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After the Blessed Virgin Mary, "Mary Magdalene" is the most frequently mentioned woman in the New Testament writings. Originally called "Mary of Magdala," after her place of origin on the Sea of Galilee, over time the name "Mary Magdalene" became the one commonly used today. According to the biblical accounts, she is one of the women and men who followed Jesus of Nazareth. Furthermore, according to the Gospels, Mary Magdalene is one of the three women who, after the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, wanted to anoint his body on Easter morning after the Sabbath rest, and she was the very first person to encounter the Risen Christ. ... “Let us allow this experience, imprinted on the Gospel, to also be imprinted on our hearts and shine through our lives. Let us allow the joyful wonder of Easter Sunday to radiate into our thoughts, glances, attitudes, gestures, and words… If only we were so radiant! But this is not mere window dressing! It comes from within, from a heart immersed in the source of this joy, like that of Mary Magdalene, who wept for the loss of her Lord and could not believe her eyes when she saw that he had risen. Whoever has this experience becomes a witness to the Resurrection (...)” (Pope Francis on Easter Monday 2014)

Imposing defense system in which Andreas Hofer, among others, was imprisoned and shot...

Magnificent palace surrounded by a moat...

Ducal Palace

Mantua

The Ducal Palace was the main residence of the Gonzaga family, lords, marquises and finally dukes of the city of Mantua. It took the name of Royal Palace during the Austrian domination starting from the time of Maria Theresa of Austria. Distinct and separate rooms were built in different periods starting from the 13th century, initially by the Bonacolsi family and later at the instigation of the Gonzaga. It was Duke Guglielmo who commissioned the prefect of the Factories Giovan Battista Bertani to connect the various buildings in an organic form so as to create, starting from 1556, a single grandiose monumental and architectural complex, one of the largest in Europe (approximately 34,000 m²), which extended between the shore of the Lower Lake and Piazza Sordello, the ancient Piazza di San Pietro. After Bertani's death in 1576, the work was continued by Bernardino Facciotto who completed the integration of gardens, squares, loggias, galleries, exedras and courtyards, definitively establishing the appearance of the ducal residence. The interior of the palace is almost bare because once impoverished, the Gonzagas had to sell works of art (especially to Charles I of England) and furnishings, some of which were later stolen by Napoleon. The Palazzo del Capitano overlooking Piazza Sordello is the oldest building of the Ducal Palace commissioned by Guido Bonacolsi at the end of the thirteenth century. Initially built on two floors and separated from the Magna Domus by an alley, in the early 1300s it was raised by one floor and joined to the Magna Domus itself by the monumental façade with portico, which has essentially remained the same to this day. The second added floor consists of a single enormous hall (67 x 15 metres) called Dell'Armeria, also known as the Salone della Dieta, as it hosted the Diet of Mantua in 1459.

Beautiful cycle path

Beautiful park