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Mantua
Mantua, Lombardy, Italy
Where Mantua sits, what to see there, and what to book.
- Top sights
- 3
- Bookable experiences
- 31
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
Mantua sits in Lombardy, and this guide is the shape of it: where it is, what it breaks down into, and what there is to do once you are there. The sights below are ordered by how many tours and tickets are sold for them, which is the closest thing there is to a ranking of what visitors actually go and see. There are 31 bookable experiences here in total, with prices, durations and cancellation terms on every card.
Italy › Lombardy › Mantua
What to see in Mantua
Ordered by how many tours and tickets are sold for each — the closest thing there is to a ranking of what visitors actually go and see.
Ducale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)
9 tours & tickets
Tours of Ducale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)
Sample itineraries for Mantua
Built from this guide: the sights in the order visitors book them, the areas with a catalogue of their own, and places within day-trip range. A starting shape, not a researched route — check opening hours before you go.
One day in Mantua
Mantua's most-visited sights
- 1
Day 1
Mantua's most-visited sights
- MorningPiazza delle Erbe9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- MiddayDucale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- AfternoonTe Palace (Palazzo Te)5 tours & tickets sold for it.
- Book aheadday Trip from Verona to Lake GardaTakes about 7 hours.
2 days in Mantua
Mantua's most-visited sights · Day trip to Verona
- 1
Day 1
Mantua's most-visited sights
- MorningPiazza delle Erbe9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- MiddayDucale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- AfternoonTe Palace (Palazzo Te)5 tours & tickets sold for it.
- Book aheadday Trip from Verona to Lake GardaTakes about 7 hours.
- 2
Day 2
Day trip to Verona
- Early startHead to VeronaAbout 32 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
3 days in Mantua
Mantua's most-visited sights · Day trip to Verona · Day trip to Lake Garda
- 1
Day 1
Mantua's most-visited sights
- MorningPiazza delle Erbe9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- MiddayDucale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- AfternoonTe Palace (Palazzo Te)5 tours & tickets sold for it.
- Book aheadday Trip from Verona to Lake GardaTakes about 7 hours.
- 2
Day 2
Day trip to Verona
- Early startHead to VeronaAbout 32 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 3
Day 3
Day trip to Lake Garda
- Early startHead to Lake GardaAbout 51 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
5 days in Mantua
Mantua's most-visited sights · Day trip to Verona · Day trip to Lake Garda · Day trip to Parma · Day trip to Toscolano-Maderno
- 1
Day 1
Mantua's most-visited sights
- MorningPiazza delle Erbe9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- MiddayDucale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- AfternoonTe Palace (Palazzo Te)5 tours & tickets sold for it.
- Book aheadday Trip from Verona to Lake GardaTakes about 7 hours.
- 2
Day 2
Day trip to Verona
- Early startHead to VeronaAbout 32 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 3
Day 3
Day trip to Lake Garda
- Early startHead to Lake GardaAbout 51 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 4
Day 4
Day trip to Parma
- Early startHead to ParmaAbout 53 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 5
Day 5
Day trip to Toscolano-Maderno
- Early startHead to Toscolano-MadernoAbout 55 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
A week in Mantua
Mantua's most-visited sights · Day trip to Verona · Day trip to Lake Garda · Day trip to Parma · Day trip to Toscolano-Maderno · Day trip to Modena · Day trip to Brescia
- 1
Day 1
Mantua's most-visited sights
- MorningPiazza delle Erbe9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- MiddayDucale Palace (Palazzo Ducale Mantova)9 tours & tickets sold for it.
- AfternoonTe Palace (Palazzo Te)5 tours & tickets sold for it.
- Book aheadday Trip from Verona to Lake GardaTakes about 7 hours.
- 2
Day 2
Day trip to Verona
- Early startHead to VeronaAbout 32 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 3
Day 3
Day trip to Lake Garda
- Early startHead to Lake GardaAbout 51 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 4
Day 4
Day trip to Parma
- Early startHead to ParmaAbout 53 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 5
Day 5
Day trip to Toscolano-Maderno
- Early startHead to Toscolano-MadernoAbout 55 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 6
Day 6
Day trip to Modena
- Early startHead to ModenaAbout 58 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
- 7
Day 7
Day trip to Brescia
- Early startHead to BresciaAbout 62 km from Mantua — its own guide has what to see there.
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Near Mantua
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What travellers book in Mantua
The experiences Viator ranks highest here, with the price, the duration and the cancellation terms on every card.
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day Trip from Verona to Lake Garda
5.0 (2)7h
Your English-speaking driver will pick you up at your hotel in Verona and in about 30 minutes you will arrive to Valpolicella. First stop to Vogadori one of the best winery of the area. The tasting of Valpolicella and…
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Mantova Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local
4.8 (38)5h 30m
If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Mantova, you've come to the right place! With this digital guide created with the support of a local, you will be able to visit all the most important monuments at…
from €6.50 / personView details
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Mantua Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
5.0 (2)2h
Mantua is surrounded by lakes, ruled by the Gonzaga dynasty for three centuries, and staged Verdi's Rigoletto — a small city carrying an outsized cultural weight. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Mantua on…
from €4.40 / personView details
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Palazzo Te Mantova - Tour with Guide Tiziana Portioli
4.9 (69)1h 30m
Artistic hub in Mantua, that deserves to be suitably explained is Palazzo Te, a suburban villa devoted to the pleasures of leisure. Architect Giulio Romano, as the heir of his great master Raphael, is called from Rome…
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Private Tour Lazing Between the Giants
3.6 (5)1h 30m
Journey to discover the "Villa degli Ozi", wanted by Federico II as a place of relaxation, quiet, fun and ... much more!
from €80 / personView details
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Palazzo Ducale Mantova - by Local Guide Tiziana Portioli
5.0 (66)1h 30m
Gonzaga's Residences tour. Mantua owes its beautiful Renaissance monuments to the Gonzaga Lords, who ruled the Mantuan Duchy for almost four centuries, and during their reign they made the city into a Court of grand…
from €180 / personView details
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