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Description: Lombardy, Italy. Mantua is surrounded on three sides by artificial lakes created during the 12th century. These receive ... more

Mantua ... the waters from the Mincio, which descend from Lake Garda. The three lakes are called Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo, and Lago Inferiore ("Superior", "Middle," and "Inferior" Lakes). A fourth lake, Lake Pajolo, which once completed a defensive water ring of the city, dried up at the end of the 18th century.

Newest Review: ... - more so than Milan or Verona which are very touristy nowadays. Mantova boasts a fabulous palace with interiors which could rival many of the more well know ones. In deed, some of the tapestries in one of the rooms were, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, loaned to Vienna's Schonnbrunn on request of the reigning Emperor there. Mantova also has a number of beautiful churches and ... more

... monuments, and enough shops to satisfy even the more dedicated shopaholics out there. Plus, a visit to a Gellateria (aka Ice Cream Shop) is a must, especially if you have kids. Try there speciality : a sweet croissant filled with three scoops of your...more

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Mantua: Mantova and the surrounding areas (150 words)
by - written on 30/05/01 (Useful, 78 readings)
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I spent last summer working in Porto Mantovano, just 15 minutes drive from Mantova itself, and visited the town on numerous occasions. It's a great place and very 'Italian' - more so than Milan or Verona which are very touristy nowadays. Mantova boasts a fabulous palace with interiors which could rival many of the more well know ones. In deed, some of the tapestries in one of the rooms were, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, loaned to Vienna's Schonnbrunn on request of the reigning Emperor there. Mantova also has a number of beautiful churches and monuments, and enough shops to satisfy even the more dedicated shopaholics out there. Plus, a visit ... Read the complete review