<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.comune.mantova.it </Td> </Tr> <P> Mantua (Italian: Mantova (ˈmantova) (listen); Emilian and Latin: Mantua) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name . </P> <P> In 2016, Mantua became Italian Capital of Culture . In 2017, Mantua will also be European Capital of Gastronomy, included in the Eastern Lombardy District (together with the cities of Bergamo, Brescia, and Cremona). </P> <P> In 2007, Mantua's centro storico (old town) and Sabbioneta were declared by UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site . Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family has made it one of the main artistic, cultural, and especially musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole . Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera; the city is also known for its architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces, and the medieval and Renaissance cityscape . It is the place where the composer Monteverdi premiered his opera L'Orfeo and where Romeo was banished in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet . It is the nearest town to the birthplace of the Roman poet Virgil, who was commemorated by a statue at the lakeside park "Piazza Virgiliana". </P>

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