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ITINERARIES

The territory known as Lomellina is defined by the rivers Sesia, Ticino and Po and is of very ancient origins; originally a swamp reclaimed by the Cistercians monks, becomes in 1500 a fertile territory for rice growing, which, thanks to the abundance of water in the territory, becomes one of the main activities of the area. Country of great richness and historical importance, from Vigevano to Mortara, as well as in all other centres of Lomellina, hosts wonderful art masterpieces; castles and fortifications, then turned into residences, prove the strategic value of these lands.


1) Vigevano ,the Sforzesca and the Mill of Mora Bassa

Vigevano, Piazza Ducale

Vigevano

Vigevano is the most imposing fortified complex of Lomellina, an important economic centre of the area.

Piazza Ducale and the Cathedral
The Piazza Ducale is rectangular and is considered one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. Wanted by Ludwig the Brown and started in 1493, probably on the design of an architect from the Bramante school, or probably a from the laboratory of Leonardo da Vinci, is closed on one side of the curious concave façade of the Cathedral.
The Cathedral, built on the pre-existing Temple of Sant'Ambrogio, conserves, in its interior, masterpieces attributed to Macrino d'Alba and to Bernardino Ferrari, and the Museum of the Cathedral’s Tresure, hosting a collection of interesting tapestries from Vigevano and the Flanders, of precious missals decorated with miniatures and objects of sacred jewellery from the XV and the XVI centuries.

The Bramante tower
From the Bramante tower, newly erected by Ludwig the Brown, who created the main entrance of the castle, you can enjoy a magnificent panorama on the entire city ; the project of re-building the tower at the end of the Fifteenth century is attributed to Donato Bramante.

The Castle of Vigevano
The Castle, started by Luchino Visconti, and turned by the Sforza into a duke residence in the XV sec. looks like a Palace melted with the Piazza Ducale. Like a small city in the city, the Castle, with the Duke Palace, the three stables, the Falconiera and the Dame’s Loggia, is one of the greatest fortified complexes in Europe; the ensemble of buildings included in the palace could, in fact, contain six times the Cathedral of Milan.
Worth a visit is the hanging street called Strada Coperta (covered street) , links the castle with the Old Fortress.

The Shoes and Shoe industry techniques Museum
The Shoes and Shoe industry techniques Museum, located in the ancient stables of the Castle, leads the visitor through the history and the evolution of the Shoe.
The Museum, the only one in Italy, conserves many curious items that, sorted per thematic sections, as "historical items, "Shoes from the world", "Shoes belonging to famous people", and so on, make the visit to the Museum unique.


The Sforzesca

The Sforzesca, a wonderful hunting residence and farm wanted by Ludwig the Brown, is located not far away from Vigevano.
Built in the second half of the Fifteenth century on the project of Guglielmo da Camino, the Sforzesca is an example of "closed court" building and presents a squared plan with big structures made for residence purposes.


Mill of Mora Bassa
The Fifteenth century wonderful house called "Mill of Mora Bassa" or "Mill of Leonardo", was a wedding present of Ludwig the Brown to his wife Beratrice d'Este. It conserves different systems of mouths for water canalization: the Magisterial Mouth of Milan attributed to Leonardo, the American Mouth, The Mouth Cavour and the Slump Mouth.
The Mill hosts today the Eco-museum of Mora Bassa.
The Eco-museum, based around the ancient mill, originated from a proposal of the Association irrigua Est Sesia; its goal is to rediscover the territory of Lomellina and the complex system of reception, measuring and distribution of waters, which has modelled the landscape and the local agricultural and ecologic system.
The Eco-museum, inaugurated in summer 2001 and articulated in an itinerary-workshop along the river bank, illustrates the study of traditional measuring systems of water. The Eco-museum works also as a documentation centre of the irrigation system of rice-cultivated lands and disposes also of spaces for congresses.
Still in the Mill, from September 2000, you can visit the Permanent Exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci and the functioning machinery. The exhibition is situated in an Leonardesque itinerary going from the Vinci museum, to Amboise, the place where Leonardo spent the last years of his life; in this itinerary, Vigevano is a new, but fundamental step for those who are looking for Leonardesque places.


2) Gambolò and Scaldasole


Gambolò

Gambolò is associated with a Roman camp built, according to the tradition, by Publius Cornelius Scipio at the era of the first victories of Hannibal. Its Roman origins are evident from some structures that have been preserved until now, as the central square, three of the forum original doors, the external ring and a part of the ditch.
The castle and the Church of Sant'Eusebio are two of the most interesting places you can visit in Gambolò.

