Located in the center of the Po Valley, Mantua, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008 together with nearby Sabbioneta, it is the symbolic city of the Italian Rebirth. It is surrounded by three lakes, the Lower Lake, the Middle Lake and the Upper Lake. In summer, hundreds and hundreds of lotus flowers bloom on the surface of the latter. The symbol of the city is Palazzo Ducale in Piazza Sordello, originally Piazza San Pietro,… Read more »