What to do near Mantua, MN

Village of Castellaro Lagusello

The water heart of the Moraine Hills and an enchanted village

Descent down the Po River - Day 3

We're off again: not even fate can stop us

Gonzaga-Guerrieri Palace, Gonzaga's villa of delight

It has a special grace because of its beautiful garden sloping into four terraces and its location, at the top of the village.

The castle of Volta Mantovana

Panoramic castle dating from the 11th century, still surrounded by walls, with beautiful Gothic gateway. On the same square are Palazzo Gonzaga and its stables, often the site of exhibitions.

The red walls of Sabbioneta

The city is surrounded by impressive brick walls dating back to the founding in the 1500s; they are interspersed with six mighty bastions, with two openings, Imperial Gate and Victory Gate.

Sabbioneta, the ideal city

Jewel of the Renaissance, an outstanding urban planning and artistic testimony to the Italian 500s

The Gallery of the Ancients of Sabbioneta

Built by Duke Vespasian to house his art collection, it is a very long gallery, now empty but offering an extraordinary perspective, concluded by a tromp l'oeil of faux architecture.

Church of St. Anthony Abbot, Bibbiena's masterpiece

Extraordinary Baroque church with double domes. The second, pierced, hints at the angels on blue sky of the first, lit by hidden windows. Ė like peeking into heaven.

The Old-Fashioned Theater of Sabbioneta

Worthy rival of Palladio's Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza

The Garden Palace of Sabbioneta

The Villa di delizia of Vespasiano Gonzaga is a hymn to classical antiquity.

The Ducal Palace of Sabbioneta

Sumptuous palace of representation, emblem of ducal power

Villa La Favorita

Villa between Mannerism and Baroque, from the early 17th century. Commissioned by Duke Ferdinando Gonzaga and designed by architect Nicolò Sebregondi. It was to house the court but was never finished.