| Mantua (Mantova) | |
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| Mantua Profile | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Lombardy |
| Watercourse | Mincio |
| Altitude | Between 19 and m |
| Area | 63,81 km² |
| Population | 49 409 hab. () |
| Density | 774,31 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 46100 |
| Telephone prefix | 39 0376 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Tourist information office | Piazza Mantegna, 6.  39 0376 432432 |
| Location | |
 45 ° 9 ′ 23 ″ N 10 ° 47 ′ 28 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
| [www.turismo.mantova.it Touristic site] | |
Mantua (Mantova in Italian) is the capital of the province of the same name, in Lombardy, region of the Po plain, in the north ofItaly.
Understand
Mantua is a city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been named “Capital of Italian Culture 2016”. Due to the power and influence of the family of Corradi-Gonzaga, which had owned the city for over 400 years, Mantua was considered one of the most important cultural cities of the Renaissance and it retains many buildings from that era that made it famous. It is also the city where the composer Claudio Monteverdi created his opera L'Orfeo (1607), the first opera still regularly performed today.
- 1 Tourist Office Piazza Andrea Mantegna, 6,
39 0376 432432, e-mail : [email protected]
To go
By plane
The closest airport to Mantua is Valerio Catullo Airport located near Verona, on the Brenner motorway, just 25 min from the city. The other options are Guglielmo Marconi Airport, near Bologna, To 1 h road, and Orio al serio airport, near Bergamo, accessible in less than an hour and a half by the highway.
Verona Airport is served by low-cost airlines such as WizzAir, EasyJet and VoloTea. Other major carriers like Alitalia and Lufthansa serve this airport daily.
The airports of Bologna and Bergamo are served by the low cost carrier Ryanair.
By train
The Verona railway line - Modena passes through Mantua. It is also the terminus for trains from Monselice and Cremona. The train service to Milan is available every day, every two hours and costs 10,75 €. For Verona, the frequency is every 40 min and the price is 3,15 €. Via Verona you can easily reach cities like Venice, Brescia, Trento, Bolzano and via Modena you can reach Parma, Reggio Emilia, Bologna to all southern cities.
- 1 Mantua Station Piazza don Leoni – Regional trains are operated by Trenord, long-distance trains are operated by Trenitalia.
By bus
The main bus station is located just outside the station. APAM offers many buses that connect the whole province to the city. Brescia, Sirmione, Peschiera del Garda, Mirandola are also towns served by this company.
To see
Religious architecture
- 1 San Pietro Cathedral (Duomo) – Gothic and Baroque architecture, late 14the century
- 2 Basilica of Saint Andrew (Basilica di Sant'Andrea) – basilica and cocathedral, built from 1472
- 3 Palatine Basilica of Santa Barbara – The Palatine Basilica of Santa Barbara was the court church in the Ducal Palace complex of Mantua. It has the title of minor basilica.
- 4 Rotunda San Lorenzo – Church of XIe century in piazza delle Erbe.
- 5 Saint Sebastian Church
- 6 Saint-Barnabé Church
Secular architecture
- 7 Ducal palace (Palazzo Ducale) – group of buildings built between XIVe and XVIIe centuries
- 8 Saint-Georges castle (Castello di San Giorgio) – Access to the "couple's bedroom »Mantegna is limited to a maximum of 1,500 entries per day and is allowed for groups of 25 people. The duration of the visit in the room is 5 minutes.
- 9 Te Palace (Palazzo Te) – Mannerist monumental paintings by Giulio Romano
- 10 Palazzo della ragione
- 11 Palazzo d'Arco – Palazzo d'Arco was the aristocratic residence of the D'Arco family, originally from Trento, it was built from 1784 by the architect Antonio Colonna.
- 12 Palazzo del Podestà
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To learn
To work
To buy
Eat
Cheap
- 1 La Bottega della pizza Via Fabio Filzi, 6, 39 331 7255655
- 2 Osteria Le Quattro Tette Vicolo Nazione, 4, 39 0376 3329478
Average prices
- 3 Hosteria Leon d'Oro Via Leon d'Oro, 6, 39 338 1242111, e-mail : [email protected]
- 4 Trattoria 2 Cavallini Via Salnitro 5, 39 0376 322084, e-mail : [email protected]
High prices
- 5 Ristorante Il Cigno Piazza d'Arco, 1, 39 0376 327101, e-mail : [email protected]
- 6 Taverna del 500 Via Bertani 78, 39 0376 327772, e-mail : [email protected]
Have a drink / Go out
- 1 Schiaccianoci Bar Viale Italia, 1, 39 0376 263883
- 2 Caravatti Bar Via Broletto, 16, 39 0376 327826
- 3 Bar La Fenice Via Giovanni Chiassi, 111
- 4 Melagodo Bar Viale Oslavia, 39 0376 196 1228
Housing
Cheap
- 1 B&B La Ventana Via XX Settembre 31, 39 329 7140394, e-mail : [email protected]
- 2 Albergo Furnished Lampshade Via Cremona 27 int. 10, 39 0376 380373, e-mail : [email protected]
- 3 B&B Casa Casari Via Isabella d'Este 29, 39 340 9623365, e-mail : [email protected]
Average price
- 4 Hotel ABC Piazza don Leoni, 25, 39 0376 322329, e-mail : [email protected]
- 5 Hotel Bianchi Piazza don Leoni, 24, 39 0376 321504, e-mail : [email protected]
- 6 Hotel Broletto Via Accademia, 1, 39 0376 221297, e-mail : [email protected]
Luxury
- 7 Hotel Abacus Strada Martorelli, 92/94 - Porto Mantovano, 39 0376 392903, e-mail : [email protected]
- 8 Hotel Antica Dimora Corso V. Emanuele 89, 39 0376 325002, e-mail : [email protected]
- 9 Hotel Casa Poli Via Garibaldi, 30, 39 0376 288170, e-mail : [email protected]
