Casa Poli

Mantua


Expect a warm welcome, ultra-cool decor and boutique rooms full of soft greys, crisp lines and occasional splashes of orange. Creative touches can be found throughout, from concealed TVs to room numbers projected onto the floor. The breakfast consists of as much produce sourced in Mantova as possible.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Mantua attractions

1. Teatro Bibiena

0.43 MILES

If ever a theatre were set to upstage the actors, it's the 18th-century Teatro Bibiena. Dimly lit and festooned with plush velvet, its highly unusual,…

2. Rotonda di San Lorenzo

0.44 MILES

The weather-worn, 11th-century, Lombard Romanesque Rotonda di San Lorenzo is sunk below the level of the square, its red-brick walls still decorated with…

3. Piazza delle Erbe

0.46 MILES

Once the location of the town's vegetable market, Piazza delle Erbe is Mantua's most lively piazza. Its 13th-century Palazzo della Ragione sports a 15th…

4. Palazzo della Ragione

0.47 MILES

In the Palazzo della Ragione, which runs the length of the square from the Rotonda, and was once the seat of secular power in the city, you can see…

5. Arengario

0.48 MILES

This archway built around 1300 links two palaces with a covered walkway above the street. Look up as you pass beneath the arch to see iron rings on which…

6. Palazzo del Podestà

0.48 MILES

This huge, 13th-century palace sits between Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza Broletto and was commissioned by Duke Ludovico Gonzaga. For centuries it served…

7. Basilica di Sant'Andrea

0.48 MILES

Easily usurping Mantua's cathedral, this towering basilica safeguards the golden vessels said to hold earth soaked by the blood of Christ. Longinus, the…

8. Piazza Broletto

0.5 MILES

One of half a dozen squares that embellish Mantua's historic centre, the Broletto is home to the Palazzo del Podestà, once home to the city's highest…