The castle of Gambolò
The castle is featured mostly by the wonderful portal in Baroque style that still conserves the panels showing the inscription carved by the dynasty that carried out the construction works. The Seventh century hall of the Palace hosts the Archaeological Museum Lomellino where is possible to find interesting evidence of the man presence in Lomellina from 5500 to 25 b.C.

The Castle of Scaldasole
The name of Scaldasole appears for the fist time in documents dating back to 982, where already emerges the existence of the castle.
The monumental complex of Scaldasole is one of the most important of the Pavia province and is composed by a castle and a ricetto. Already existing in the Longobard era, then rebuilt between the XII and the XIII centuries, then turned, at the beginning of the Fifteenth century, by the family Folperti in the actual form, the complex has a squared from and conserves the ricetto, with long walkways and embattled towers, with the real fortress that, turned into a noble residence, includes the ancient tower used as a remaining defence of the entire building. In the XV century, under the Malaspina family, the castle hosts illustrious people like Isabelle of Aragona, the emperor Maximilian of Austria and the emperor Charles V.
One hall of the castle is reserved for the Antonio Strada archaeological collection, comprising items of different kind and periods, going from the Neolithic to the Longobard period. Materials ,belonging basically to funeral contests, were found in Lomellina between the end of the XIX century and the beginning of the XX.
In the area of the Complex you can also visit the farm next to the castle, built between the end of the XVIII century and the beginning of the XX, according to the traditional “closed court” model.

The small wood of Scaldasole
Not so far away from the centre of Scaldasole you can find the natural reserve that owes its importance to two factors: it’s one of the few forest zones of Lomellina and it occupies a sandy hillock. The wood is composed mostly by robinias and bushes, by the farnia, by some species of white poplar, oaks and pines. The few present vegetation species reflect the poverty typical of woods on hillocks that, for their geological structure, are dry environments. The woods are ideal habitats for herons, wood-pigeons, turtle-dove, river nightingales, blackcaps, pheasants, starlings, grey crows , owls and red woodpeckers. Other species are numerous wild rabbits and foxes, and sometimes stork also nest in this area when they stop during their long migration journey.


3) Mortara and the Museum of Art and Peasant Tradition in Olevano di Lomellina

Old crafts

The environment of the calm municipality of Mortara, located in the centre of Lomellina between the fields and the rice cultivated areas, is great for bike riding. Conquered in 1706 by the Savoia, it has been the main city of the Lomellina province until the unification of Italy. The city offers some beautiful Churches, among them the ancient Abbey of Sant'Albino and the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Campo.

The Abbey of Sant' Albino
The Abbey is located at the edge of the city along the state street 494, in the place that, according to the tradition, in 773, has been theatre of the cruel battle between the franc army of Charles the Great and the Longobards guided by their King Desiderio. In the crowd that caused the defeat of the Longobards and also a great number of dead, fell two supporters of Charles the Great, Amelio of Alvernia and Amico of Beyre, whose death inspired many French heroic songs.

Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Campo
At approximately 2 km West from Mortara, next to the street to Novara, is located, at the end of a square in the country village centre, the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Campo, that takes the name from it. Some documents certify its existence from 1145; from the original office we have just a few traces in the columns of the tiburium and, in some stretches, of the masonry works. The façade repeats the Longobard-Gothic lines of the Hall Churches, typical of the Lomellina area.

The Museum of Art and Peasant Tradition
Olevano di Lomellina is a small municipality between the rivers Po, Sesia and Ticino, and is , since always, linked with agriculture; In Olevano, in fact, is located the Museum of Art and Peasant Tradition. The Museum is hosted in an old group of houses and collects 500 tools, utensils and agricultural machines used until a few decades ago in Lomellina.


4) The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Baptistry of San Giovanni ad Fontes in Lomello and the Castle of Tortorolo a Mede


Lomello and Mede Lomellina are two of the many places rich of history and art you can visit in Lomellina; the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Baptistry of San Giovanni ad Fontes and the castle of Tortorolo are some of the most fascinating places of these areas.

