Certosa di Pavia
Viale Certosa 27012 Certosa di Pavia, (PV)
+ 39 0382 925613
http://www.museo.certosadipavia.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/149/la-certosa
Parking
Parking is available on the blue lines in viale del Monumento, where there are 2 parking spaces reserved for people with permit for citizens with disability (about 30 meters from the entrance). Around 300 meters away, there is a large paid car park.
Information for visitors
Free admission for all visitors.
Guided tours are organized.
A multimedia guide is available (for Apple and Android)
it is possible to download the guide with historical cultural news on the Certosa di Pavia (in Italian and English)
Entrance
Visitors enter the complex of the Certosa di Pavia by passing two consecutive gates (the first 400 cm, the second 392 cm). After about 10 meters, via a swing gate (width 108 cm), visitors reach the square in front of the church. A 40-meter-long path with compact paving and 3 consecutive steps (h 12 cm) lead to the churchyard of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. It is possible to enter the church by crossing a threshold (h 2 cm) and a double swing door (81 cm each).
Exhibition layout
The Certosa di Pavia is a beautiful monastery whose building began at the end of 1300 by the will of Visconti and completed a century later by the Sforza.
Certosa is home to the Cistercian monks, who run guided tours and cultivate the surrounding fields.
The complex of Certosa open to the public includes the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Chiostro Piccolo (Small Cloister) and the Chiostro Grande (Great Cloister).
The 14 chapels that overlook the side aisles of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie all have a step (h 12 cm).
The church has chairs (h 46 cm) and descriptive panels (h 160 cm from the ground) in different languages (Italian, English, German and French).
From the central nave, passed the two-winged transept gate (72 cm wide each), tourists can reach two specular altars. The one on the left houses the funeral monument of Ludovico il Moro and Beatrice d'Este del Solari (1497).
To reach the main altar and the choir, it is necessary to pass two consecutive steps (h 17 cm) and a double swing door (width 125 cm each).
From the right apse, going about 15 meters and passing a double swing door (90 cm wide each) visitors reach the small cloister. From the small cloister passing a double swing gate (120 cm wide each), it is possible to reach the large cloister (about 100 meters wide and 120 meters long), which houses the monks' cells.
The 24 cells have two consecutive steps (h 12 cm), with a single swing door (width 90 cm) and internal spaces with openings of about 70 cm.
Signage guidance
Along the various paths, there are directional arrows with writing in large letters (at least 7 cm) and are clearly visible.
Restrooms
The toilets equipped for persons with disabilities is on the left side of the ducal court in front of the church and is reached via a path with a compact gravel surface. The toilets can reach by passing a first step (h 7 cm) leading to a path, a second step (h 4 cm) and a swing door (width 90 cm).
The toilet has the following features:
- anteroom with swing door width 87 cm
- bathroom with swing door width 87 cm
- wall mounted washbasin (front space 140 cm)
- floor mounted toilet (front space 123 cm, right side 43 cm, left side 178 cm, horizontal handle on left side)
- bathroom signs are clearly visible, at eye level and medium-large size.