The best road cycling routes in Pavia

The Church of San Siro is the main place of worship in the municipality of the same name in the province of Pavia, belonging to the Diocese of Vigevano. Built between 1729 and 1732 on the remains of a 13th-century chapel, it features an elegant Greek cross plan in the late Baroque style, enriched by 18th-century canvases by the painter Carlo Antonio Bianchi from Pavia.

L'Alzaia del Naviglio di Bereguardo is the historic towpath, today transformed into a splendid cycle-pedestrian path of about 19 kilometers, which runs along the artificial canal of the same name. It connects Castelletto di Abbiategrasso (where the canal originates, branching off from the Naviglio Grande) to the municipality of Bereguardo, finally flowing into the Ticino river. Built in the 15th century at the behest of the Dukes of Milan (the Visconti first, then the Sforza), the canal served as a fundamental commercial route (particularly for salt and cheeses) to connect the city to the Po river and the sea.

The opening to traffic of the new bridge over the Ticino river connecting Vigevano and Abbiategrasso (along the SS 494 "Vigevanese") is scheduled for October-November 2026. The main structure of the bridge has already been completed and successfully tested, but the work has remained partially unusable for some time due to the lack of access ramps. The construction sites to create these connecting roads officially started on February 16, 2026, and are proceeding according to the schedule established by the Province of Pavia.

The Naviglio di Bereguardo is a historic artificial canal in Lombardy, 18.85 kilometers long, which originates from the Naviglio Grande in Castelletto di Abbiategrasso and ends in Bereguardo, a short distance from the Ticino river.

The Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino is crossed not by a single canal, but by a complex and historic hydraulic network. The main ones are the Canale Villoresi and the Panperduto (Somma Lombardo).

A real surprise: a cycle path that is a straight stretch but is still nice to ride. Very wide, it allows you to cycle without problems with any type of bike

The Lombardo Park of the Ticino Valley is the oldest regional park in Italy, established in 1974, and represents the first river park in Europe. With an area of approximately 91,800 hectares, it develops entirely in Lombardy, running along the Ticino River from Lake Maggiore (Sesto Calende) to its confluence with the Po River (Pavia), crossing as many as 47 municipalities in the provinces of Milan, Pavia, and Varese. Together with its twin, the Piedmontese Natural Park of the Ticino Valley, it forms the largest protected river area on the continent, also recognized as a MAB UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

perfect asphalt BUT... 1. both in the underpass of Casarile and on arrival in Pavia, the final arrangements for the wooden bridge and the arrival at the stadium are delayed... how much longer??!! 2. "bike-friendly" signage is completely missing for the safety of bikers and cars/pedestrians, both on the crossings of the cycle path with roads used by traffic and for finding the cycle path from the Alzaia Pavese 3. once you are on the main road SS35 at Binasco to get back on the cycle path, YOU RISK YOUR LIFE!! accesses not signposted for either cars or cyclists and almost impossible to use in both directions ... DANGER to be fixed before an accident happens!