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica, which has a relevant scenographic development, was built between 1025 and 1040 on the rests of the preceding Longobard constructions, in which was probably celebrated the marriage of queen Teodolinda and the Duke Agilulfo. According to an old legend, that gave the Church the name of " Devil’s Church", Santa Maria Maggiore would have been destroyed by the evil and rebuilt by the devil itself in only one night, but left incomplete because of the sound of the morning , which, after announcing the sunrise forced him to flee.
The Church has a basilica plant and three asymmetrical naves ; the asymmetry of the plant is such that the position of the pilasters on one side does not correspond to the position of the other side and that big traverse arch, on the central nave are not running parallel. These supported the original wooden covering of the central nave, whereas in the lateral naves there is already a cruiser vault, typical of the Lombard Romanesque style (The Basilica is a good example of this style).
The interior, restored in the Fifties, is illuminated by small windows with arch and, under the apses, there is a crypt of modest structure, probably the crypt of the pre-existing Church that maybe hosted the marriage between Teodolinda and Agilulfo.

The Baptistery of San Giovanni ad Fontes
The Baptistery of S.Giovanni ad Fontes, erected between the V and the VI century, rebuilt in the VIII century in the upper part, is one of the most ancient Lombard Baptisteries. The Baptistery is built by a central octagonal body on which are based four rectangular niches, alternated to others in the form of an horse iron; on the dome there are eight windows and, in the middle of the roof there is a small lantern decorated by mullioned windows with one and two lights.
The interior hosts the ancient baptismal basin in the form of an irregular hexagon. It served, probably, for an baptismal rite abandoned in Italy since the VI century.

The castle of Tortorolo
The castle of Tortorolo is a house-fort of the XIV century and, like many other in the Pavia province, has the external side decorated by a triple frieze in bricks. The exterior, surrounded by a ditch, presents a tower with a special grooving for the elevator of the drawbridge and the interior hosts a squared court with porticoes disposed on three sides.

ART AND CULTURE

Useful addresses and links:

Province of Pavia
Piazza Italia, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 5971 – Fax: 0382 33509
Internet: www.provincia.pv.it
e-mail: alf.pv@tin.it

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pavia
Via Mentana, 27 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 3931 – Fax: 0382 304559
Internet: www.pv.cam-com.it
e-mail: pavia@pv.camcom.it

I.A.T. – (Tourist Information Office)
Via Filzi, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 22156 – Fax: 0382 32221
Internet: www.apt.pv.it
e-mail: info@apt.pv.it

Commune of Vigevano
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 25 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 2991 - N° verde: 800 662288
Internet: www.comune.vigevano.pv.it

Turist and Leisure Board of Vigevano
Tel: 0381 299269 - Fax: 0381 695016

IAT Municipal Tourist Board
Tourist Information
Via Merula, 40 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690269 – fax: 0381 312622
e-mail: hwsci@tin.it

Department of Culture of Vigevano
C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 25 - Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299293
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m,
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30 p.m

City of Vigevano Information Point
Phone: 0381 691636

Museum of Cathedral’s (Duomo) Treasury
Opening hours:
Sunday and holidays 3.00-6.00 p.m. / working days on booking
Closed in August and Christmas period
Phone: 0381 690370
Ticket € 2,50

Tour of Bramante
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11.00-12.00 a.m. and 3.00-4.00 p.m.
Saturday and holidays 10.00-12.30 a.m. and 2.30-6.00 p.m.
Ticket € 1,50 - reduced € 1,20

Castle of Vigevano
Opening hours:
working days: 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m.
holidays: 8.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m.

The Museum of Shoes and of Footwear Production
Sforza Castle, I Scuderia - 27029 Vigevano
Top storey, entry from Piazza Ducale
Second entry by the neogothic Arch from corso Repubblica
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday 10.00-12.30 a.m. and 3.00-6.00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10.00-12.30 a.m. and 2.30-6.30 p.m.
Monday closed
Tickets: full € 2,50 – reduced and groups € 1,80 - students € 1

Commune of Gambolo'
Piazza Camillo Cavour, 1 - 27025 Gambolo'
Phone: 0381 937211
Internet: www.comune.gambolo.pv.it

Commune of Scaldasole
Via Undici Febbraio, 7 - 27020 Scaldasole
Phone: 0381 997454

Castle of Scaldasole
Castle, Archeologic Museum, Farm
Piazza Castello, 1 – 27020 Scaldasole
Phone: 0382 907925
Tours upon request
Internet: www.castellodiscaldasole.it
e-mail. folperti@castellodiscaldasole.it

Commune of Mortara
Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 21 - 27036 Mortara
Phone: 0384 98106
Internet: www.comune.mortara.pv.it
e-mail: comune@comune.mortara.pv.it / cultura@comune.mortara.pv.it

