Location: Mantua
Top Things to do in Mantua
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Mantua, Lombardy
Mantua (Italian: Mantova [ˈmantova] ( listen); Emilian and Latin: Mantua) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name.
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1. VisitMantua - Tours
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5.0 based on 84 reviews
Mantova | Mantua | Guided Tour | Guide | I am an Art Historian on loan to professional Tourism. With a degree in art history of art and several years of experience, I share my passion and extensive knowledge of Mantua with visitors from all over the world. Spend a few hours, a full day or more with me exploring Mantua and the splendors of the Renaissance. You can count on me to make your guided tour a day to be remembered.
2. Teatro Bibiena
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5.0 based on 727 reviews
Reviewed By 968nicholash - London, United Kingdom
This venue started out in the 18th century as a forum for scientific discussions and meetings as well as a place for entertainment, but soon became a dedicated theatre. The interior is magnificent, with its soaring tiers of boxes surrounding a small stalls area. One of the first performances here in 1770 was a concert by Mozart, who was just thirteen at the time. It’s a small theatre, with a current maximum audience of only 363.
3. Palazzo d'Arco
4. Palazzo Te
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4.5 based on 3,923 reviews
Palazzo Te è un edificio monumentale situato a Mantova. E' stato costruito tra il 1524 e il 1534 su commissione di Federico II Gonzaga, secondo un progetto di Giulio Romano, allievo prediletto di Raffaello. Oltre al complesso architettonico il maestro manierista è l'autore anche di tutto l'impianto decorativo del Palazzo. Oggi Museo civico della città, è anche sede della Fondazione di Palazzo Te, già Centro internazionale d'arte e di cultura di Palazzo Te dal 1990, istituzione che organizza mostre d'arte antica e moderna ed eventi culturali.
Reviewed By TEllieG - Witham, United Kingdom
Interesting visit. Some spectacular displays from the average to the weird and wonderful. The giants room is impressive as is the grotto.
5. Castello San Giorgio
6. Rotonda di San Lorenzo
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4.5 based on 1,353 reviews
Reviewed By DamCar65
Just opposite the Basilica di Sant'Andrea is a lovely little chapel called “Rotonda di San Lorenzo”. The most ancient church in the city (11th century), inspired by the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem and dedicated to St Lawrence. Completely round with beautiful Byzantine frescoes. You can feel the history as soon as you walk in the door and also a great way to escape from the heat for a few minutes. A card (in various languages) is available at the entrance explaining several features. Very well worth a few minutes of your time.
7. Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova
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4.5 based on 2,117 reviews
Reviewed By elwoodvogt - Vigevano, Italy
We visited this basilica twice, and were fortunate the 2nd time to be given an extensive tour and oral history by one of the volunteer guides. As it was July 2020, there were very few people visiting.
8. Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
An extraordinary path enriched by the spectacular frescoes by the Flemish painter FRANS GEFFELS (1625-1694) and the magnificent stucco decorations by GIOVAN BATTISTA BARBERINI (1625-1691), through more than 500 years of history, in a fascinating Baroque atmosphere, discovering one of the most secret pages of the ancient Mantua cultural civilization. PALAZZO VALENTI GONZAGA in Mantua, humiliated by the ruin, oblivion and pillage suffered during the early twentieth century, has been restored to its splendor to show its renewed magnificence. The memory of the Marquises VALENTI GONZAGA'S noble offspring continues to live in the rediscovered dignity of their illustrious dwelling.
9. Il Museo Storico dei Vigili del Fuoco
10. Biblioteca Teresiana
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