Palazzo Castiglioni | Giardino

Entirely in cotto and surmounted by Ghibelline merlons, the façade of Palazzo Castiglioni represents, together with Palazzo Ducale, the Duomo and Palazzo Vescovile one of the icons of Piazza Sordello.
The fourteenth-century palace was originally Bonacolsi’s home, the first lords of the city.
The façade faces Palazzo Ducale, fulcrum of the artistic and political life of Mantua, which under the guidance of the Gonzagas became one of the most important European courts of the Renaissance.
Palazzo Castiglioni is still the residence of the descendants of Baldassarre Castiglione, a scholar and diplomat of the Italian Renaissance and is also home to the Mantua Chamber Orchestra.