Private tour in Mantua Manuela R
up to 10 people
3 hours
Walking
1
Manuela R.
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With this walking tour you will discover the must-see attractions of Mantua city centre and Ducal Palace. Wrapped in water Mantua is an overlooked Renaissance gem; a mini-Florence, rich with art. Where Florence had the Medicis, Mantua had the Gonzagas who ruled the city for about 400 years, commissioning the finest Renaissance craftmen. Waking down the city you first meet Rigoletto's House and then the Ducal Palace. The Palazzo Ducale is a group of buildings built between 13th and 18th century as the royal residence of the Gonzaga family. The complex includes hundreds of rooms a castle and a private church and occupies an area of ca. 34, 000 m². Up to 1630 2, 000 paintings and 20, 000 valuable objects, the richest art collections known in Europe at that time, were stored in the palace. The first city centre square is Piazza Sordello, built by the Etruscans, followed by the medieval squares of Broletto, Mantegna and delle Erbe overtowered by the facade of S. Andrew's church
CITY CENTRE: - Rigoletto's House - Piazza Sordello with the façades of the Palazzo ducale (Duke's Palace) and the Cathedral - Piazza Broletto and the facades of the medieval governament buildings - Piazza delle Erbe with the medieval Merchant's House and law court - Piazza Mantegna with the Basilica of Sant'Andrea (Visit of the interior) Churches close at 12 am and re-open at 3 pm DUCAL PALACE*: - Morone's Room - Pisanello's Room with the Arthurian frescoes - Ducal Apartment, The Bowmen's Room with the Rubens'canvas "The Gonzaga family adoring the Holy Trinity" - Gallery of the Mirrors, Vincenzo Gonzaga's apartment - Zodiac Room - Hall of the Rivers - Roof Garden - Tapestries Room with the Tapestries by Raphael - the spouses' room painted by Mantegna in Saint George castle On request this tour can be customized PAY ATTENTION: Ticket entrances to the Palazzo Ducale (ducal palace) must be booked in advance during peak season
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walking tour
Piazza Sordello, Mantova, Lombardia, 46100 Italy
ByGuide: Casa di Rigoletto (Rigoletto's house) at Piazza Sordello, 23. Rigoletto's house is a tourist office. I'll wait for you outside close to the courtyard gate
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
3 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
3 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
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