The Certosa di Pavia, a monastery built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti as a family chapel, is connected to the castle by the Visconteo Park.

The museum preserves the historical and scientific heritage of the former Institute of General Pathology of Pavia

The basilica of San Lorenzo with its sophisticated Gothic façade was dedicated to Bartolino da Novara, who painted it at the end of 1300