Syusy & Patrizio News da Lago di Garda, Mantova, Pistoia | TG del Turismo

New Friday, new #TgDelTurismo! Every Friday at 8:20 PM on @CanaleItalia, every day on @PerCasoTV, and online on the websites and social media of @turistipercaso, @TravelnostopNews, and Metro Today.it Here's today's Syusy & Patrizio News: How about a train trip to Lake Garda? With Trenord, it's possible, easy, and convenient. Take the train from any station in Lombardy and get off at Desenzano del Garda. Once there, head to the Navigazione Lago di Garda landing stage and enjoy the boat ride to Salò and the views of its villages and hills. After visiting the historic town, there's an "Arriva" bus that will take you back to Desenzano. All this with a single ticket for €26, which can be purchased online at https://www.trenord.it/giteintreno/ or at the ticket office. And for an additional €9, in Salò you can visit the MuSa museum, with an audio guide. The Salò Museum, in other words, currently hosts the temporary exhibition Tourist!, dedicated to tourism on Lake Garda between the 19th and 20th centuries, in addition to the permanent collection. The only precaution, to enjoy this day trip as Patrizio describes it, is to remember to book at least the day in advance! In Mantua – Patrizio's hometown – the restoration of the Castle of San Giorgio and the prisons of the Martyrs of Belfiore, where Tito Speri and Felice Orsini spent their last days, is being completed after the 2012 earthquake. Interestingly, the restoration has brought to light 16th-century decorations, graffiti, and evidence of the prison era. By the way, this year marks the 160th anniversary of Mantua's annexation to the Kingdom of Italy. So, all bias aside, Mantua is beautiful and worth a visit! Info: https://www.mantovaducale.benicultura... 🟣 And speaking of Mantua, and Gonzaga, Patrizio wants to show you this "period" film that recounts the remarkable, pivotal figure for Mantua and beyond, Isabella d'Este. Check it out! P.S.: You can find the film, along with many others, on Per Caso TV! By now you know that you can watch Per Caso TV on your smart TVs with the Rakuten TV, Plex TV, Samsung TV Plus (channel 4526), ​​Xiaomi, Whale TV +, and Titan OS apps. Or on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. 🟣Do you know why the symbol of Pistoia is a bear? First of all, because in Orsigna, the mountainous area of ​​Pistoia, there were bears. And secondly, because in 1300, Pistoia was fighting against Florence, whose symbol was a lion: the bear was therefore a symbol of strength in opposition to the lion! Why are we telling you about it? Because on July 25th, the Giostra dell'Orso (Bear Joust) still takes place in Piazza Duomo in Pistoia. Knights from the four districts challenge each other on horseback, hitting the target, the bear, symbol of the city. It's an ancient tradition, deriving from the ancient Palio dei Berberi, which celebrated Saint James, defender of the city from Saracen raids. Imagine, it's such an important event for the city that even Boccaccio wrote about it and said that even in 1348, the year of the plague, it was held regularly. Not just folklore, then, but identity and tradition! Info: https://www.visitpistoia.eu/evento/gi... But wait, Pistoia isn't just about the Giostra dell'Orso in July, as you can see here: https://www.visitpistoia.eu/Idee/non-... For example, the Pistoia Blues Festival (https://pistoiablues.com/) takes place between July 4th and 10th, featuring names like Fantastic Negrito, Jet, The Darkness and Jethro Tull, Eric Steckel, and Walter Trout. And with local artists: Prato's Bluagata, Florentine band Spleen, and the young Strea. Tuscany is a perpetual stage! 🟣In closing, we remind you that on the websites italiaslowtour.it and turistipercaso.it you'll find some advantageous deals worth taking advantage of. For example, a 10% discount on Columbus multi-service travel insurance: in this historical moment, travel insurance is truly essential. And a 15% discount on electric car rentals with Sicily By Car. Check it out! See you next week -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Per Caso SRL production by the online newspaper italiaslowtour.it (reg. Court of Bologna no. 85443 of 17/9/2020) Director and Editor: Anapì Stori Editorial Staff: Federica Monterisi, Francesca Piconi Graphic Design: Roberto Baldassari ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2026 All rights reserved. Reproduction, even partial, in any form or medium, without the express written permission of the author is prohibited.