Pavia is one of Lombardy’s richest treasure-houses of art, history, and culture — an ancient university city on the Ticino River, just 35 kilometres south of Milan, whose magnificent Certosa di Pavia (one of the most beautiful Renaissance monasteries in Italy), its Romanesque churches, and the Visconti Castle make it one of the most rewarding […]
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