Location: Mantua
Top Things to do in Mantua
What to do and see in Mantua, Lombardy: The Best Architectural Buildings
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.
Restaurants in Mantua
1. Casa del Rabbino
2. Palazzo Te
Overall Ratings
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.
3. Castello San Giorgio
4. 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.
5. Casa del Mercante
6. Casa di Giulio Romano
7. Piazza Sordello
8. Casa de' Speziali
9. Palazzo Ducale
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4.5 based on 2,358 reviews
Reviewed By NesligulD - Istanbul, Turkey
The Duke’s palace in Mantova is really majestic and beautiful. We visited it in two sessions with one ticket, half of it in the morning and the old part ( Corte Vecchio) in the afternoon after a break for lunch. The Gonzaga family ruled here between 1300’s to 1700’s. Then the Habsburgs took over for a long time. The matrimonial room is one of the highlights of the palace with its beautiful frescoes. The fresco in the ceiling gives a feeling of depth. The old court is fascinating with its beautiful paintings ( some by Rubens) , frescoes and statues. There was also a contemporary exhibition inside.
