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Discover Mantova activities

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Activities There are a number of activities you can engage in while in the city. Festivaletteratura If you are lucky to be visiting during September, you will witness the five day activity involving reading, open-air bookstalls and discussions. Well, while most of discussions are in Italian, there are some in English. • Motonavi Andes: Interested in taking boat rides? Motonavi Andes organizes among other boat tours on the three artificial lakes situated outside the city. For the lake boat tours, charges are based on hours with a 1hour 30 minutes ride costing about €8.Also there are five hour excursions to san Benedetto as well as trips to Venice. The boat usually will depart from the Imbarco Motonavi Andes .It is situated behind on Lago di Mezzo’s shore just behind the Castello di San Giorgio. Parco del Mincio This involves cycling along the city streets. If cycling is your thing and are interested in exploring the streets of Mantova, you can obtain a book from the tourist office, which details cycling routes. The book in English version, will offer valuable information as you plan to cycle within the town. For instance, it provides information on cycling along the Po river, in the Parco del Mincio and the lakes. Eco-tour In Mantova the local boat owner on request, usually arrange Eco themed trips. These trips will take you to the unexplored water ways. The city Jazz festival If you are a lover of jazz music then visiting Mantova from March to May, offers you the opportunity to be part of the jazz festivity held annually. Food Mantova is renowned for her specialties; as you explore the magnificent and beautiful city, you can rest assured that you will have plenty of food specialties to choose from. Some of the famous specialties include luccio in salsa and pike in green sauce. Other food include a distinct pasta tortelli di zucca, which is a tortelli filled with squash and pumpkins, mostarda and amaretti cookies. Imperatively Mantova is a rice growing region and thus you will find risotto dishes in most restaurants. The city has many restaurants offering great dishes. Some of the restaurants you can visit include Ristorante Masseria This is one of the best restaurants in the city. The restaurant is renowned for its delicious tortelli di zucca. Other specialties offered in the restaurant include; Mantuan beef stew with Lambrusco and polenta as well as platters served with local cheese. You can opt to dine in the magnificent 13th century dining room or in the cobbled square. The dining room overlooks the 15th century fresco. Osteria della Fragoletta The restaurant offers variety of dishes and has great service. The waiter and the employees will definitely make you feel at home. Also, the restaurant wine list selection is superb. They offer traditional menu which may include salame mantovano con pane caldo appetizers, tortino di zucca su fonduta di formaggi and pumpkin soufflé on cheese fondue, horse meat stew with polenta. Giallozucca This great restaurant has a funky appeal .It is located in a small, gorgeous courtyard; the short menu takes a artistic approach to Mantovan cuisines, such as green ravioli served with duck or purple cabbage risotto. • Grifone Bianco. Another excellent hotel offering gastronomic cuisines. This restaurant is civilly old-fashioned and distinctive restaurant, offering well-crafted customary dishes such as pumpkin tortelli and beef. You are advisable to eat outside especially opposite the magnificent illuminated Basilica. Some of the features that make this hotel stand out are the plates, made of local salami and polenta. Tips Please ensure you visit the tourism office when you arrive. Mantova just like any other ancient town has narrow streets and driving within the city is near impossible. So if you are driving you can park outside the older city near the wall and then walk to the city square. This should not take you more than 10 minutes. For best accommodation advice or any other valuable advice, you can visit the local tourist office. Imperatively, have a guide showing the different places, you seek to visit. If you are in groups, you might need to get a local tour guide to take you around the city. Carry bug spray with you, especially if traveling in the summer or spring. Always book your place of accommodation in advance. Mantova is not known for its great night life club life, but you can visit the local lakes for great fun. For other information about Mantova: A trip in Mantova: places to visit!

scritto da Bridget Brackett - ultima modifica il 16/11/2021

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CORTE MOTTE

Pegognaga (7 Km) - Strada Motte 23

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Agriturismo Corte San Girolamo

Mantova (25 Km) - Strada San Girolamo 1

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Cantina Di S. Croce Societa' Agricola Cooperativa

Carpi (20 Km)

Acetaia Guerzoni

Concordia Sulla Secchia (12 Km)

Cantine Riunite & Civ Societa' Coop.Va Agricola

Correggio (21 Km)

Chierici Casa Vinicola (S.R.L.)

