Cremona – Pavia
Going from Cremona to Pavia was another easy ride. The weather was fine for the most part—there was some rain and wind for a while in the afternoon.
![Farm road heading towards the Apennines with threatening rain clouds](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/04/PXL_20220424_120050343-scaled-150x112@0.jpg)
I mostly rode along Po River again, sometimes on the Via Francigena Passing through Piacenza was great. The moment I got to the outskirts, the sun came out, so I made a break and had a coffee on the Piazza Duomo and rode a quick circle around the city center. Even though, I see many things, there is not a lot of sightseeing on the bike.
![View over Po River from a bridge with abandoned boats on a sandbank](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/04/PXL_20220424_125417709-scaled-150x199@0.jpg)
![Picture of my loaded touring bike with the Apennins and rain clouds in the background](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/04/PXL_20220424_113931377-scaled-150x199@0.jpg)
![Po River in Pavia with Ponte Coperto in the background and a ship in the foreground](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/04/PXL_20220424_144817421-scaled-150x112@0.jpg)
I rode through the Western and Southern outskirts of Pavia, but unfortunately did not see much of the city. I did ride across the Ponte Coperto—which is the most famous landmark, I suppose—on the way to my hotel for the night, which was in a commercial area in the south of Pavia.
![Map of my ride from Cremona to Pavia](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/04/Screenshot-2022-04-26-at-08.44.42-150x70@0.png)