A dish from the Pavia Apennines featuring Deco Brallo potato gnocchi and Menconico black truffle.

An ancient village in the Oltrepò Pavese, rich in high quality vineyards

The Breme Red Onion has been documented since the 10th century, dating back to the foundation of the famous abbey, which in the following centuries became one of the most important in Europe.

The golden onion was already cultivated in the 19th century in the countryside around Voghera.

Discover Pavese – Enjoy an autumn weekend of tradition, culture and flavour among the most charming villages of the Oltrepò Pavese. Take a look at this list of ideas and get inspired.

A treasure of rural tradition

Asparagus has been cultivated for over five hundred years in the vast agricultural area surrounding Cilavegna

Oltrepò Pavese, a Land of Wine and Riches

Il formaggio Pizzocorno, dalla forma quadrata e dall’aroma intenso e deciso, prende il nome dal piccolo borgo – frazione di Ponte Nizza – nel cuore della Valle Staffora

Traditional dish of the rural heritage of the Oltrepò Pavese

A traditional dessert from Lomello

Risotto with frogs, a symbolic dish of the Lomellina tradition

In Lungavilla, a pumpkin known as “Capé da prèvi” (priest’s hat) is cultivated, named for its shape, which resembles the headgear worn by priests.

A traditional peasant's delight

Dove è naturale sentirsi a casa

The pavese soup, taste of old dishes, those that were born from the few ingredients available

A traditional pasta dish from the town of Canneto Pavese

From the most prized - the white truffle, to the black summer truffle or Scorzone, the marzuolo, the black Trifola and the black uncinato: also in Lombardy you can find delicious truffles, which are appreciated in restaurants all over the world