Commune of Olevano di Lomellina
Piazza della Libertà, 7 - 27020 Olevano di Lomellina
Phone: 0384/51015 - fax 0384/51297
e-mail: comune@olevanolomellina.it

Museum of Arts and Folk Tradition
Via Cesare Battisti - 27020 Olevano di Lomellina
Opening hours:
working days upon booking
Sunday and holidays 3.00 - 6.00 p.m.
e-mail: museo.artecontadina@olevanolomellina.it

Commune of Lomello
Via Chiesuolo, 4 - 27034 Lomello
Phone: 0384 858379
e-mail: comune.lomello@lomellina.it

Commune of Mede
Piazza della Repubblica, 37 - 27035 Mede
Phone: 0384 805130
internet: www.comune.mede.pv.it
e-mail: comune@comune.mede.pv.it


Companies and Cooperatives with Autorized Tour Guides
for the Province of Pavia
:

ARIANNA
Small Cooperative
Via Alciato, 4 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 901515
Mobile (Romè Stefana): 335 5804033
e-mail: ariannacoop@hotmail.com

CERTOSINOBLU
Viale Partigiani, 74 – 27012 Certosa di Pavia
Phone: 0382 938021
e-mail: certosinoblu@genie.it

DEDALO
Via Ferrini, 12 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 461818
Mobile: 329 3548319
Internet: www.dedalopv.it
e-mail: info@dedalopv.it

ECHO
Corso Carlo Alberto, 46 – 27100 Pavia
e-mail: info.echo@tin.it

PROGETTI
Via Martinetti, 11/b - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 530150
Mobile (Maffei Jessica): 338 4445930
Internet: www.progetti.pavia.it
e-mail: info@progetti.pavia.it

VIGEVANO PROMOTIONS
Via Cesarea, 16 – 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690370
Internet: www.vigevanopromotions.it
e-mail: info@vigevanopromotions.it

W.A.Y.S. Welcome At Your Service
Pizza San Francesco, 8 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 693098
Mobile (Luisella Cerri): 340 2211539
Internet: www.vigevano.org
e-mail: info@vigevano.org

Association “la Città Ideale”
Vigevano
Phone: 335 5207542
www.lacittaideale.org


Other Links:

www.leonardodavinci.lombardia.it
www.olevanolomellina.it
www.infolomellina.net
www.mortara.it
www.lomellopv.pv.it

WINES AND GASTRONOMY

The Lomellina’s cookery is made of simple dishes, prepared with ingredients offered by the Lombard fields and breeding; is higly original, tasty and nutritious; made of solid and vigorous flavours.

Among the most simple and tasty dishes is well-known the salad of beans widely cultivated in the past. Then come the first dishes: rice; polenta; breadcrumps soup (once traditional Easter dinner); and frogs: fried, stewed, in the omelette or in the soup. Frogs and snails are indeed the main ingredients of the most traditionnal Lomellina’s dishes. The local specialities vary from the goose ham to the Mortara’s goose salami, to taste with the delicious fat liver pâté. Last but not least the sweetmeat: are worth to be tasted the “Baci di dama”, rice biscuits, “Bramantini” of Vigevano and the "dolce del Moro" (Moor’s sweet), which receipt comes from the Ludovic the Moor age; during the Carnival are always cooked pancakes and “bugie”.
These dishes are perfectly matched with the wide choice of Oltrepò Pavese wines.
Il tutto da gustare con la vasta gamma dei vini dell’Oltrepò Pavese.


Useful addresses and links:

Province of Pavia
Piazza Italia, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 5971 – Fax: 0382 33509
Internet: www.provincia.pv.it
e-mail: alf.pv@tin.it

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pavia
Via Mentana, 27 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 3931 – Fax: 0382 304559
Internet: www.pv.cam-com.it
e-mail: pavia@pv.camcom.it

I.A.T. – (Tourist Information Office)
Via Filzi, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 22156 – Fax: 0382 32221
Internet: www.apt.pv.it
e-mail: info@apt.pv.it

Commune of Vigevano
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 25 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 2991 - N° verde: 800 662288
Internet: www.comune.vigevano.pv.it

Turist and Leisure Board of Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299269 - Fax: 0381 695016

IAT Municipal Tourist Board
Tourist Information
Via Merula, 40 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690269 – fax: 0381 312622
e-mail: hwsci@tin.it

Department of Culture of Vigevano
C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 25 - Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299293
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m,
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30 p.m

City of Vigevano Information Point
Phone: 0381 691636


Companies and Cooperatives with Autorized Tour Guides
for the Province of Pavia
:

