A week in Pavia, Italy

Seven days in Pavia, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Visconti Castle. 39 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Visconti CastleCastle · On the map
  2. San Pietro in Ciel d'OroTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Visconti Castle · On the map
  3. Santa Maria del Carmine, PaviaTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro · On the map
  4. TicinumArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from Santa Maria del Carmine, Pavia · On the map
  5. Pavia CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Ticinum · On the map
  6. San Michele MaggioreTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Pavia Cathedral · On the map

6 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. Ponte CopertoBridge · On the map
  2. San Teodoro, PaviaTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Ponte Coperto · On the map
  3. BrolettoPalace · 0.3 km on from San Teodoro, Pavia · On the map
  4. Civic TowerTower · 0.1 km on from Broletto · On the map
  5. Museum of Natural History, University of PaviaMuseum · 0.5 km on from Civic Tower · On the map
  6. Pavia City MuseumsMuseum · 0.6 km on from Museum of Natural History, University of Pavia · On the map

6 stops, 2.3 km on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Pavia Botanic GardenGarden · On the map
  2. Ghislieri CollegePalace · 0.1 km on from Pavia Botanic Garden · On the map
  3. San Francesco d'AssisiTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Ghislieri College · On the map
  4. University History Museum, University of PaviaMuseum · 0.3 km on from San Francesco d'Assisi · On the map
  5. Palace Carminali BottigellaPalace · 0.4 km on from University History Museum, University of Pavia · On the map
  6. Palazzo BottaPalace · 0.2 km on from Palace Carminali Bottigella · On the map

6 stops, 2.1 km on foot along the streets: about 27 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. San Lanfranco ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Santissimo SalvatoreTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from San Lanfranco Church · On the map
  3. San Giovanni DomnarumTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Santissimo Salvatore · On the map
  4. Sant'EusebioTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from San Giovanni Domnarum · On the map
  5. Santa Maria di CanepanovaTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Sant'Eusebio · On the map
  6. San MarinoTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Santa Maria di Canepanova · On the map

6 stops, 3.6 km on foot along the streets: about 46 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Mirabello CastleCastle · On the map
  2. Visconti ParkPark · Next to Mirabello Castle · On the map
  3. Parco della VernavolaGarden · 1.3 km on from Visconti Park · On the map

3 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 22 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Monastery of Santa Maria TeodoteTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Church of San TommasoTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Monastery of Santa Maria Teodote · On the map
  3. Palazzo MezzabarbaPalace · 0.3 km on from Church of San Tommaso · On the map
  4. Palazzo CornazzaniPalace · 0.3 km on from Palazzo Mezzabarba · On the map
  5. Collegio BorromeoPalace · 0.4 km on from Palazzo Cornazzani · On the map
  6. Santa Maria in BetlemTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Collegio Borromeo · On the map

6 stops, 3.5 km on foot along the streets: about 42 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Santi Primo e FelicianoTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Palazzo Bellisomi VistarinoPalace · 0.4 km on from Santi Primo e Feliciano · On the map
  3. Diocesan Museum of PaviaMuseum · 0.5 km on from Palazzo Bellisomi Vistarino · On the map
  4. Church Santa Maria GualtieriTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Diocesan Museum of Pavia · On the map
  5. Museum of Archeology of the University of PaviaMuseum · 0.2 km on from Church Santa Maria Gualtieri · On the map
  6. Church Santi Gervasio e ProtasioTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Museum of Archeology of the University of Pavia · On the map

6 stops, 3.6 km on foot along the streets: about 43 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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