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Verona is famous for the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. Full of Romanesque and Renaissance
 One of the city's oldest churches |
Piazza SS. Apostoli, 2 Verona 37121 Italy |
The paleochristian remains below the apse demonstrate that this church already existed in the eighth century, although it was later modified, and was finally consacrated in 1194. At the beginning of the 16th century the three naves were joined together, the roof raised, and the side chapels were opened. After the Second World War the church underwent other changes. The lower half of the façade is Romanesque and includes some large corbels, all that is left of the original. The entrance is in red marble with three crosses carved in relief. There are three apses inside, and two chapels in red marble decorated with tondos and rosettes dating back to the beginning of the 16th century. The main altar dates back to the 18th century, while the vestry is preceded by a room with the remains of 16th century frescoes and a crib from the 15th century. You enter into the "Sacello delle Sante Teuteria e Tosca", the oldest church in the city, from the vestry. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Mosaics and sculptures |
Via Regaste Redentore, 2 Verona 37121 Italy +39 45 800 0360 |
This was once a monastery of St. Jerome that was founded in the fifteenth century. Since 1924, the archaelogical museum has been on this site. It was founded by Antonio Avena who provided a rich exhibition of finds from Roman Verona as well as examples of Greek and Etruscan civilisations. In the first room, the mosaic room, there are some mosaic remains with figures from 3 AD which stand out. These come from a Roman villa. There is also the "Fight of the Gladiators" from the 1 AD. The sculpture room is next; it is also known as the refectory. It is reached by a corridor along which there are various marble busts, including a "Menandro" which is a fourth century Roman copy of a Greek original. In the sculpture room there are many Veronese marble statues. Particularly of note is a Roman copy of a Greek statue of a woman, probably Fidia's "Sitting Aphrodite" or Alcamene's "The Aphrodite of the gardens". There is also a large sacred female statue. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Information centre in the square |
FS Piazza XXV Aprile, 1 Verona 37121 Italy |
This is the central office of the Veronese Tourist Information Service, in the very central Piazza dell'Arena. It offers both suggested itineraries and guides on the main places of interest in the city and surrounding region, as well as access to a comprehensive list of hotels and restaurants. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 The botanical garden of Europe |
Via Giovanni XXIII, 1 Verona 37013 Italy |
Baldo Mountain rises up between Lake Garda and the Lagarina Valley. During the last Ice Age, a watershed was created on its summit by the ice which appeared on the mountains, where various forms of plantlife began to grow. They then adapted to the rise in temperature when the ice melted. When the large Garda basin was formed, the side of the mountain that faced it underwent climatic changes which affected the vegetation and modified it to suit a Mediterranean climate. For this reason, the mountain is home to both olive groves and edelweiss, as well as hundreds of other types of plants, both coastal and alpine. It is possible to climb Baldo Mountain from different directions and in different ways. The easiest way is by cable car from Malcesine, and the most evocative way is to go up by car towards Lumini and Prada, and then to follow the military track in the Trovai Valley. From here, the path leads towards Telegrafo Peak (2110m high, it is an area full of interesting phenomena brought about by water erosion: 'campi carreggiati') and towards the glaciers ('circhi glaciali'). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Home of the town council |
Via degli Alpini, 8 Verona 37121 Italy +39 45 806 6485 |
Palazzo Barbieri has, since 1874 been the seat of the council offces, but was originally the 'Gran Guardia Nova' built for military purposes by Giuseppe Barbieri, between 1835 and 1848 on the site of the demolished Misericordia hospital. This large building in Avesa tuff, from a hamlet to the north of the city, is neoclassical in style with a Corinthian colonnade and a central body with a pronaos, also Corinthian in style which rises above a grand staircase. However, the circular body to the back was added immediately following damage to the building during the last war. Inside the building hang two large pictures illustrating Verona's story. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Church and monastery dedicated to the saint |
Stradone Provolo Antonio Verona 37123 Italy |
