A Guide to Mantova
Mantova is a truly enchanting city of Tuscan origins, it’s streets are packed full of treasures of the history and art world. The beautiful sights of Mantova date back to the dynasty of the Gonzaga Family, which are symbolized in the Palazzo Ducale.
The town has gained its fame from well known names such as Mantegna, Pisanello, Leon Battista Alberti, Giulio Romano.
Strolling through the narrow lanes and under the colonnades one can marvel at the Basilica of St Andrea, Mantova Cathedral, the Church of St Lorenzo the oldest of the city’s churches - in Piazza delle Erbe, Palazzo del Podestà, Piazza Broletto and Piazza delle Erbe, the Bibiena Theatre named after Antonio Gallio Bibiena who designed it, Palazzo DArco with the Giuseppe Bazzani Salone, and the Zodiac series.