Verona

VERONA

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There’s a lot more to Verona than this. Although it’s not a large city, it boasts an enviable number of monuments and masterpieces from all periods of history. Inhabited since the Stone...

THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE

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The most characteristic first dishes include risottos, such as the famous risotto all’Amarone, made with plenty of Amarone red wine, or risotto with Verona red radicchio, riso coi bisi (rice...

ARENA

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There are few cities in the world like Verona that can boast such a spectacular entrance to the Old Town. The usual access is through the double arch known as “Portoni di Bra”, a remnant...

OLD TOWN

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Let’s start out from Piazza delle Erbe, in the heart of the Old Town. This spectacular and popular piazza, with its slender, tapered shape, has for some 2000 years maintained its original...

CASTELVECCHIO

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Three sturdy stone towers facing the city and long rows of merlons distinguish the fortress, built in 1354 both for defensive purposes and as a noble residence. One of the city’s most...

Originally built outside the city walls, on the burial site of the bishop and patron saint of Verona, the Basilica of San Zeno is one of the purest masterpieces of Romanesque architecture in Italy,...

CATHEDRAL

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Dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation of Santa Maria Matricolare, the Cathedral was consecrated in 1187. Built over the remains of more ancient buildings, it was altered and expanded...

BASILICA OF SANTA ANASTASIA

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The simple, austere facade is unfinished, and only the bottom part is decorated with a large portal in the center featuring fine sculptures from the 14th century. The triple-nave interior, divided...

OLTRE ADIGE

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Spread over this flat urban space, on the right bank of the river, is a network of roads of Roman origin that make up an orderly, densely packed checkerboard of streets and squares. The first hills...

Verona

VERONA

THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE

ARENA

OLD TOWN

CASTELVECCHIO

BASILICA OF SAN ZENO

CATHEDRAL

BASILICA OF SANTA ANASTASIA

OLTRE ADIGE

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