Day trips

Villa I Due Padroni is centrally located in Northern Italy making it possible to visit within one day one of the larger cities, the great lakes in the north, or even the Mediterrenian.

Cities

For a day out in the city, Pavia is the first choice with respect to location of the villa. Pavia is a charming, and historic city with a good mixture of sights (don't miss the old university buildings!) and shops. Of course there are plenty of restaurants and bars, for instance in its central square, Piazza Vittoria with its many terraces. We have been living in Pavia for half a year and can provide you many suggestions where to go in Pavia.

There are a few must-see sights in the vicinity of Pavia: the monastry of Certosa di Pavia (according to the Guide Michelin worth the detour, see our video presentation) and the beautiful Renaissance-square of Vigevano.

Further away but still within a two-hours driving distance lie the cities of Milan, Genua, Turin, Bergamo, Parma, Cremona and Piacenza.

The lakes and the sea

Several of the great northern italian lakes can easily be reached within one day, like Lake Como, Lago Maggiore and Lake Lugano at the Swiss-Italian border.

An Italian holiday without dipping into the Mediterrenean is hardly imaginable. Fortunately, a day-out to the sea can be done quite easily from the villa, as we know from experience.

For the passionate sun-bather there is a fast route to the beach via the motorway, but it is definitely worth the effort to take the long and winding road through the Ligurian Alps. There is hardly any traffic and this three hours scenic route to the sea offers spectacular mountain views.

Finally you reach Chiavari, where you can find pleasant beaches. At the end of the afternoon you drive along the coast to Portofino and Camoglia. A dinner on the beach during sunset is then a perfect closure of a wonderful day.

Pavia

Portofino

Mediterrenean