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Disambiguation - For toponyms of identical name, see Verona (disambiguation).

Verona is a city of Veneto, capital ofhomonymous province.

To know

The city of Verona is an important tourist destination, visited every year by more than three million people by virtue of the numerous international events, but above all for its artistic wealth, such that the Old Town was declared a World Heritage Site byUNESCO.

Verona is a splendid example of a city that has developed progressively and continuously over the course of over two thousand years, integrating artistic elements of the highest value belonging to different eras; it also represents in an exceptional way the concept of a fortified city developed in several stages. [1]

Geographical notes

The city rises along the banks of the Adige river, at the point where it enters the Po Valley and forms a characteristic double meander, about thirty kilometers east of the Lake Garda. Verona, located 59 meters above sea level, is located at the foot of the San Pietro hill, the southern appendix of the Lessini mountains.

In ancient times the city was the nodal point of all land and water transport systems in north-eastern Italy. In Roman times, it was in fact the meeting point of four consular roads: the via Gallica, the via Claudia Augusta, the vicum Veronensium and the via Postumia. Even today Verona remains an important geographic hub - road, rail and motorway - at the crossroads between the routes that connect central and north-western Italy with the Brenner Pass.

When to go

The city of Verona can be visited all year round. The best times to go are spring and summer. However, certain times must be taken into account (for example the Arche Scaligere are open from 2 June to 23 September).

Background

The history of Verona finds its origins in the first inhabited nucleus, built in the Neolithic period on top of the San Pietro hill and probably inhabited together by the Cenomani and Paleoveneti Gauls.

Following the Roman conquest of the territory, the town was re-founded within the bend of the Adige river, growing to become one of the most important cities in northern Italy, a status that it maintained over the centuries, given that even after the fall Roman, the city became the capital of barbarian kingdoms several times. For centuries an important crossroads of roads (the ancient one passed through Verona via Postumia, which connected Genoa to Aquileia) and trade.

In the late Middle Ages, Verona became a free independent municipality, often upset by bloody fights between Guelph and Ghibelline families: the first headed by the Sambonifacio, the second by the Montecchi first, and then by the Scaligeri. And precisely with the Scaligeri there was the painless transition from Municipality to Signoria. The Scaligeri were protagonists of Veronese history for almost two centuries, and under the enlightened and respected government of Cangrande I della Scala that the city experienced a period of splendor and importance. In 1388 Verona lost its independence and was subjugated by the Visconti and then by the Carraresi. In 1405 the Scaliger city was dedicated to the Republic of Venice, under whose rule the city enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.

With the end of the Republic of Venice in 1797 Verona met two foreign rulers: the French, against whom the Veronese rebelled in the famous days called Pasque Veronesi, and from 1815 after the fall of Napoleon the Austrians, who made the city the most important of the fortresses of the so-called Quadrilatero Peschiera-Mantua-Legnago-Verona: Verona became part of the newborn Kingdom of Italy only in 1866, following the third war of independence.

How to orient yourself

The historic center of Verona, roughly corresponding to the Roman settlement, is quite compact and bordered for the most part by a large bend in the Adige river as shown in the map alongside.

From the Porta Nuova railway station, it can be reached by taking the course of the same name that leads to Piazza Bra '(1 km) where the famous Arena is located.

From Piazza Bra it is possible to branch out your itinerary in several directions.

Keeping Corso Porta Nuova behind you, taking via Roma which opens to the left, you will immediately reach the castle known as Castel Vecchio and the famous Scaligero bridge ( or Castel Vecchio bridge).

Piazza Bra is characterized by a large sidewalk called el Liston flanked by restaurants. Following this walkway you reach via Giuseppe Mazzini which in about 500 m. it connects Piazza Bra 'to the sumptuous Piazza delle Erbe, the true center of the Roman city and today a very popular tourist destination.

