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Monastery of San Felice

Lombard architecture in Pavia
Chiesa di San Felice Pavia
Chiesa di San Felice Pavia

The monastery of San Felice was one of the main female Benedictine monasteries of Pavia; founded since the Lombard period, it was suppressed in the 18th century.Part of the church and the crypt survive from the original Lombard complex.

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Monastery of San Felice
Via San Felice al Monastero, Pavia Ticinello

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Polo San Felice

Via San Felice al Monastero
27100 Pavia, Ticinello
Lombardy, Italy
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Palazzo Malaspina, Pavia
Palazzo Malaspina, Pavia

The Palazzo Malaspina is a Baroque and Neoclassical-style palace with two facades: one on Via Malaspina #9, and a second entry to the Civic archive and library (Biblioteca Civica Carlo Bonetta) facing Piazza Petrarca on Via Valla #2 in the town of Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy. The original 16th-century palace was accessed through the entrance at Via Malaspina, and was refurbished by the Marquis Luigi Malaspina di Sannazaro (1754-1835). The iron gate is flanked by two converging screens with an eclectic array of decoration. On each side, two columns each flank a marble bust. From the street, the screen on the right has a bust of Boethius, the one on the left depicts Petrarch. One representing the rational enterprise, the other the poetic enterprise. The allegorical figures atop reinforce these themes. Beyond the elegantly decorated iron gate is the main entrance through a portico of five arches, it leads to a grand staircase. The piano nobile has various frescoed and stuccoed rooms.The entrance of Piazza Petrarca was completed in by 1835 has a more sober neoclassical facade. The Marchese Malaspina was proud of his collection of art and archeological artifacts. In 1838 part of this palace was designated the Stabilimento di Belle Arti Malaspina, and served as a civic museum. In 1977, the Pinacoteca Malaspina was brought together with other collections to the Castello Visconteo. The building is now home to the Carlo Bonetta Library and the Historical Civic Archive of the City Council of Pavia.

Pavia
Pavia

Pavia (UK: PAH-vee-ə, US: pə-VEE-ə, Italian: [paˈviːa] , Lombard: [paˈʋiːa]; Latin: Ticinum; Medieval Latin: Papia) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, 35 kilometres (22 miles) south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 540 to 553, of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 572 to 774, of the Kingdom of Italy from 774 to 1024 and seat of the Visconti court from 1365 to 1413. Pavia is the capital of the fertile province of Pavia, which is known for a variety of agricultural products, including wine, rice, cereals, and dairy products. Although there are a number of industries located in the suburbs, these tend not to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the town. It is home to the ancient University of Pavia (founded in 1361 and recognized in 2022 by the Times Higher Education among the top 10 in Italy and among the 300 best in the world), which together with the IUSS (Institute for Advanced Studies of Pavia), Ghislieri College, Borromeo College, Nuovo College, Santa Caterina College, and the Istituto per il Diritto allo Studio (EDiSU), belongs to the Pavia Study System. The 15th-century Policlinico San Matteo is one of the most important hospitals in Italy. Pavia is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Pavia. The city possesses many artistic and cultural treasures, including several important churches and museums, such as the well known Certosa di Pavia. The municipality of Pavia is part of the Ticino Valley Natural Park and preserves two forests (Strict nature reserve Bosco Siro Negri and Bosco Grande nature reserve) that they show us the original state of the nature of the Po valley before the arrival of the Romans, before human settlement.