ARIANNA
Small Cooperative
Via Alciato, 4 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 901515
Mobile (Romè Stefana): 335 5804033
e-mail: ariannacoop@hotmail.com

CERTOSINOBLU
Viale Partigiani, 74 – 27012 Certosa di Pavia
Phone: 0382 938021
e-mail: certosinoblu@genie.it

DEDALO
Via Ferrini, 12 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 461818
Mobile: 329 3548319
Internet: www.dedalopv.it
e-mail: info@dedalopv.it

ECHO
Corso Carlo Alberto, 46 – 27100 Pavia
e-mail: info.echo@tin.it

PROGETTI
Via Martinetti, 11/b - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 530150
Mobile (Maffei Jessica): 338 4445930
Internet: www.progetti.pavia.it
e-mail: info@progetti.pavia.it

VIGEVANO PROMOTIONS
Via Cesarea, 16 – 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690370
Internet: www.vigevanopromotions.it
e-mail: info@vigevanopromotions.it

W.A.Y.S. Welcome At Your Service
Pizza San Francesco, 8 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 693098
Mobile (Luisella Cerri): 340 2211539
Internet: www.vigevano.org
e-mail: info@vigevano.org


Other Links:

www.buonalombardia.it

FOLK-LORE

Here are the area’s most interesting events:

Vigevano, 18th May, 5th and 12th October, Sforza’s Palio
The “Palio” (horse race) takes place in the castle of Vigevano and in its occasion is organised a sumptuous historic procession recalling the Sforza’s days splendour.

Mortara, the last Sunday of September, Goose Palio
In the Goose “Palio” participate seven city “contradas” (districts). That is the game with human pawns, similar to the famous “Goose Game”. The race is preceeded by a great historic procession in costumes of 15th century, with flag-wavers and folk bands.


Useful addresses and links:

Province of Pavia
Piazza Italia, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 5971 – Fax: 0382 33509
Internet: www.provincia.pv.it
e-mail: alf.pv@tin.it

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pavia
Via Mentana, 27 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 3931 – Fax: 0382 304559
Internet: www.pv.cam-com.it
e-mail: pavia@pv.camcom.it

I.A.T. – (Tourist Information Office)
Via Filzi, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 22156 – Fax: 0382 32221
Internet: www.apt.pv.it
e-mail: info@apt.pv.it

Commune of Vigevano
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 25 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 2991 - N° verde: 800 662288
Internet: www.comune.vigevano.pv.it

Turist and Leisure Board of Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299269 - Fax: 0381 695016

IAT Municipal Tourist Board
Tourist Information
Via Merula, 40 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690269 – fax: 0381 312622
e-mail: hwsci@tin.it

Department of Culture of Vigevano
C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 25 - Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299293
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m,
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30 p.m

City of Vigevano Information Point
Phone: 0381 691636


Companies and Cooperatives with Autorized Tour Guides
for the Province of Pavia
:

ARIANNA
Small Cooperative
Via Alciato, 4 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 901515
Mobile (Romè Stefana): 335 5804033
e-mail: ariannacoop@hotmail.com

CERTOSINOBLU
Viale Partigiani, 74 – 27012 Certosa di Pavia
Phone: 0382 938021
e-mail: certosinoblu@genie.it

DEDALO
Via Ferrini, 12 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 461818
Mobile: 329 3548319
Internet: www.dedalopv.it
e-mail: info@dedalopv.it

ECHO
Corso Carlo Alberto, 46 – 27100 Pavia
e-mail: info.echo@tin.it

PROGETTI
Via Martinetti, 11/b - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 530150
Mobile (Maffei Jessica): 338 4445930
Internet: www.progetti.pavia.it
e-mail: info@progetti.pavia.it

VIGEVANO PROMOTIONS
Via Cesarea, 16 – 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690370
Internet: www.vigevanopromotions.it
e-mail: info@vigevanopromotions.it

W.A.Y.S. Welcome At Your Service
Pizza San Francesco, 8 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 693098
Mobile (Luisella Cerri): 340 2211539
Internet: www.vigevano.org
e-mail: info@vigevano.org


Other Links:

www.paesionline.it
NATURE AND GEOGRAPHY

Lombard Park of Ticino Valley
The "Park of Ticino" (which overall surface equals 91.140 hectares) spreads out along the Ticino river in Piedmont and Lombardy including the provinces of Milan, Pavia and Varese. Two bodies administrate the Park: The Piedmontese Natural Park of Ticino Valley and the Lombard Park of the Ticino Valley.

