14/10/2020
DESTINATION WISH LIST 💚
Mantua, Italy.
Mantua (or Mantova) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, surrounded on three sides by artificial lakes, created during the 12th century as the city's defence system.
Mantua often gets overshadowed by some of its more popular neighbours of Verona, Venice and Milan - but it has just as much to offer, like:
💫 Palazzo Ducale in Mantua - A palace with 500 rooms where the Gonzaga family lived and ruled from 1328 to 1707, until the Duke Ferdinand Karl was forced to the exile.
💫 Sant'Andrea Church in Mantua - According to tradition, in the Church of Sant’Andrea it is guarded the earth with the blood of Christ that Longinus, the Roman centurion who pierced his side, picked up at the foot of the Cross.
💫 Explore the Basilica de Saint'Andrea - Built back in the 15th Century this basilica took over 500 years to complete! (in the background on the left of this photo).
💫 Rotonda di San Lorenzo - This is just one of the reasons Mantua has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is just so unique. The rotunda was originally dedicated to the Goddess Venus - and inside it is pure magic.
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