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Mantua Destination Guide

Discover Mantua in Italy

Mantua in the region of Lombardy with its 47,790 habitants is a town located in Italy - some 241 mi or ( 388 km ) North of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Mantua

Local time in Mantua is now 12:23 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Munich, Volta Mantovana, Vigasio, Vicenza, and Verona. When in this area, you might want to check out Munich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mantua ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

StarCross Mantova - 20 febbraio 2011

19:26 min by SirJO74
Views: 3221 Rating: 5.00

StarCross Mantova - Trofeo Airoh - 20 febbraio 2011 Classifiche: - MX1 - 1. Philippaerts (Yamaha) 75 p. 2. Leok (TM) 66 p. 3. Boissiere (Yamaha) 56 p. 4. Strjibos (Suzuki) 51 p. 5. Leok A. (TM) 47 p. ..

Inflatable Moto GP

1:31 min by industriericreative
Views: 2166 Rating: 5.00

Buy the giant inflatable playground "Moto GP" here www.industriericreative.com Two-part multi-play inflatable structure with two wall for climbing with obstacles, central slide, big motorcycle (5.00 m ..


Bumper Boats with Honda motor!

0:57 min by industriericreative
Views: 1906 Rating: 5.00

Buy the Bumper Boats here www.industriericreative.com Huge, colourful rubber dinghies, flags to the wind, engines running full blast, bubbling water, splashes: all this is the BUMPER BOAT. An alluring ..

Mantua: Sex and the Renaissance City!

0:41 min by Lorenzo Bonoldi
Views: 1310 Rating: 5.00

Sensual Art in Palazzo Te (Mantua) visitmantua.blogspot.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mantua Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Mantua, Lombardy, is the seat of the Diocese of Mantua. An initial structure probably existed on the site in the Early Christian era, which was followed by an edifice destroyed by a fire in 894. The current church was rebuilt in 1395-1401 with the addition of side chapels and a magnificent Gothic facade, which can still be seen in a sketch by Domenico Morone, which is preserved in the Palazzo Ducale of the city.

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Located at 45.16 10.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Mantua, Gothic architecture in Lombardy

Ducal palace, Mantua

The Palazzo Ducale di Mantova ("Ducal Palace") is a group of buildings in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, built between the 14th and the 17th century mainly by the noble family of Gonzaga as their royal residence in the capital of their Duchy. The buildings are connected by corridors and galleries and are enriched by inner courts and wide gardens. The complex includes some 500 rooms and occupies an area of c. 34,000 m².

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Located at 45.16 10.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 14th-century architecture, 14th-century establishments in Italy, Buildings and structures in Mantua, Castles in Lombardy, Historic house museums in Italy, Museums in Lombardy, Palaces in Mantua, Renaissance architecture in Lombardy

Palazzo Bonacolsi

Palazzo Castiglioni/Bonacolsi is a building in Mantua, northern Italy, located in Piazza Sordello in front of the Ducal Palace. The Bonacolsi family ruled Mantua during the thirteenth century, until on August 16, 1328, the last Bonacolsi, Rinaldo, was overthrown in a revolt backed by the Gonzaga, who seized power. Palazzo Bonacolsi is currently named Palazzo Castiglioni. The Castiglioni had been one of the most prominent Lombard aristocratic families since the 10th century.

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Located at 45.16 10.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Palaces in Mantua

Camera degli Sposi

The Camera degli Sposi ("bridal chamber"), sometimes known as the Camera picta ("painted chamber"), is a room frescoed with illusionistic paintings by Andrea Mantegna in the Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy. It was painted between 1465 and 1474 and commissioned by Ludovico Gonzaga, and is notable for the use of trompe l'oeil details and its di sotto in sù ceiling.

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Located at 45.16 10.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1460s paintings, 1470s paintings, Fresco paintings, Paintings by Andrea Mantegna

Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua

The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy. It is one of the major works of 15th century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico II Gonzaga, the church was begun in 1462 according to designs by Leon Battista Alberti on a site occupied by a Benedictine monastery, of which the bell tower (1414) remains. The building, however, was finished only 328 years later.

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Located at 45.16 10.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Italy, Churches in Mantua, Renaissance architecture in Lombardy

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