Italy Tips: The covered bridge of Pavia (Ponte Coperto)

I live now 3 weeks in Pavia (Lombardy), 35 km south of Milan. It would be a mistake to write another post about different city. People travel a lot, because they are curious about other places. However, they find later on that they don't know much about place they live. My journey starts on Ponte Coperto (Covered Bridge) and ends in the streets of Pavia.

I live near Ticino river, Ponte Coperto (covered bridge) is about 10 minutes walking. Some people call this bridge also Ponte Vecchio which means old bridge, but this bridge isn't so old. It was built in 1951 and has replaced the older bridge (1354) which was damaged in 1945. Ponte Coperto is symbol of the Pavia, and from the other side of the Ticino there is a nice view on the bridge and old town.

After crossing the bridge I was walking on Strada Nuova. There is the most important building at the end of this street - University of Pavia. Pavia has only 70,000 inhabitants but 20,000 students. Great reputation of this university was emphasized by famous scientists such as Girolamo Cardano, Alessandro Volta, Camillo Golgi, Ugo Foscolo.

Alessandro Volta - Inside of University of Pavia

Three of mediaval towers are next to university and shapes the skyline of Pavia.

After walking around the university I got back on Strada Nuova to see the Theater Fraschini. The theater named after famous tenor of Pavia was founded in 1773 so it is even older than well known theater La Scala in Milan.

I continued with walking and crossed the crossroad. Afterwards I was staring at the big castle with strong walls surrounded by beautiful park - Visconti Castle. I had a rest in the park because I felt really tired after going through the whole town by foot.

Travel tip: Have a rest in park near the Visconti Castle and then walk again. You can see the most of Pavia by foot.