Mantua is surrounded by lakes, ruled by the Gonzaga dynasty for three centuries, and staged Verdi's Rigoletto — a small city carrying an outsized cultural weight.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Mantua on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Follow riddles to the Castello di San Giorgio, the Casa di Rigoletto, and the Pescherie di Giulio Romano — ducal power, opera legend, and Renaissance architecture
• Move through the old city at your own pace, guided by the app from the first clue
• Suits history fans, opera lovers, families, and curious travellers
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in Italian and English.
Small city, enormous reputation — the riddles prove it.
