Natural History Museum, Pavia

Name: Natural History Museum
Address: Piazza Adorno Antoniotto Botta 9, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Telephone: +39 0382 986308

#10 among attractions in Pavia

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The Natural History Museum in Pavia, Italy is a museum displaying many natural history specimens, located in Palazzo Botta. Founded in 1775, it was one of the oldest museums of natural history in Europe. It currently forms the University of Pavia museum network, along with 5 other museums — the University History Museum, Museum of Electrical Technology, Museum of Archeology, Museum Camillo Golgi and Museum of Mineralogy. ()

Local name: Museo di storia naturale dell'Università di Pavia Established: 1775 (249 years ago)Coordinates: 45°11'19"N, 9°9'2"E

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Piazza Adorno Antoniotto Botta 9Pavia 27100 Italy

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+39 0382 986308

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Natural History Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Visconti Castle, Basilica di San Michele Maggiore, San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, San Lanfranco.

0.4 miE
Museum, Gothic architecture, Forts and castles
Visconti Castle, Pavia
10 min walk • The Visconti Castle of Pavia is a medieval castle in Pavia, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It was built after 1360 in a few years by Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan, and used as a sovereign residence by him and his son Gian Galeazzo, first duke of Milan.
0.5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Basilica di San Michele Maggiore, Pavia
14 min walk • The Basilica of San Michele Maggiore is a church of Pavia, one of the most striking example of Lombard-Romanesque style. It dates from the 11th and 12th centuries.
~1430 ftNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Sacred and religious sites
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia
7 min walk • San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro is a Catholic basilica of the Augustinians in Pavia, Italy, in the Lombardy region. Its name refers to the mosaics of gold leaf behind glass tesserae that decorates the ceiling of the apse.
1.2 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
San Lanfranco, Pavia
30 min walk • San Lanfranco is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church and former abbey, located on via San Lanfranco Vescovo, 4/6, just west of the town center of Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
0.6 miS
Charming covered bridge with chapel
Ponte Coperto, Pavia
15 min walk • The Ponte Coperto or the Ponte Vecchio is a stone and brick arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy. The previous bridge, dating from 1354, was heavily damaged by Allied action in 1945.
~1630 ftSE
Church
Pavia Cathedral, Pavia
8 min walk • Pavia Cathedral is a church in Pavia, Italy, the largest in the city and seat of the Diocese of Pavia. The construction was begun in the 15th century on the site of two pre-existing Romanesque, "twin" cathedrals. The cathedral houses the remains of St.
0.5 miSE
Church
Santa Maria di Canepanova, Pavia
12 min walk • Santa Maria di Canepanova is a Renaissance style Roman Catholic church located in central Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy. Although in the past the design was popularly attributed to Bramante, the church was designed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo.
0.7 miE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pavia, Pavia
18 min walk • The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pavia also known as the Orto Botanico di Pavia, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Pavia. It is located at Via S. Epifanio, 14, Pavia, Italy, and open weekdays.
~840 ftSE
Church, Gothic architecture
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Pavia
5 min walk • Santa Maria del Carmine is a church in Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, considered amongst the best examples of Lombard Gothic architecture. It was begun in 1374 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, on a project attributed to Bernardo da Venezia.
0.5 miSE
Church
San Giacomo e Filippo, Pavia
14 min walk • San Giacomo e Filippo is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in the town center of Pavia, Italy.
~1570 ftSE
Museum, Science museum, History museum
University History Museum, Pavia
8 min walk • The University History Museum of the University of Pavia is a museum displaying memorabilia related to the history of the university, particularly in the fields of physics and medicine, when students were taught by prominent scholars such as Antonio Scarpa and Camillo Golgi or the physicist Alessandro Volta.

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Which popular attractions are close to Natural History Museum?

Nearby attractions include Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Pavia (5 min walk), San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia (7 min walk), University History Museum, Pavia (8 min walk), Pavia Cathedral, Pavia (8 min walk).

How to get to Natural History Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Natural History Museum:

Bus

Boezio • Lines: 3C (2 min walk)
Matteotti/Lanfranco • Lines: 2, 23, 3, 4, 4A, 7 (3 min walk)

Train

Pavia (8 min walk)
Pavia Porta Garibaldi (23 min walk)