From Piazza delle Erbe it is possible to explore the historic center in all directions. Through Corso Santa Anastasia you quickly reach the Roman stone bridge. Crossing it you reach the Roman amphitheater and the church of Santo Stefano. Beyond are the hills dominated by forts built by the Austrians in the first half of the 19th century. (Forte Sofia, San Mattia and San Leonardo)

Squares of Verona

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  Piazza Bra

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  Piazza delle Erbe

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  Piazza dei Signori

Neighborhoods

The Veronese municipal area is divided into eight districts, which are in turn divided into 23 administrative areas [2]:

Old Town

• Ancient city (1)
• Citadel (2)
• San Zeno (3)
• Veronetta (4)

Modern neighborhoods

• Borgo Trento (10)
• Valdonega (11)
• Borgo Venezia (12)
• Porto San Pancrazio (13)
• Borgo Roma (14)
• Saint Lucia (15)
• Borgo Milano (16)
• Golosine (17)
• Crencano Bridge (18)

Fractions

• Avesa (30)
• Quinto of Valpantena (31)
• Santa Maria in Stelle (32)
• Mizzole (33)
• Montorio Veronese (34)
• San Michele Extra (35)
• Cadidavid (36)
• San Massimo all'Adige (37)
• Parona of Valpolicella (38)
• Quinzano (39)

Circumscriptions

• District 1: Ancient City, Veronetta, Cittadella, San Zeno
• District 2: Borgo Trento, Avesa, Quinzano, Parona, Valdonega, P.te Crencano
• District 3: Borgo Milano, Stadium, Chievo, San Massimo, Basson, Borgo Nuovo, Saval
• District 4: Santa Lucia, Golosine, Madonna di Dossobuono
• District 5: Borgo Roma, Cadidavid
• District 6: Borgo Venezia, Borgo Trieste, San Felice
• District 7: Porto San Pancrazio, San Michele Extra, Madonna di Campagna
• District 8: Montorio, Mizzole, Quinto, Poiano, Marzana, S. Maria in Stelle

How to get

By plane

To learn more, see: Verona-Villafranca Airport.

• 45.39638910.8880561 Verona-Villafranca Airport (Valerio Catullo, IATA: VRN), Boxes of Sommacampagna (VR) (The airport is located within the municipal boundaries of Villafranca of Verona, but is only 12 km from the city center), ☎ 39 045 8095666, fax: 39 045 8619074. The Verona-Villafranca airport, named after Valerio Catullo, is connected by national flights with the airport of Rome-Fiumicino, with the airport of Naples-Capodichino, the airport of Bari-Palese Macchie, the airport of Crotone, the airport of Catania-Fontanarossa, the airport of Palermo-Punta Raisi, the airport of Olbia-Costa Smeralda, the airport of Alghero-Fertilia, the airport of Cagliari-Elmas.

It is easily accessible thanks to a bus service (called Aerobus) which connects the airport to the Verona Porta Nuova railway station. The service, which costs 6 euros, is guaranteed every day, with connections every 20 minutes from 5:20 in the morning to 23.35 in the evening.[3]

→ See also Verona-Villafranca Airport  

By car

Verona is an important crossroads of highways, the city is therefore easily accessible by car: the A4 motorway connects the city to Milan and Venice, while the A22 motorway connects it to Bologna, and therefore to southern Italy, and to Trento, and then to Northern Europe.

The simplest way to reach the city center is to exit from the Verona Sud junction, located along the A4 motorway, as from here you are immediately directed to the center via a long straight road axis, which takes the name of Viale delle Nazioni. in the first section, then of viale del Lavoro, viale Piave and finally of corso Porta Nuova. Shortly before the end of Corso Porta Nuova, you can decide to park your car in two large covered car parks located near Piazza Bra, the Cittadella and Arena car parks. The rate for parking in these car parks, open 24 hours a day, is € 2 for the first hour, € 4.50 for the second, € 7 for the third and € 15 for daily parking. sabait.it - ​​Parking Arena.apcoa.it - ​​Cittadella car park.

Along viale del Lavoro, in front of the Verona fair, there is also an exchange car park that allows daily parking for € 5. The daily stop also includes the round trip bus ticket from the city center, guaranteed by the ATV lines number 21 and 22, which run from 6:00 in the morning to 20:00 in the evening, every 10 minutes. portal.comune.verona.it - ​​Exchanger parking at the former Fruit and Vegetable Market.

On boat

The nearest naval port where large passenger ships disembark is that of Venice, from which you can easily reach Verona by train starting from the Venice Santa Lucia FS station, getting off at Verona Porta Nuova FS.

On the train

• 45.42916710.9822222 Verona Porta Nuova station, Piazzale XXV Aprile, ☎892021. It is the main railway station of the city of Verona, located along the Milan-Venice, Verona-Brenner, Verona-Bologna, Verona-Mantua-Verona and Verona Rovigo railway lines. The train station is also easily accessible from Rome thanks to 10 high-speed connections served by the Frecciargento, [4] while the Frecciabianca connects the city to Milan and Venice via 42 daily connections, to Udine via 2 connections, to Trieste via 6 connections and to Turin via 14 connections, always daily.[5]  
• 45.435811.01973 Verona Porta Vescovo Station.  