This is an important amalgamation made up of the monastery and the church dedicated to the saint, which was built half way through the fifteenth century by Giovanni da Capistrano. It was later restored after damaged sustained during the second world war. The brick facade is enhanced by a porch which is decorated with gothic spires at each extremity. The portal is Renaissance and there is also a cloister adorned by several frescos. The bell-tower too is built out of brick. The inner layout is made up of two naves built in Franciscan style, that is where the main nave is twice the size of the side nave which in turn opens up into several chapels. The flat ceiling, built beneath the tressled roof, is decorated with friezes dating back to 1461. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The destroyed fresco |
Corso Cavour, 48 Verona 37121 Italy |
Together with Palazzo Bevilacqua, Honorij and Pompei, Palazzo Canossa is one of the four buildings in Verona that were built by the sixteenth century architect, Michele Sanmicheli. He designed the building probably between 1530 and 1537 but it was not finished until around the second half of the 1600's by Lelio and Vincenzo Pellesina who kept to the original plans and built the two wings that overlook the Adige. The palace is built in stone, with framed, arch windows on the upper floor. In 1761 following the superelevation of the lounge to the upper floor the loggia was added to the pediment with statues of mythological figures by Giuseppe Antonio Schiavi. Giambattista Tiepolo painted the lounge vault with scenes from the 'Glory of Hercules' however, most of it was lost in the second world war bombings. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The warrior Saints |
Via delle Arche Scaligere, 1 Verona 37121 Italy |
Among the early medieval arches, the most elaborate is the Cansignorio arch (1375). It was built by Bonino da Campione, who opted for a complex and fastidiously ornamented architecture: the gates that encircle it are enriched by shrines with the figures of the Warrior Saints Lodovico, Martino, Sigismondo, Quirino, Valentino and Giorgio. The tomb, on which lies the prone figure of the deceased, watched over by angels, is decorated with bass-reliefs depicting scenes from the Gospels. Above the tomb there is an arched baldacchino suppported by six twisted columns. On the top of the cusp stands the equestrian statue of Cansignorio, on a hexagonal base on which are carved bass-reliefs of the apostles. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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'Prison for priests' |
Piazza Duomo, 13 Verona 37121 Italy |
In front of the small church of Santa Elena, a long lobby leads to the 'Chiostro del Duomo', also known as the 'Chiostro del Capitolo'. This Roman-style edifice was built around 1140 on the site of a Paleo-Christian basilica - the remains of which are still visible today. Much later, it was partially re-constructed after a bombing raid in 1945. Particularly remarkable are the mosaic floors, the double order of columns in red regent marble with the small two-ringed arch , and, in the centre the parapet over the fifteenth-century well. In one corner of the cloister stands the 'Carcer caplitis' or 'prison of priests'. Next to the cloister stands the 'Bibioteca Ccapitolare'. Dating back to the fifth century, this is one of the most well-stocked ecclesiastical libraries in Europe. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The liberator king |
Piazza Bra Verona 37121 Italy |
In the centre of the gardens, which are next to the Arena, there is an equestrian statue which is dedicated to Victorio Emanuele II of Savoy (1820-1878),the first king of Italy and nicknamed the "gentleman". The monument was erected for the reasons written on the base: "on the fifth anniversary of his death, tears are shed for him by the whole of the civilized world-9th January 1883." It is to thank the sovereign who "with wonderful virtue made a weak and divided Italy into an independent and free whole". Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Beautiful museum in centre |
Vicolo Pozzo,1 Verona, Verona 37129 Italy |
This is a permanent exhibition set up by the Combonians in 1938, to educate Europeans about the culture of the African people groups to whom missionaries were sent. Placards, multimedia materials and special displays tell the history of the continent's different populations and generic displays describe and contrast the fauna and flora, musical instruments, games and furnishings of Africa with those of Europe. The creativity of the African artists and the refined quality of their absolutely original arts is expressed through sculpture, musical instruments and jewelry. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The piazza of the bourgeoisie |
Piazza Bra, 1 Verona 37121 Italy |
