{"id":20149,"date":"2016-03-09T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=20149"},"modified":"2019-04-02T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T11:56:51","slug":"mooching-around-mantova-mantua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/mooching-around-mantova-mantua\/","title":{"rendered":"Mooching around Mantova (Mantua)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome is in what our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/9076080445\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=9076080445&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=dailyposts-21\" rel=\"nofollow\">Camperstop<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=dailyposts-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=9076080445\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0book describes are &#8216;luxurious&#8217; surroundings. To be fair they are luxurious for us. We&#8217;re in the dedicated camper parking just a short bridge away from the city of Mantova, or Mantua as the tourist information literature calls it (N45.16459, E10.81191). The parking costs \u20ac15 for 24 hours, but for that we get a security barrier and a guard at night, electric hook-up, a shiny and well thought out service point, somewhere to wash Zagan as well as a toasty shower and toilet block for us too. It&#8217;s like being on a campsite, but cheaper and with less rules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20158\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01735-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01735 (1024x512)\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01735-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01735-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01735-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning we were up and at &#8217;em and left Cremona by 9.30am. You&#8217;d be surprised how long it takes to get fed, walked (Charlie), washed, dressed and ready in a motorhome. Soon we found ourselves on a lovely smoothish red road, with only crazy drivers desperate to overtake everything to contend with &#8211; it must be the racing driver in them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20163\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01683-1024x530-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01683 (1024x530)\" width=\"620\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01683-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01683-1024x530-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01683-1024x530-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stopped off at a small town called\u00a0Grazie &#8211; the sosta there, another campsite-like one, had been taken over by huge trailers with pull-out sides, surrounded by smaller motorhomes parked in a defensive pattern. We can only assume it was a Roma camp as they looked very settled, but couldn&#8217;t believe they would be paying the \u20ac12 a night to stop there.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for our detour to Grazie was to visit a church we had read about in our Rough Guide. Now neither of us are religious, but the description of this place had us intrigued. The church is full of mannequins in various poses and costumes and surrounding them are wooden hearts, hands, feet and even breasts nailed onto the pillars as votive offerings from recipients of miracle cures. The whole place was a bit surreal, especially compared with the gold encrusted, uber-blinged churches we normally look around.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20161\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01686 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01686-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20159\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01687-1024x740-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01687 (1024x740)\" width=\"620\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01687-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01687-1024x740-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01687-1024x740-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20156\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01685 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01685-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mantova is just ten minutes down the road from Grazie and following the huge signs (they really don&#8217;t want you parking your motorhome just anywhere) we were soon at the barrier gate to the camper parking. The only problem was we couldn&#8217;t work out how to get in. Eventually, after pressing pretty much every button there was on all the machines, the entry machine &#8211; which said &#8216;insert ticket&#8217; &#8211; spat out a ticket and we were in. Just so you know, it wasn&#8217;t us being stupid, every van has struggled and we&#8217;ve gone across to help a few of them get in!<\/p>\n<p>Keen to see why the Rough Guide raves about Mantova so much, we set off with Charlie for a walk around the town. Driving in we had come around the edge of the defensive walls, so didn&#8217;t actually see the impressive skyline until we started our walk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20165\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01689-1024x458-1024x458.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01689 (1024x458)\" width=\"620\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01689-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01689-1024x458-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01689-1024x458-768x344.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once in the town itself, it didn&#8217;t disappoint either. Vast\u00a0cobbled squares surrounded by ancient buildings of all shapes and sizes, along with the obligatory towers and statues who watch you wherever you go. We soaked up the atmosphere and indulged in a couple of local speciality cakes, bought from a shop where Mamma was making the cakes while Pappa worked on the pasta (and their daughter served me!).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20164\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01729-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01729 (1024x512)\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01729-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01729-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01729-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20162\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20162\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20162\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Naughty people were put in the cage halfway up the tower for the town to see.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01728-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the past naughty people were put in the cage\u00a0on\u00a0the tower for the town to see.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As locked o&#8217;clock approached, around 1pm &#8211; 4pm here, we jumped on the free shuttle bus and headed back to Zagan, where we gave him a long over-due clean out. It took over an hour to de-dog fur him to a reasonable level &#8211; not helped by Charlie making a beeline to lie on everything that had just been cleaned.\u00a0While I hoovered Jay went to help a German motorhome stuck at the gates and met Bern and David from Australia, they are touring with their two pooches and once the van was finished (on the inside, outside tomorrow) we got chatting to them. Tonight they are coming over for tea with their maps so we can compare places to go, as they&#8217;ve just come from where we are heading.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch hours over, we headed back into town, minus Charlie, for a look inside a few places. It turned out that we visited three more churches (four in a day!), each very different. The Duomo has the body of a saint tucked away in its altar which comes out on the saint&#8217;s day in nine days time. The Basilica has gold urns which hold soil containing the blood of Christ, which go on display on Good Friday. It also has some great trompe l&#8217;oeil on the walls, making it look as if it is full of carvings and expensive ceiling tiles when really they are clever paintings. The final church was a small round brick place with is over 1000 years old, inside it was very plain but had half a school party in it, the rest were outside, so you couldn&#8217;t call it peaceful.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20151\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20151\" class=\"wp-image-20151 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01707 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01707-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Duomo<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20150\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20150\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Duomo Roof\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01702-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duomo\u00a0Ceiling<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20160\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20160\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20160\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01706-1024x556-1024x556.jpg\" alt=\"You had to pay to light up many of the artworks, or light up a bulb instead of a candle\" width=\"620\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01706-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01706-1024x556-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01706-1024x556-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You had to pay to light up many of the artworks, or light up a bulb instead of a candle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20155\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20155\" class=\"wp-image-20155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01711 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01711-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Basilica<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20153\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20153\" class=\"wp-image-20153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01712 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01712-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trompe l&#8217;oeil<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The rest of the afternoon was spent doing more wandering around the streets, eyeing up places to visit tomorrow. It&#8217;ll be nice to stay in one place for a couple of days with plenty on our doorstep to see and do.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20154\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20154\" class=\"wp-image-20154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01688 (1024x768)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01688-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I loved this window we saw today, it looks like a painting<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20152\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20152\" class=\"wp-image-20152 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01726-1024x756-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01726 (1024x756)\" width=\"620\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01726-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01726-1024x756-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01726-1024x756-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC01726-1024x756-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mantova &#8211; watch out, the streets get narrow!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ju x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome is in what our Camperstop\u00a0book describes are &#8216;luxurious&#8217; surroundings. To be fair they are luxurious for us. We&#8217;re in the dedicated camper parking just a short bridge away from the city of Mantova, or Mantua as the tourist information literature calls it (N45.16459, E10.81191). 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