Gazzuolo

Gazzuolo (Mantovano: Gasöl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Mantua. The town had been a possession of Gonzaga family, the lord of Mantua, from the late Middle Ages, and John Hawkwood, a famous English mercenary captain in 14th-century Italy, was once the lord of this town in 1370s'-80s'.

Gazzuolo borders the following municipalities: Commessaggio, Marcaria, San Martino dall'Argine, Spineda, Viadana.

Main sights

 * Gonzaga porticoes
 * Palazzo Gonzaga
 * Church of Maria Nascente (17th century)
 * Church of St. Roch
 * Oratory of San Pietro al Belforte (10th century)