Things to do in Goito Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Initially, the Tower of Marmirolo was part of an ancient castle. In July 1700 the tower collapsed, but not much time passed and was replaced by the citizens by another tower. In the 50s of the last century, a new bell was added to the structure by the Municipal Administration. The tower took its present appearance after some restorations carried out in the years 1872-1873 and 1995.

Loghino Ariello, an ancient residence of the workers of the marsh reeds. Today it is used as a museum and tourist office.Adjacent you can see the annex of the Mincio hostel. We are in the heart of the Mincio Park in Mantua.

The Postojna Wax Museum is located in the beautiful Palazzo Ippoliti also known as Palazzo Castello. Part of this building is private, another is owned by the Municipality. The latter is used to present the Waxes. In the museum it is possible to observe about eighty life-size wax statues, presented in particular sets and with as many sound and light effects. In all, there are eight rooms.

The Mincio Park is a natural and protected area located in the province of Mantua. It extends along the Mincio Valley and from Lake Garda to the confluence with the river Po. To observe the magnificent beauty of the place and book a visit, you can connect to the website of the Park itself.

The Palazzo d'Arco museum located in Piazza d'Arco in Mantua, covers two floors: ground floor and first floor. On the ground floor visitors can observe the greenhouse, the archive, the exedra (sort of opening an interior wall), the theater, concierge, entrance hall, the yellow room, the empire room, chapel, hall caesari, anti-chapel and saddlery.

The Arch Palace is a house built around 1784 by Antonio Colonna on commission of the Arch Counts. In 1740 part of the family settled in Mantua inheriting this palace from the Counts Chieppio. In 1872 Antonio d'Arco enlarged the house by purchasing the land that goes beyond the current garden and parts of Renaissance construction. Today, the Arch Palace is a museum containing all the furnishings typical of the Renaissance period and it is possible to visit it.

Chiesa di San Francesco is one of the ancient churches located near the railway station. The church is quite big and offers a great atmosphere for relaxation. With the ornamental windows and the wooden roof, you sure will be treated to a magnificent building reflecting a sense of simplicity.

The Virgiliana Square was built by Paolo Pozzo in 1801 on commission by Sextius Alexandre de Miollis with the aim of using it for military exercises. In the beginning, a statue depicting Virgil was made, then replaced by the current statue and inaugurated in 1927.

In Via Arrivabene we can observe the Arrivabene tower probably built by Luca Fancelli around 1481. It was built and belongs to the building owned by the Arrivabene family.

Palazzo Canossa was built around the '600 on commission of the Veronese family of the Canossa. The main facade is made of rusticated, has a sort of marble portal on which are placed two dogs and a baroque staircase.

A true combination of medieval architecture, in which you can admire the Secchia kidnapped: a wooden bucket that commemorates the victory of Modena over Bologne during the battle of Zappolino in 1325.

The Basilica of St. Andrew is designed by Leon Battista Alberti. Built in three centuries and ended in 1772, it preserves the sacred vases containing the blood of Christ.

The cage tower was built around the thirteenth century by the Bonacolsi. Around 1576, the year in which Duke G. Gonzaga had a sort of open-air jail built that referred to the idea of a real cage, the tower took precisely this name.

Piazza Sordello, originally Piazza San Pietro, built in 1300 following the demolition of some houses located on two parallel roads, is dedicated to Sordello da Goito (poet). The square was built according to the typical style of the early Middle Ages; on its left we can observe Palazzo Acerbi, Palazzo Vescovile and Ca' degli Uberti. On the right side we can observe the Palazzo del Capitano and the Domus Magna.

Piazza delle Erbe is surrounded by buildings of considerable importance from various points of view. To the south we have the Merchant's House built in 1455 and followed the roundabout of San Lorenzo, Palazzo della Ragione, Torre dell'Orologio and finally the Palazzo del Podestà built around the twelfth century.

The palace of the podestà built around 1227, together with the civic tower was the administrative center of Mantua and, following the construction of the arengario and the palace of reason it connects to the former general warehouses. On the main wall of the building there is a typical statue of the '200 representing Virgil equipped with a cap and arms placed on the lectern.

Piazza martiri di Belfiore takes its name from the patriots who aimed at the unity of Italy in the Risorgimento executed by the Austrian government in the period 1852-1855 mostly in the valley of Belfiore. The monument shown in the photo is not in today's square but is close to the place of executions in the square in front of the Valletta di Belfiore. (rebuilt in 2002 after being removed from Piazza Sordello in 1933 and disassembled with the placement of the various components in various places - Palazzo Ducale -Sebastiano). Today's square is located at the confluence of various streets and allows access to the historic center.

The civic tower founded around the 13th century according to a typically medieval style and belongs to the city walls, is about 27 meters high; in the beginning it had an external staircase with which communicated with the square. In 1492 it was equipped with a bell cell that today allows the concert of eight bells to be held.

The Castle of San Giorgio built between 1395 and 1406 by Francesco I of Gonzaga, has a square shape, 4 towers and surrounded by a moat and three doors equipped with drawbridge. Paolo Vitelli and Andreas Hofer were imprisoned inside his prisons in 1496 and in 1810. On the ground floor is the sun room; following the spiral staircase you reach the room of arms and at the same time there is the room of frescoes. Next we have the hall of acronyms, frieze, zodiac, bride and groom and the Hall of Hoods.

