Photogallery of Mantua, Italy

The Italian city of Mantova is more famous as Mantua in tourist circles. This settlement is the center of a province with the same name. Are you interested in architecture, art or history of Italy? A journey to this region will be an interesting and educational experience for you. Mantua is different from usual megalopolis cities that are overcrowded and always noisy. Having arrived in this Italian city, tourists get a feeling that Mantua has kept its modesty and atmosphere of a military fortification through centuries. Calm and ever peaceful nature is the true pride and the main symbol of Mantua. When taking a stroll in the spacious streets of this city, it is so easy to fall in love with this amazing and one-of-a-kind settlement. Etruscan and Gallic tribes were the first settlers in the region. They made their settlements on the site of modern Mantua. In the 11th century, Boniface of Canossa, marquis of Tuscany, added Mantua to its possessions. In 1269, Pinamonte Bonacolsi, a wealthy local, seized the power in the city that was in chaos at that time. He exiled the settlement’s ruler and destroyed his family. The Bonacolsi dynasty proved its management capabilities and was keeping the power in its hands for almost sixty years. However, when the last member of this family was killed, the Gonzaga family set up its reign in Mantua. Soon, all members of this family became marquises. Relatives of the Gonzaga family became the new rulers in 1708. If previous … Read further