Corte Costavecchia - Week-end/ special events

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A livable city

The province of Mantova is extraordinarily rich in culture and natural beauties and the city itself is an occasion for the tourists to return to a more human dimension. Around the two central places, Sordello place and delle erbe Place, the city of Mantova has a numerous itineraries of great value, countersigned by the names of Andrea Mantegna, Leon Battista Alberti, Giulio Romano, Antonio Bibiena, the family Gonzaga. The "virgiliano" chief town is an appointment for all the periods of the year, where you will enjoy yourself at the many events at Palazzo Te, at the many naturalistic and eno-gastronomic itineraries of the province, at the navigation on the river Mincio and at the Natural Park.

To know more: www.turismo.mantova.it

Mantova city of art and culture: the castle of San Giorgio

Why to Costavecchia

There are many reasons to spend a week-end at the Corte Costavecchia. You can find a shelter in the beautiful environment of the risaie, a fascinating world where art, flavours and tastes of the eno-gastronomic products pick the appetite and where the calm of the sourraunding lands invite the mind to a rest. It is also an occasion to discover the noble city of Mantova and the principal cultural places near the city.

Mantova (Km 6)
Sabbioneta ( Km 30)
San Benedetto Po ( Km 23)
Grazie (Km.15)
Parco delle Bertone (km 12)
Parco Giardino Sicurtà (Km 25)
Borghetto (Km.27)
Verona (km 25)
Lago di Garda (km 35)
Uscita Mantova Nord (km.5)

Sirmione, Garda lake


	Week end in Mantova: our proposals

	For a week end in Mantova we propose you a program that comprehend art, culture and nature:

	First day Visit to the city of Mantova and its principal monuments: the Palazzo Ducale with the very famous Bridegrooms by Mantegna, the Palazzo Te, summer abode of the dukes of Mantova and architectural masterpiece by Giulio Romano. To know more: Assessorato per il Turismo della Provincia di Mantova		Second Day From Mantova to the Grazie Sanctuary. With the motorship you cross the Superior Lake, and you sail along the line that connects Mantova to the Grazie. You can admire the natural reserve of the Valleys of the Mincio where the Ninfees and Lotus flowers bloom. You can reach the Grazie visit the famous sanctuary, rich of ex-vote, destination of the popular devotione. To know more: Parco del Mincio Pro Loco di Rivalta sul Micio

The S. Andrea Cathedral

The seventeeth century Theater Bibiena

And more...

Mantova and its territory offer a lot of possibilities to spend a pleasant week end in the “Gonzaga”capital. Here are some suggestions:

City   tour

Not to lose: the tour of the historical squares (Sordello, Castle, S. Barbara), the merchant squares (Broletto, delle Erbe) with some historical churches (Duomo, S. Andrea and Rotonda di S. Lorenzo).
Required time: half a day/1 day

Shopping in the city

A visit in the city of Mantova is also the right occasion to do shopping in the center of the town.
Required time: 1h 30min

S. Sebastiano Palace
and Andrea Mantegna House

S. Sebastiano Palace and the civic collections, the private house of the great Renaissance master.
Required time: 2h

D'Arco Palace

Of great interest and suggestion is the abode of the family D’Arco with the original seventeenth century furniture. To visit: the Zodiac saloon.

Required time: 1h 30min

Shopping in the center of the city

Bertone Park

You can visit the villa, partially restructured, the wood with the little pond, with an extension of 7 hectares.
Required time: half day

The Fountain wood

That’s all what remains of the forest that once covered the whole Pianura Padana. To the inside a Five hundred century castle can be visited, erected from the Gonzagas as hunting residence. .
Required time: half day/1 day

The Fountain wood

The Gonzaga hunting residence

Source: Corpo Forestale dello Stato

Afoot and by bicycle

Mantova offers a lot of possibilities for the people who love walking or going by bicycle. Here are some suggestions:

By bicycle

Afoot

Tour by bicycle between the castles (25 Kms.)
The lakes by bicycle
Itinerary by bicycle (or train-bicycle):
Mantova - Angeli - Grazie - Rivalta - Rivalta Centro Parco- Sacca - Bertone - Bosco Fontana - Mantova (48 km.)

The “virgiliano”park
On the immediate outskirts of the city, this park contains the principal arboreal essences quoted by the poet Virgilio in his works.
The Mantova lakes
Near the city center along the banks of the lakes, the Mantova inhabitants use to spend their Sunday walking and relaxing themselves.

To know more:
Parco del Mincio
Amici della bicicletta

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