Mantua is served by Villafranca (IATA: VRN) airport, which is 40 km away.
Places to see in it
1. Ducal palace, Mantua
The Palazzo Ducale di Mantova (" Ducal Palace" ) is a group of buildings in the Italian city of Mantua (Lombardy), built between the 14th and the 17th century mainly by the noble family of Gonzaga as their royal residence in the capital of their Duchy. The buildings are connected by corridors and galleries and are enriched by inner courts and wide gardens. The complex includes some 500 rooms and occupies an area of c. 34, 000 m². Although most famous for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Spos…
2. Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua
The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy (Italy). It is one of the major works of 15th century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico II Gonzaga, the church was begun in 1462 according to designs by Leon Battista Alberti on a site occupied by a Benedictine monastery, of which the bell tower (1414) remains. The building, however, was finished only 328 years later. Though later changes and expansions altered…
3. Rotonda di San Lorenzo
The Rotonda di San Lorenzo is a religious building in Mantua, Lombardy (northern Italy).
4. San Sebastiano (Mantua)
San Sebastiano is an Early Renaissance church in Mantua, northern Italy.
5. San Francesco (Mantua)
San Francesco is a church located in piazza San Francesco d'Assisi number 5 in Mantua, Italy.
To understand Mantua better you can also take a look at the gallery.