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The Gonzaga Family painted by Mantegna in Mantua
Half-day Guided tour of Mantua City Centre and Ducal Palace
Half-day Guided tour of Mantua City Centre and Ducal Palace
Half-day Guided tour of Mantua City Centre and Ducal Palace
The room of the mirrors, ducal palace in Mantua

Half-day Guided tour of Mantua City Centre and Ducal Palace

By Alliet’ARTI Tours - Manuela Roversi
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is P 6,750 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover Mantua, Unesco World Heritage Site since 2008 and 2016 Italian capital of culture. Join this engaging 3-hours tour and explore Mantua city centre and the Ducal Palace, one of Italy's greatest treasures, with a professional private local guide. Mantua surprises its visitors by her exceptional character: Small but spectacular, from every corner the city of Mantua offers an encounter with history and beauty. Visit Mantua, where artistic wonders, great food and sheer beauty conspire to make life sweeter.

Activity location

  • Palazzo Ducale di Mantova
    • Piazza Sordello 40
    • 46100, Mantua, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rigoletto's house
    • 23 Piazza Sordello
    • 46100, Mantova, Lombardia, Italy

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Half-day Guided tour of Mantua City Centre and Ducal Palace
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Price details
P 6,750.12 x 1 TravelerP 6,750.12

Total
Price is P 6,750.12
Until Thu, Nov 28

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance ticket for Ducal Palace + castle € 15,00/ea.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransportation to/from attractions

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • VERY IMPORTANT: Ducal palace ticket price is not included in the tour price. Due to quota entry ticket booking is higly recommended. In high tourist season you really risk not to enter the castle. When you book the tour pls send an email to the guide, she will provide you all infos about the ticket booking.

Activity itinerary

Palazzo Ducale di Mantova
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Declared World Heritage site by UNESCO, Mantua is home to Palazzo Ducale (Ducal Palace) built by the Gonzagas who became one of Italy's leading Renaissance families. Symbol of Mantua, this 35,000-sq-metre palace is made of buildings, galleries, inner courts, gardens and a castle. Even if it is famous for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Sposi (Bridal chamber), it also boasts many other architectural and painted elements.
Castello San Giorgio (Mantua)
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The castle’s greatest treasures are tucked away inside, like the Camera Picta (The bridal chamber). This room was turned into a work of art realized by Andrea Mantegna, one of the most important Reinassence painter. The stunning frescoes give visitors the impression of being in an open portico overlooking the beautiful countryside.
Piazza Sordello
  • 20m
Piazza Sordello is a large square surronded by some of the most important historic buildings of the city like the Ducal Palace, the cathedral and the Bishop's seat
Piazza Broletto
  • 10m
This was the medieval political square where the communal palaces were build like the old town hall and the Massaro's seat. Under the big arch it is possible to see the 4 iron rings used for torturing
Piazza delle Erbe
  • 10m
Bordered by the rear facade of the medieval town hall to the north and the Palazzo di Giustizia (courthouse) to the east, this square, named after the medieval fruit and vegetable market, is also dominated by a 15 century astrolabe and the romanesque church of Saint Laurence
Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova
  • 10m
Planned by Leon Battista Alberti It is one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. The façade made up of clasical architectural features conceals a single nave with barrel vaulting and walls painted in trompe-I'oeil. The first chapel on the left contains the tomb of Andrea Mantegna.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPalazzo Ducale di Mantova
    • Piazza Sordello 40
    • 46100, Mantua, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERigoletto's house
    • 23 Piazza Sordello
    • 46100, Mantova, Lombardia, Italy

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