Travel information

Currency is the euro (EUR). Time is 1 hour ahead of GMT. Flight time to Verona from the UK is around 2 hours. A train from Verona to Mantua takes around 45 minutes and costs from £7pp return.

Getting there

British Airways offers morning and afternoon flights from London Gatwick to Verona Villafranca Airport. britishairways.com easyJet flies from London Gatwick direct to Verona. easyjet.com Resources

Mantova Tourism is the official tourist board and offers advice and recommendations to help you get around. mantovatourism.it

Further reading

The Princess of Mantua by Marie Ferranti (Hesperus Press, £9.99) reconstructs Barbara of Brandenburg’s marriage to Ludovico Gonzaga through a series of letters to her cousin.