The Oltrepo Pavese is the largest wine producing area of Lombardy in the North of Italy, but is also virtually unknown abroad. This is a pity as the landscape is beautiful, the people are kind, the food is authentic and there are lots of possibilities for walking, hiking, cycling and sight-seeing. The smooth hills are covered with vineyards, castles and medieval villages and this landscape reminds one of Tuscany. Pace of life is slow, food is traditional and wine can be tasted anywhere, in one of the over 100 independent cantines.

1. The Oltrepò Pavese – Lombardy, Italy
an impression in pictures
The Oltrepo Pavese is the largest wine
producing area of Lombardy in the North
of Italy, but is also virtually unknown
abroad. This is a pity as the landscape is
beautiful, the people are kind, the food
is authentic and there are lots of
possibilities for walking, hiking, cycling
and sight-seeing. The smooth hills are
covered with vineyards, castles and
medieval villages and this landscape
reminds one of Tuscany. Pace of life is
slow, food is traditional and wine can be
tasted anywhere, in one of the over 100
independent cantines.

2. Villa I Due Padroni B&B in the vineyards

3. Blue cheese of the Oltrepo region

4. Borlotti beans of our own produce

5. Ravioli di zucca

6. Salame di Varzi (DOC)

7. Grapes of the Oltrepò Pavese

8. Harvest time

9. Basket with grapes

10. Wooden poles from the vineyard

11. Topinambur flowers

12. Vineyard in winter

13. Wine bottles in winter

14. Winter view of the hills of the Oltrepò

15. Fog creeping uphill

16. Castle of Cigognola with the Alps

17. Fog creeping over the hill top

18. Castle of Cigognola

19. Punto Cristo in the Oltrepò Pavese

20. View of Bagarello

21. View from Ca’ Budda towards Cigognola

22. Strolling the vineyards of Travaglino
wineproducers

23. Morning view of the vineyards near Spagna

24. Harvested grapes

25. Autumn view

26. Vineyards