{"id":3101,"date":"2025-03-11T14:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/?post_type=poi&#038;p=3101"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:19:56","slug":"citta-delle-torri","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/citta-delle-torri\/","title":{"rendered":"CITY OF TOWERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>In Mantua, the powerful families had only one desire: to rise higher. And so, from tower to tower, the city&#039;s skyline transformed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Middle Ages, the city must have looked very different from what we see today. Evidence of this is found in the many engravings in which Mantua is depicted as a walled inhabited area, from which numerous towers rise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powerful families built towers for several reasons: to defend themselves and to demonstrate their strength and authority. 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The upper floors serve as a residence in case of external attack: entry is through a door located several meters above ground, reached by a wooden ladder, which is lowered to the street only when necessary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Find out more:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/torre-della-gabbia\/\" data-type=\"poi\" data-id=\"2248\">Cage Tower<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/torre-bonacolsi\/\" data-type=\"poi\" data-id=\"2254\">Bonacolsi Tower<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/torre-degli-zuccari\/\" data-type=\"poi\" data-id=\"2252\">Sugar Tower<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/torre-dei-gambulini\/\" 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