Hostess: Raffaella Giansanti

Guestrooms: 3

Address: Via Francia 11 - 46010 Eremo di Curtatone (Mantova), Italy

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Telephone: (0039) 320.2330773

Activities/Attractions: The Lombardy region is located in northern Italy, encompassing the Alps, the Lakes and the Po Basin. Lombardy's scenery is varied and sometimes dramatic - the flat area around Milan is dotted with art cities, but for a glimpse of natural splendours, head for the edge of the mountains. Here the Alps tumble down into steep valleys and lakes, in a scenic feast which has enraptured travellers for centuries. Mantova is a city that boasts of its glorious past in its proud present. The city centre, in fact, is a real open air museum:

• the castle of San Giorgio, symbol of power of great lordly families
  
• the system of connected squares
  
• Palazzo Ducale and Palazzo Te, a pace away from each other
  

... all open up to the visitor like halls of an incredible Renaissance museum. Palazzo Ducale and Palazzo Te are certainly the city's best known symbols. In the first, the Gonzaga gathered the works of the favourite artists: Pisanello, Mantegna, Tiziano, Correggio, Rubens. Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi or Room of the Newly-Weds is by all accounts, among all masterpieces, the most celebrated one. The frescoes on the walls celebrate Ludwig II Gonzaga and his court, whereas from the ceilings cherubs, animals and young boys peep out from a balustrade onto the hall, with enigmatic smiles.

If Palazzo Ducale was for centuries a representative building, Palazzo Te was certainly the place for the court's leisure, designed by Giulio Romano for Frederick II Gonzaga. The wide halls, the garden with the exedra added in the 17th century, the frescoes of the family's favourite horses still give a sensation of rest and leisure for refined gentlewomen and men of power.

• When you have visited the architectural marvels of the centre, don't forget that Mantova is a city that enjoys living well
  
• You could choose to go for an aperitif in one of its elegant caffè
  
• Visit the many antique markets and second-hand dealers organised in the city squares
  
• Go further a little for a beautiful walk on the shores of the Mincio, where small woods conserve a fauna that is still surprisingly varied
  
• If you have time available, remember that the Mincio is the only river that is navigable all year, as it is regulated by locks
  
• From Mantova you can sail by boats, passing through San Benedetto, Revere, Ferrara, onto to Venice
  

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General Information: Welcome to the charming Aroma di Mantova B&B ... where 5 words describe us ... Hospitality - Experience - Refinement - Creativity - Aromas.

Your hostess, Raffaella Giansanti will pamper you and provide all the services you need for a great stay, using her previous work experience in one of the most important 5 stars hotel of Rome as a guide. Everything has been done to assure the utmost in comfort, privacy and relaxation, without leaving out any detail. Creativity shines through in furniture and home decoration with perfume fragrances filling the rooms.

The Bed and Breakfast is located at about 6 Km from the city centre, in one of the most selected Mantova's areas called Eremo di Curtatone, with green parks, ample free parking and excellent bus service to the city centre. Aroma di Mantova B&B is a charming 2-floor apartment with 3 attractively furnished bedrooms offering:

• Central heating
  
• Air conditioning
  
• LCD TV
  
• Mosquito net on window
  
• Orthopaedic mattress and wood bed base
  
• 2 bathrooms, both with shower, hairdryer, bath-towels and courtesy accessories
  
• Free transfer service from/to the train station
  
• Special agreements with companies and travel agencies
  
• Special price for long stays
  
• 24 hour complimentary tea and coffee corner
  
• Common use of fridge
  
• Bicycles on request
  
• Free parking area
  
• Private parking facilities on request
  
• Bus stop at 30 metres
  
• Big garden in front of the house equipped with park bench and play structure for children
  
• Newspaper kiosk, laundry, bakery, bar, pizza take-away, supermarket, hairdresser and beauty center nearby
  
• Member of "Mantova B&B Association", guarantee of quality
  

• Italian, Spanish, English
  

Payment Accepted: PayPal using Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover.

Rates: (Prices quoted in Euros).

€45/night/single
€70/night/double
€20/night for a third bed

Breakfast is included and served from 8,30 to 9,30 a.m. in the dining room and includes bread, croissants, cakes, biscuits, tea, coffee, cappuccino, milk, chocolate, Nescafe, juice, almonds' cream, assorted jams, honey, yogurt, butter, cereals, cheeses and cold meat.

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