Mantua Old City Centre Walking Tour

Mantua, 'the City on Water of the Gonzagas'. This tour's highlights: Piazza Sordello with Duomo, Bishop’s Palace, Palazzo Ducale with its courtyards and gardens, Piazza Broletto and Piazza Erbe with Palazzo Comunale and Palazzo della Ragione, Clock Tower, Rotonda of S. Lorenzo and Basilica of S. Andrea, Via Orefici with the Canal “Rio”. On request visit to the Academy Theatre (Teatro Bibiena) entrance ticket €. 2,00

You are going to discover the fascinating city-centre of Mantua, starting from the courtyards and gardens of the the Ducal Residence of the Gonzaga Lords, the magnificent Palazzo Ducale and the Cathedral overlooking the cobbled Piazza Sordello.

Going further with our stroll, we’ll encounter the medieval squares of the Communal era, such as Piazza Broletto and Piazza delle Erbe, with picturesque crenellated Palazzo del Podestà and Palazzo della Ragione, then entering the intimate palatine church of Matilda of Canossa, named Rotonda of S. Lorenzo close to Piazza Mantegna, with the solemn and imposing Basilica of St. Andrew. The Basilica is an absolute masterwork, designed by famous architect Leon Battista Alberti.

The guided stroll will then reach the charming ancient canal called the “Rio” passing through the Goldmiths Street and coming back to Mantegna’s Square, in the very heart of the old city, full of animated cafés and elegant shops.