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CURTATONE IN THE DIFFUSED RISORGIMENTO MUSEUM (MuDRi)

A land that tells the story of Italy

A land that tells the story of Italy
Curtatone is part of the MuDRi – Diffused Museum of the Risorgimento in the Upper Mincio Area, a cultural network that brings together 15 municipalities across the provinces of Mantua and Verona, places that preserve significant traces of Italy’s path toward unification.

With MuDRi, the Risorgimento is not just history:
it becomes a route, a landscape, an experience.

Through a digital guide, citizens and visitors can explore Curtatone and the other towns in the network with a new perspective, where historical memory and contemporary experience come together.

The journey goes beyond recalling battles, figures, and dates:
it continues through cycling routes, countryside landscapes, villages, culinary traditions, and the small everyday stories that helped shape modern Italy.

A Museum to Experience Outdoors

The guide offers:
  • Walking and cycling itineraries, suitable for families, tourists, and school groups
  • Clear and engaging historical insights
  • Stories of symbolic places such as Curtatone and Montanara, the setting of the historic battle of May 29, 1848
  • Food and wine recommendations and local curiosities
  • Images and educational content, also designed for younger visitors

The result is a visual, accessible, and immediate narrative that allows you to enter history by experiencing the very places where it unfolded.

Why Curtatone is Part of This Journey

Curtatone preserves key sites of the Risorgimento and of Italian civic memory:
the Valletta di Belfiore, the area of the 1848 Battle, and the monuments and paths along the Mincio, where the spirit of those times still resonates—when the desire for freedom moved entire generations.

Being part of MuDRi means:
  • Recognizing the historical value of the territory
  • Promoting culture as a living experience
  • Making memory accessible to everyone

Discover the Digital Guide and Begin the Journey