The heart of the Veronese beats in Piazza Bra and not simply because the world-famous Arena is the piazza's centrepiece. Walking in piazza Bra after a while you get used to the sight of it and tend not to notice it any more. The 'liston' of the Piazza Bra, or the paving stones laid in 1770 to facilitate the elegant passage of the bourgeoisie, is what saved it from mediocrity at the end of the 1700's. Today the piazza is crowned with many palaces that carry the names of the most important Veronese families. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Bridge on Via Postumia |
Via Sabbionaia Verona 37121 Italy |
This stone bridge was built after the second World War, between 1957 and 1959, on the site of an ancient Roman bridge on the Via Postumia, an important line of communication between Genoa and Aquileia. The bridge has five arches: the one on the left dates back to the Roman period, the central one, and the one after it are by Antonio Scarpagnino and date back to 1520, while the final one on the right and the brick tower intended for the defense of the bridge were built at the time of Alberto I della Scala (1298). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Splendid Renaissance garden |
Via Giardino Giusti, 2 Verona 37129 Italy +39 45 803 4029 |
The Giusti Garden contains all the features of a typical Renaissance garden: geometrical layout of flowerbeds and hedgerows, fountains, grottos, mask, mythological statues, avenues of cypresses and a maze. Mozart, Goethe, kings and emperors have all visited this garden, which, for four centuries has been one of the most beautiful and well-visited in the whole of the Veneto. The garden, designed by Agostino Giusti as a setting for the villa which bears his name, is made up of three sections: a lawn, a wooded hill with a ravine and cliff and landscaped terraces with a belvedere. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Palace of the municipality |
Piazza Bra, 1 Verona 37121 Italy |
The municipality of the city of Verona has been based in the Gran Guardia Nuova Palace, in front of the Arena since 1874. The building was erected between 1835 and 1848 by Giuseppe Barbieri, on the site of the della Misericordia Hospital which was then demolished. The palace, with its colonnaded façade, was damaged during the Second World War, but was then renovated and expanded in successive years. Inside the palace, there are two paintings on cloth which were previously on display. They depict the 'Victory over Barbarossa in Vaccaldo in 1164' and the 'Victory of the Veronese over the Benacesi in '849'. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The five flowered garden |
Via Cavour, 1 Verona 37067 Italy http://www.sigurta.it |
The Villa Sigurtà park is one of the most beautiful in the world. It covers half a million meters square with over seven km of track which can only be covered by car or by coach. Along the route there are 13 stop off points which correspond to themed points of interest of outstanding beauty. Five of these points of interest involve popular flowers based on the seasons, from spring to autumn: first the tulips, then irises, lilies, roses and asters. Throughout the year however the garden does see some changes, with the colors and natural scenery continually changing. The visitors, having parked their cars, are free to discover the many delights the park has to offer such as the hedges pruned in surreal shapes the broom path, the tanks of aquatic plants. Three places however, combine the beauty of nature with the sound of music: melodic sounds near to Eremo, spiritual sounds near to the votive cave and classical music in the woods. A truly memorable experience. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Temple of opera |
Piazza Bra Verona 37121 Italy +39 45 800 3204 |
The Arena, located outside the city walls, is a Roman amphitheatre built in the first half of the first century A.D. It is the third largest building of its type and is the most well preserved. It has been used to host games and battles, plays in the 12th century, jousting in the Middle Ages, and in 1913, it became the largest operatic theatre in the world. The acoustics and the sheer size of the place lend themselves well to grandiose operatic performances, amongst which the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's 'Aida' is particularly famous. The interior is open to the public. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Bishop's Palace |
Piazza Vescovado, 1 Verona 37121 Italy |
The Bishop's palace dates back to the 15th century but was built on top of already existing Roman and 14th century buildings. The entrance is via a beautiful black and white marble door which under the lunette exposes a beautiful throned Madonna, whilst to the sides and above, we find statues of Peter, Paul and Michael. On the building that runs into the Bishop's palace, a tombstone commemmorates monsignor Giovanni della Casa who conceived the idea of 'Galateo', one of the oldest treatises on social behaviour. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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