palazzo te

每个房间的壁画都很精美，最好去之前先做下笔记，了解下历史和艺术背景还有每个房间的主题和风格。可惜的是我们去的时候著名的Camera degli sposi没有开。为保护壁画房间里不能拍照。价格算是比较合适，学生票好像是三块五。如果有车的话最好直接开车过去，我们是把车停在城外，从正门一直逛过来的，但是还是挺远的，回去的时候有点累了，挺不方便的。

This is not your classic palace, but instead a getawayfromitall, Renaissance style. And the Gonzagas did a great job decorating. The ceilings are absolutely magnificent, and extremely interesing as well.

Simply wonderful. We had a guided tour so we had the chance to discover a lot of useful and funny information about the Palace and Gonzaga.

This palace was the place where Federico II Gonzaga went "for free time and enjoyment, for the honest leisure of the prince, whose energy is restored amid the peace and calm". It's a special villa, on the ground floor, so to be connected with the surrounding nature. This was pretty unusual in 1500... All the rooms are decorated with frescoes, the "Camera dei giganti" values the visit by itself.

There's something a bit run-down, a bit tatty about the Palazzo Te. It's less visited and less-well maintained than the Palazzo Ducale across the river (something local authorities are trying to remedy with a major restoration that currently leaves the exterior shrouded in scaffolding). But that only adds to the dissolute grandeur of the place, once the playground of a ne'er-do-well Gonzaga scion. Designed and ostentatiously -- even obscenely -- decorated by Giulio Romano, the Palazzo Te abounds in the Gonzaga's love of horses and dogs, whose images can be seen guiding chariots and accompanying their masters. The reason to visit, however -- and worth the stiff ticket price -- lies in two adjoining rooms decorated with floor-to-ceiling frescoes. The Sala di Amore e Psiche offers up a kind of Renaissance internet porn, cluttered with lascivious scenes of mythological figures misbehaving. The Sala di Gigante next-door depicts a ferocious apocalypse in which the walls appear to cave in before the spectator's eyes, observed from above by horrified bystanders -- and their dogs, naturally. You won't see anything quite like it anywhere else in Italy.

Make sure you include a visit to the Palazzo Te when you visit Mantua as it has a range of frescoes not found elsewhere - more secular than the usual collections.

Some say it's the summer palace of the Gonzaga family, others claim it was the secret place of Duke Federico to meet his mistress Isabella Boschetta.It really doesn't matter, the place is exquisite. Room after room leave you breathless & it's hard to imagine that it was "just home" for somebody.The admission fee is rather high, but you leave with a feeling that it's well worth it.The place is undergoing renovations right now & from time to time some rooms are closed to the public. My advice- check it before going, because paying 9 Euro & not being able to see the most beautiful rooms is really a pity.

No doubt this is one of the top attractions of the city, this important building is situated outside the city center, on the outskirts of Mantua, this being a fairly small city, you can reach Palazzo Te on foot. Modesto is the price of the ticket, in fact in my opinion is too expensive compared to other attractions in the world. However, once inside the art is the true essence of this place, a very rich architecture and frescoes simply astounding. Artistically it is without a doubt the best place in the area, impossible to miss, and above all make sure to enter this building among the top sightseeing to visit here in Mantua.

If you only have time to visit one site in Mantova make sure it`s Palazzo Te. You can not be disappointed, simply fantastic frescos and culture.

Summer palace of the ruling family. Some very interesting rooms but mainly an art gallery now. Would not worry about visiting if you were short on time.

only 6E if you are over 65 (or look like you are as they dont request passports): otherwise 9Eecletic mix of classical with the addition of modern art installations room of the giants is amazingwe preferred this to the castlefacade was under wraps when we visited

palazzo Te should be on anybody list visiting Mantova.Giulio Romano was given a free hand by Gonzaga and that's is result what you see. it was actually surrounded by lake in those days and they had to cross on boat.

Although the exterior is covered with scalfolding, and some rooms are out of reach, it is well worth a visit. The palazzo is massive. Its a great place to begin your sight-seeing because it is a key historical reference from which to understanding many of the other historical sites.

The grounds, the collection of historical artifacts are wonderful. Buy a 15 euro card which gets you into 5 attractions. Well worth it.

There is something to be said for the ways the rich in Italy used to decorate lavishly, and Palazzo Te certainly flaunts its riches. The obvious highlight is the Sala dei Giganti, which is hard to accurately describe until you're in it. I can tell you how the art makes the room feel huge, way bigger than it could possibly be. I could debate whether the walls, with the scenes of gigantic humans, or the ceiling, with its spiraling up into the heavens, is the more impressive bit. It's just hard to really appreciate the whole thing without being there, overwhelmed by the room itself. Not to say the other rooms aren't also beautiful. I particularly enjoyed the Sala dei Cavalli, and the Camera del Sole e della Luna was obviously appreciated so much that the main painting on the ceiling was copied for a palazzo in Vicenza. Even when the rooms did not have such centerpieces, the ornate ornamentation along the ceilings and walls still led one to remember, and it's a shocking thing to remember, that people lived here once. Imagining a domestic scene in even the least ornate of the rooms strains the imagination.When I visited, there was a modern art exhibit going on, so many of the rooms (Sala dei Giganti as a notable and understandable exception) had the strange but somewhat/sometimes pleasing contrast of classical artwork surrounding very modern concept work. This could be offputting to some, so check to see if any other exhibits are going on before you visit. As of Mid-June 2014, the Camera di Amore e Psiche was partially under renovation, but while the reno clearly blocked a lot of detail, the majority of the room's lush art was still completely viewable.Also, as with all palazzi, there is a question of whether it is "worth" the admission fee. I'm pretty sure the 9 euro asking price is a bit higher than most might wish to pay, even with the treasures within. If you're not a budget traveler, or you are all about amazing renaissance art or italian history, it's a must see. If not, I'd consider it anyway... why else are you in Mantova if not to explore the legacy of the Gonzagas?... if you see one major palazzo in Italy, it's as good as any and better than most, but if you've seen other major palazzi and didn't quite get the appeal, keep that in mind, even in this beautiful example.Pictures aren't allowed, which is always disappointing.