to meet someone so dedicated and passionate about their work. The estate is beautiful and the tour is really engaging and comprehensive – Simone took us through the vineyard, cellar, barrel room and bottling area – all of which are done on site. The wines we tasted were delicious. Would absolutely recommend.
2. Certosa di Pavia
3. Piazza Ducale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,479 reviews
Reviewed By chrisdN4420YN
Beautiful and historical and always the social center. There is always something going on there. There was a car show there when we were there. All kinds of restaurants from high end to snacks and just coffee, even fast food. And surrounding the Ducale are streets filled with shops and even more great restaurants.
4. Basilica di San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 419 reviews
Reviewed By mosesloh84 - Singapore, Singapore
At first glance, you may think that this is just one ordinary church. The name of the church, San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro (St. Peter in Golden Sky), refers to the mosaics of gold leaf behind the glass tesserae, decorating the ceiling of the apse. However, the mosaics seem not very well maintained and give the impression that the splendour of this church had faded throughout the centuries. Nonetheless, the richness of this church is not in the appearance but the treasures within. You can find the tombs of St. Augustine of Hippo and a lesser known philosopher, Boethius, here. There should not be many tourists around as well, which will give you the quiet space and time to yourself.
5. Oasi di Sant'Alessio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 808 reviews
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.
6. Eremo di Sant'Alberto di Butrio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 248 reviews
7. Basilica San Michele Maggiore
8. Basilica San Teodoro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By O3539CZdebbier - Loughrea, Ireland
Very interesting church to visit, the alter is unusually to accommodate the crypt underneath, beautifully decorated inside, well worth a visit.
9. Tempio della Fraternita
10. Pavia University History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 223 reviews
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!
