Casa colonica in Marcignago

This is in the western Po plain, in flat agricultural country between Pavia and the edge of the Milan urban area. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie nearby to the west, with river woods, old gravel banks and farmland along the park corridor. Pavia is the nearest town of size, with the historic centre, the Certosa di Pavia just to the east of the city, and rail and daily services. The area is known for rice fields and irrigated agriculture across the Lomellina and Pavese plain.