Oltrepò, Lomellina and Pavese
a little corner of Lombardy

The Castle of San Gaudenzio is situated near the River Po in the flat area between Oltrepò, Lomellina and Pavese, the three areas that form the province of Pavia. Due to its central position this area provides the ideal setting for numerous half-day excursions or trips for just a couple of hours. You can go towards the vine-covered hills of Oltrepò with its spectacular scenery of vineyards, church towers, rocky crags, castles, towers and abbeys or you can visit the characteristic area of Lomellina, which, although it is also a land of castles, offers a completely different landscape. You can drive through the rice-fields where you will see the sky reflected in the water on windy spring days, a view unchanged since the days when the Visconti and then the Sforza families were the local lords and great land-owners. Almost all the villages reflect this period but the most magnificent is the Piazza Ducale of Vigevano. Apart from the monuments in Pavia itself and the nearby majestic Certosa, you can also visit the Parco del Ticino  (Ticino Nature Reserve) or the Oasis of Sant’Alessio Nature Reserve.

Oltrepò
Lomellina
Pavese