Gualtieri (16 Km)

Lombardini Cantine S. R. L.

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Azienda Agricola Az

Cavezzo (17 Km)

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Associazione Astrofili Mantovani

San Benedetto Po (14 Km)

The Association was established in 1992. Currently there are a large number of members, about 170, coming from different neighboring municipalities and provinces. In the Association there are some activities such as: in-depth lessons, exchange of information, telescopic observations, astronomy lessons etc. the environment is open to both the public and to school classes.

Art and culture

Museo della Tarsia

Rolo (8 Km)

Museo dell'Abbazia

San Benedetto Po (13 Km)

The Abbey Museum was built in 1007 and is located in the refectory of the monastery. Inside there are archaeological finds that belong to the period from Roman times to the Renaissance. In 1984, a very special fresco was also found representing the young Correggio. The fresco dates back to 1514 and represents the architecture painted with biblical scenes.

Museo Civico "Il Correggio"

Correggio (20 Km)

Museo Nazionale delle Arti Naives "C. Zavattini"

Luzzara (10 Km)

The exhibition, which presents a selection of works among the many that constitute the naïve heritage edited by Fondazione Un Paese, offers a further testimony of the many paths traveled by artists” naive” who over the years have found home in the spaces of the Museum.

Museo Civico "Gonzaga"

Novellara (14 Km)

The “Gonzaga” Civic Museum was founded in 1940 within the Fortress of Novellara at the behest of the then podestà, Giuseppe Lombardini. Between the Seventies and Eighties, the Romanesque-Byzantine frescoes of the Episcopal Curia and the frescoes by Lelio Orsi, belonged to the cycle of paintings of a Gonzagesh residence, were deposited inside it.

Museo della Civiltà Contadina

Novellara (14 Km)

The Museum of Peasant Civilization was opened in 1976 and is located in the Rocca Gonzaga. The finds are divided into two sections: the first concerns peasant work and the second is the reconstructive aspects of the farmhouse. All objects have panels and captions that specify the period to which they date and their use.

Museo Virgiliano

Borgo Virgilio (18 Km)

The Virgiliano Archaeological Museum dates back to 1981 and is based in Pietole. In the rooms of the museum there are objects that combine tradition with contemporary art. Today in the museum we can admire about 55 paintings by the great painter Ugo Celada and an archaeological collection by Vicenzo Prati. Almost all the works were donated by the citizens of the municipality of Virgil.

Rocca di Novellara

Novellara (14 Km)

Torre dell' Orologio

Gualtieri (16 Km)

Duomo di Guastalla

Guastalla (14 Km)

Collegiata di Santo Stefano

Novellara (13 Km)

Antiquarium Civico

Bagnolo San Vito (17 Km)

Olmo secolare

Rio Saliceto (13 Km)

Sport and fun

Golf Club Santo Stefano

Campagnola Emilia (13 Km)

Golf Club Giardino Carpi

Carpi (19 Km)

Shopping

Mantova Outlet Village Fashion District

Bagnolo San Vito (16 Km)

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Gonzaga

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Gualtieri (16 Km)

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Guastalla (13 Km)

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Luzzara (10 Km)

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Mirandola (21 Km)

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Moglia (7 Km)

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Motteggiana (10 Km)

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Novellara (14 Km)

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Novi di Modena (9 Km)

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Pegognaga (6 Km)

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Pomponesco (17 Km)

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Quingentole (20 Km)

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Quistello (14 Km)

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Reggiolo (4 Km)

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Rio Saliceto (15 Km)

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Rolo (8 Km)

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San Benedetto Po (13 Km)

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San Giacomo delle Segnate (17 Km)

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San Possidonio (16 Km)

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Schivenoglia (20 Km)

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Sustinente (20 Km)

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Suzzara (8 Km)

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Bagnolo San Vito (16 Km)

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Borgo Virgilio (16 Km)

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Campagnola Emilia (13 Km)

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Carpi (19 Km)

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Cavezzo (21 Km)

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Concordia Sulla Secchia (13 Km)

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Correggio (20 Km)

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Dosolo (14 Km)

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Fabbrico (9 Km)

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Visit Gonzaga - Tourism and travel tips for your vacation or weekend.

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