Giardini di Piazza Anconetta

Giardini di Piazza Anconetta is a garden in Mantua, Southern Lombardy, Lombardy. Giardini di Piazza Anconetta is situated nearby to the locality Lunetta, as well as near Borgovirgiliana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sant’Egidio and Norsa Torrazzo synagogue.

Sant’Egidio

Church

Photo: FranzK, CC BY 3.0.

The Church of Sant'Egidio is located in the historic center of Mantua on Via Pietro Frattini. A church was located on the site likely by the 9th century, but is documented from the year 1151 in a bull by Pope Eugenius III.

Norsa Torrazzo synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Norsa Torrazzo synagogue is a Jewish synagogue located in Mantua, Italy. Although it has moved locations from its original 16th-century spot, it is considered to be a faithful reproduction in terms of interior looks, and has most of its original furnishings, some dating back to the 18th century.

Basilica of Sant’Andrea

Church

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy. It is one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy.