Pavia

Pavia (Lombard Pavia; Latin: Ticinum) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000. The city was also the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 568 to 774.