A practical and useful guide to the discovery of Mantua, from its Etruscan origins to the Roman development, city of Virgil and Gonzaga, which was among the most splendid capitals of the Renaissance. Today the city offers itself to the visitor with its beautiful artistic jewels, kept in the austere palaces, theaters, churches. Painters, poets, academics and princely patrons: Mantua has always been a true cradle of culture. The guide will lead you to the discovery of an aristocratic and solemn city in its simplicity, which, with the nearby Sabbioneta, has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.