The Lombard Park, which lays from Lake Maggiore to Po river, offers a great variety of landscapes, animals and plants. The Park can be visited in many ways: walking, riding, canoe and cycle tours are provided through the Park’s pathways and cycle tracks network of a few hundreds kilometers.


Useful addresses and links:

Call-center Parco lombardo della Valle del Ticino
Phone: 0331 662911

Department of Environmental Education and Tourism
of Lombard Park of Ticino Valley

Via Isonzo, 1 - 20013 Pontevecchio di Magenta (MI)
Phone: 02 972101 – Fax: 02 97950607
Internet: www.parcoticino.it
e-mail: turismoeducazioneambientale@parcoticino.it

Province of Pavia
Piazza Italia, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 5971 – Fax: 0382 33509
Internet: www.provincia.pv.it
e-mail: alf.pv@tin.it

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pavia
Via Mentana, 27 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 3931 – Fax: 0382 304559
Internet: www.pv.cam-com.it
e-mail: pavia@pv.camcom.it

I.A.T. – (Tourist Information Office)
Via Filzi, 2 – 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 22156 – Fax: 0382 32221
Internet: www.apt.pv.it
e-mail: info@apt.pv.it

Commune of Vigevano
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 25 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 2991 - N° verde: 800 662288
Internet: www.comune.vigevano.pv.it

Turist and Leisure Board of Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299269 - Fax: 0381 695016

IAT Municipal Tourist Board
Tourist Information
Via Merula, 40 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690269 – fax: 0381 312622
e-mail: hwsci@tin.it

Department of Culture of Vigevano
C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 25 - Vigevano
Phone: 0381 299293
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m,
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30 p.m

City of Vigevano Information Point
Phone: 0381 691636


Companies and Cooperatives with Autorized Tour Guides
for the Province of Pavia
:

ARIANNA
Small Cooperative
Via Alciato, 4 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 901515
Mobile (Romè Stefana): 335 5804033
e-mail: ariannacoop@hotmail.com

CERTOSINOBLU
Viale Partigiani, 74 – 27012 Certosa di Pavia
Phone: 0382 938021
e-mail: certosinoblu@genie.it

DEDALO
Via Ferrini, 12 - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 461818
Mobile: 329 3548319
Internet: www.dedalopv.it
e-mail: info@dedalopv.it

ECHO
Corso Carlo Alberto, 46 – 27100 Pavia
e-mail: info.echo@tin.it

PROGETTI
Via Martinetti, 11/b - 27100 Pavia
Phone: 0382 530150
Mobile (Maffei Jessica): 338 4445930
Internet: www.progetti.pavia.it
e-mail: info@progetti.pavia.it

VIGEVANO PROMOTIONS
Via Cesarea, 16 – 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 690370
Internet: www.vigevanopromotions.it
e-mail: info@vigevanopromotions.it

W.A.Y.S. Welcome At Your Service
Pizza San Francesco, 8 - 27029 Vigevano
Phone: 0381 693098
Mobile (Luisella Cerri): 340 2211539
Internet: www.vigevano.org
e-mail: info@vigevano.org


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Address:

Via al Salto, 1
27029 - Vigevano
Vigevano (PV)
Lombardia
Website: www.enel.it

Sightseeings upon booking

For more information about plant’s sightseeing please contact:
Francesco Fornari
Phone: +39 0321 377900


The Vigevano’s hydroelectric power plant uses for its alimentation the part of Ticino’s waters. The plant is located in Ticino’s National Park and composed from two separated plants: an old station dated from 1904 and the new one constructed in 1994. In 2004 the convention with Lombard Park of Ticino’s Valley Autority have been singned. The convention stipulates the opening to public of towpath along the canal leading to the plant. (That is a cycle path 1.700 meters long).

Study tour

The Path along the Ticino River
:

The National Road 336 for Varallo accrosses the Ticino River by means of a river dam connected to the Porto della Torre hydroelectric power plant. This plant is designed at the end of 50’s for ENEL by Giò Ponti. The path along the river towards the Maddalena village leads to the Panperduto dam and to the canals Villoresi e Industriale. The last one aliments hydrolectric power plants of Vizzola, Tornavento and Turbigo Superiore.

To get to the plant can be taken the Cycle track realized by ENEL in collaboration with Ticino National Park Authority. The itinerary passes by the Cascina Castellana and the Turbigo’s plant up to Vigevano’s power plant.

For more information:
www.enel.it




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