The Rotonda di San Lorenzo is the city’s oldest church. The church is believed to have been built in the late 11Th century. The church is believed to have been built on a site, where a Roman Empire temple dedicated to Venus once stood. The church is located south of Basilica di Sant’Andrea, opposite Piazza delle Erbe.

The picture gallery of Palazzo Ducale is rich in paintings and other priceless objects, some of which survived the sale of the 1600s. Within the structure we can observe among the many, paintings made for monasteries and churches, such as “Gonzaga Family in Adoration of the Trinity” belonging to the year 1605 and many other paintings of the time.

The National Archaeological Museum is located in the former Cocoon Market in Piazza Castello and is undergoing restoration since it must be adapted to the future needs of the museum itself. It is arranged in three floors that interest, the prehistoric era until the early Middle Ages and, part is dedicated entirely to Mantua. Walking along the ground floor, tourists can observe various materials recovered during archaeological excavations carried out in the city.

It has medieval origins. The bell tower in Romanesque and Gothic-style chapels are decorated with gables and pinnacles of the fifteenth century. The interior has a 5 aisles on columns in the classical style. Striking is the Chapel of the Coronation.

The courthouse located in via Poma is rich in frescoes made with stucco within the various rooms of the building, which create a sort of link between one environment and another. The same is characterized by a garden surrounded by stables and other environments.

In via Don Enrico Tazzoli stands a tower about forty-two meters high that takes the name of tower of the Zuccaro. The name probably comes from the family that owns the tower, although, according to a popular belief, sugar was stored inside it.

In the portion of the building open to the public can be visited the Hall of Sinopia, the courtyard of the Riding School and the Bridal Chamber.

The Palazzo dell'Accademia located in Via Dante Alighieri is a majestic building. The main façade characterized by immense doors, windows on the upper floor windows and a Latin writing that overlooks everything.

The Museum of the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana is a historical museum with an archive and library; it is one of the seven academies present throughout Italy, built around the 1500s and open to the public. In it there is a scientific theater and houses surgical irons from the 18th century.

The building was once the home of Gonzaga family reportedly from 1328 to 1707 .It has more than 500 rooms and thus a visit to such a monument will definitely be worth considering. The building is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8:45Am to 7:15 Pm Italian time. It should take you three hours but the most important room, worth visiting is the Camera degli Sposi, known for its famous Mantegna paintings.

San Sebastian Church was designed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1400, it is a solemn and austere church with a Greek cross plan and covered with a cross vault. Today the church is used as a memorial chapel.

The Sant'Alò Tower, better known under the name of Torre Nuova, is located in Piazza Arche in Mantua. It was built around the fifteenth century and its main function was to defend the city itself.

Casa Mantegna: It is believed that the building was built in 1476.Having been given the land by the Gonzaga family in the year 1476, Andrea Mantegna came up with a masterpiece. The building is currently used as an exhibition space. It is comprised of a number of rooms. The rooms are built around a unique cylindrical patio.

The historical museum of the fire brigade located in Mantua, whose access is located at the entrance of the Piazza Arche, houses all the vehicles (including nautical and amphibians) brought to the restoration by the firefighters themselves during the hours free. The historical museum can be visited on Saturday and Sunday and on public holidays from 9:30am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 7:30pm. For the visit of schools and groups of visitors, the other days of the week are always and only with reservation.

The Norsa Torrazzo synagogue is the only Jewish synagogue to have survived the demolition that took place between 1899 and 1902. In 1825 it was used as a nursing home and still contains the typical furniture of the eighteenth century.

The construction of the Sordi Palace took place in 1680, commissioned by the Marquis Benedict to F. Geffels. It is made according to the typically Baroque style; above the main door, G.B. Barberini has created a high relief depicting “The Madonna and Child” and immersed in a rustic plaster and bas-reliefs made of stucco and marble. This building cannot be visited as it is private.

The palace was built in 1250 as the home of the court of justice. The porches, added later, house the market when it is raining.

Palazzo Valenti, located in Via Pietro Frattini, 7, maintains the beauty and majesty of the frescoes and statues that compose it and of typical Renaissance and Baroque style.

It was born in 1962. The history of the museum is linked to the Academy of Fine Arts. Collections are preserved with historical and cultural and artistic works by artists from Modena. It is divided into two sections, an archaeological-ethnological one and the historical and artistic one.

Concocted in 1535 by Giulio Romano,it was the spectacular rustic villa Gonzaga of Risorgimento. The interior rooms were painted in large part by Giulio Romano. The palace now houses the Museo Civico di Palazzo Te.

The Civic Art Collection was founded during the seventies to collect the works of local artists, with particular attention to the artists who worked in Clarism. The museum site also hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

The Museum preserves and enhances through materials, documentation and reconstructive plastics what is found in the pile-dwelling sites of Bande di Cavriana and Castellaro Lagusello, recently included in the heritage UNESCO world

The Castle was erected during the twelfth century, with the aim of protecting and supervising the entire area. During the twentieth century the Castle was restored. The building consists of four towers. In the past it was also used by justice administrators.

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.