Small jewel in the Lombard plain, perfectly preserved and came to us as its creator, Prince Vespasiano Gonzaga Colonna had it built in the '500.
A beautiful example of Renaissance architecture, with walls, palaces and churches.
You go on foot, in the city you don't get in the car.
You enter one of the two portals and you have plenty of time to discover the ancient treasures.
The Duke had it built just like a miniature city. He was staying in the Doge's Palace, on the homonymous square is a palace that hides inside beautiful ceilings and wooden equestrian statues and the Ancestors Gallery.
The Palazzo Giardino is a sober construction on the outside but frescoes on walls and ceilings make it clear that the prince retreated here to rest and study.
The Great Corridor is a long gallery that simply served as a space to showcase the vast collection of marble statues and hunting trophies.
In the Church of the Incoronata are the mausoleum and a bronze statue of Gonzaga.
In addition, there is the beautiful Teatro all'Antica, the first stable theater built new where for the joy of its owner there was a stable theater company until his death.
The synagogue is instead of the '800 and still preserves the furniture of that era.
The walled city is really beautiful, and don't miss the walk outside from Porta Vittoria to Porta Imperiale. Only in this way do you realize the perfection of its construction.
In the middle of the Po Valley, in a strategic position, it represents a fortress on a human scale. Not far from the largest cities such as Mantua, Cremona and Parma can be reached in a short time. As well as connoisseurs of art and crafts know that every first Sunday of the month gather in Sabbioneta for the antique market.