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Extract from the Pavia Travel Guides:
Medieval
PAVIA
was known as the city of a hundred towers. And although only a handful remain - one of the best collapsed in 1989 - the medieval aspect is still strong, with numerous Romanesque and Gothic churches tucked away in a wanderable web of narrow streets and cobbled squares. The town is not, however, stranded in the past - its ancient university continues to thrive, ensuring an animated street life and reasonably lively night-time scene.
Pavia reached its zenith in the Dark Ages when it was capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards. After their downfall it remained a centre of power, and the succession of emperors wh...
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