Mantua Castle Archivi

16th June: a date to be remembered

"The most beautiful chamber in the world". These words were used by Zaccaria Saggi, a Renaissance courtier, to describe the chamber frescoed by Andrea Mantegna in the Mantua Castle, known today as "The Bridal Chamber", or, in Italian, "Camera degli Sposi".

Why did I bake a gingerbread version of the Mantua Castle?

visit-mantua 2017-12-05T13:15:16+00:00 December 2nd, 2017|Tags: Christmas, Ducal Palace, Gingerbread, Lorenzo Bonoldi, Mantova, Mantua, Mantua Castle, VisitMantua|

Historic documents tell us about the sumptuous sweets placed on the tables of the Gonzagas, the Renaissance Lords of Mantua: cakes baked and iced in the form of castles, obelisks and fountains. This year the City of Mantua has appeared on the scene of the “European Region of Gastronomy” and, to mark the Festive [...]