Casalmaggiore

We went on a day trip to Sabbioneta, which is an hour bus ride away from Mantua and included in the Mantua card.
Mantua card gives free access to the major sights in Mantua, including free transport and is valid for 72hrs, costing €25.
We started with a coffee at a patischeria and had sbrisolona (almond shortbread), Elvezia cake (Dorina cake) and Ruby had her coffee with grappa called caffe corretto. We started our morning well.
We then visited the sights on the Mantua card,

My favourite was the Teatro all' Antica, where the stage has a built-in street with buildings in perspective and a gallery that is a painted fresco.

Oratory of San Rocco was a church that was turned into an art gallery.

We also visited the Synagogue and walked around the town to check out the remains of the city walls.

We headed back to Mantua after lunch to fit the Palazzo Te visit.
The Gonzaga family really loved painting every wall and ceiling in their palaces. Palazzo Te is no exception.

The bus in Mantua stopped for a while in the centre, conveniently outside a Carrefour supermarket. We took that opportunity to get some vegetables. We did another take away from the same Osteria del Orca, ordering a serve of rabbit leg with polenta. It was delicious. The green vegetables we bought was less so, but we were still happy with some greens anyway.

Distance walked 11.1kmRead more