Immersive experiences are nothing new. Commemorating a battle that took place half a millennium ago, the seven panels that comprise the Pavia Tapestries — each of which is 13 feet high; taken together, the tapestries are nearly 200 feet long — have a kind of endlessness about them. Thousands of figures populate the tapestries (I dare you to find an...

Italian healthcare has a long history of great tradition: the School of Medicine in Salerno and the University of Padua are but two examples of history and excellence. Recently, it has evolved, and Italians have produced 6 Nobel prizes in medicine. Newsweek published its annual ranking of the 250 best hospitals in the world in 2025; 13 were Italian...

Have you decided to visit Certosa di Pavia? Ok, let’s make it real. Choose a beautiful day and get ready to spend an unforgettable journey in Pavia’s countryside. Lose yourself in the monastery gardens, walk around in the cloister, experience the everyday life of the Carthusian monks, enjoy the beauty of the art and don't forget to pop into the del...

When it comes to exploring Italy, most people think of Rome, Florence, Venice, or the Amalfi Coast. However, there are many other beautiful and fascinating destinations that often go unnoticed by travelers. One of them is Pavia, a charming town located in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy, just 30 km south of Milan. Pavia has a long and rich hi...

When autumn arrives, you want to enjoy rural experiences, tastings and visits particularly focused on food and wine. The province of Pavia is certainly a great opportunity: thanks to the Autunno Pavese event, you can enjoy unique experiences among the wineries, restaurants and farms of Oltrepò Pavese, Lomellina and Pavia. Autumn is the most wonderf...

Discovering Italy’s history and territory on foot or by bike allows visitors to explore and experience them at one’s own pace. The Via Francisca del Lucomagno is one of the great Italian paths that, like the Via Francigena, are born as pilgrimage routes. This one, which is 135 km long, crosses Lombardy from the Swiss border to Pavia. However, it is...

A patient with a ventricular arrhythmia has been treated with a beam of protons that hit, in a targeted manner and with a reduced impact on the delicate surrounding tissues, the part of the heart responsible for the irregular heartbeats. It is the first time you run an intervention of this kind, developed in collaboration with the Fondazione Irccs...

Taleggio is a cheese with ancient origins, from before the 10th century. Documents dating to the 1200s contain references to its trade and barter, together with other cheeses. Its name is taken from its area of origin, Val Taleggio, in the province of Bergamo, which covers an area of over 80 km2 on the orographic right side of the river Brembo. The...

Milan, the capital of Lombardy, is known as the Italian Capital of Fashion, Finance and Entertainment. While Rome is strong competition in the areas of fashion and entertainment, Milan is surely one of the most European of the Italian cities and the most sensitive to fashion and trends. Among the central streets of the city and its fashion and ente...

La professoressa Alessandra Albertini, direttrice dal 2012 del dipartimento di Biologia e biotecnologie “Spallanzani” di Pavia, è andata in pensione il primo gennaio di quest’anno, donando all’università 250mila euro da utilizzare entro il 2023 per cofinanziare posizioni di ricercatori a tempo determinato junior e di assegnisti di ricerca del dipar...