By bus

• 45.42992410.9836924 Bus station. There is a network of suburban buses, which connects the city of Verona to various locations in the province. 

How to get around

By public transport

Within the city you can easily move around using the urban public transport service managed by the Verona Transport Company, or ATV. The terminus of many means of transport is located in the square of the Verona Porta Nuova railway station, where the departure and arrival area of ​​almost all urban and extra-urban buses is located: not all lines have a stop here.

The urban ticket costs € 1.30 with a validity of 90 minutes from validation, allowing you to travel on the entire Verona urban network. Otherwise, at a cost of 4 euros, you can buy the urban day ticket, which allows an unlimited number of trips within the same day. There are also one-way ticket booklets. Verona urban network

The Verona urban transport network is a local public transport system in the city of Verona and its urban area. It is made up of 23 weekday and 10 festive bus lines that cover the entire city and the hinterland municipalities (Negrar, San Pietro Incariano, Bussolengo, Lugagnano, Caselle di Sommacampagna, Alpo, Castel d'Azzano, San Giovanni Lupatoto, Stallavena).

Most of the lines make radial north-south and east-west connections and run along the main routes through the historic center passing through the main points of interest such as the Porta Nuova Station, Piazza Bra, Castelvecchio, San Fermo and the Borgo Hospital. Trento.

Hours of service

The service timetable varies according to the line: in its entirety it starts at 5.10 and ends around 21.20 (departure time of the last races). The service is carried out for 364 days a year with the exception of May 1st. During the days of Christmas, New Year and Easter, a reduced service is carried out.The timetable includes 3 types of typical hours:

• weekdays
• Saturday timetable (with the cancellation of some races)
• public holidays (with a reduced frequency of trips)

The winter timetable runs from September to June while in the summer months the summer timetable is carried out (also in this case with a reduction in the frequency of races or with the modification of the routes of some lines). in addition to an increase in the number of routes on some lines, timetables have also been available on Google Maps for some years thanks to the Google Transit program and in a dedicated app for smartphones.

Evening service

At the end of the daytime service, an evening service is activated which consists of 9 lines that connect the most important districts of the city with the historic center, the stations and the hospitals. from Sunday to Friday while on Friday and Saturday the service is active until 02:50 at the latest.

The means

The livery of the buses is mainly green, with blue in the band under the belt and a particular color that changes hue according to how it is hit by sunlight, in the part above the windows. Some buses have special liveries for advertising purposes. All buses are equipped with an external route indicator, indicating the route, destination and important intermediate stops.

Inside the most recent cars there is a display that informs the audience on which is the next bus stop. In addition, in the latest buses put into operation, there is video surveillance on board to make journeys safer both for the users and for the traveling staff.

Passenger information

Information for passengers and notices of any changes to the service are published on the company's website. Furthermore, the timetables of public transport have been published on Google Maps and consequently, in addition to being able to calculate itineraries and routes, it is possible to view the timetables of the stop where you are located through Google Now.

On all the poles of the urban lines you will find the time sheet indicating the average times of reaching the main stops, which are around 3-7 minutes from each other. there are poles or shelters equipped with LED displays that indicate the real-time waiting times of the lines as well as service and dating communications.

Lines

Each line is identified by a number and by the destination to which it leads (some lines, even with the same number, have routes that terminate in different places).

Frequencies referred to the typical day winter weekday.

Line	Path	First ride	Last run	Peak band frequency	Soft band frequency	Average travel time	Note
11	Bussolengo / Chievo → San Michele Nord (Borgo Frugose)	5:30	21:15	every 10 min	every 15 min	52 min (Bussolengo → Porta Vescovo) 47 min (Chievo → Borgo Frugose)	Only weekday line
12	Borgo Nuovo → San Michele South (Via Dolomiti)	5:40	20:26	every 10 min	every 15 min	47 min	Only weekday line
13	Lugagnano / White Cross → Montorio / Mizzole	5:50	21:05	every 10 min	every 50 min	50 min (Lugagnano → Porta Vescovo) 50 min (White Cross → Montorio) 55 min (White Cross → Mizzole)	Only weekday line
21	Negrar / San Pietro Incariano → Apartment house / San Giovanni Lupatoto	5:12	21:23	every 10 min	every 20 min	60 min (Negrar → Apartment house) 78 min (S. Pietro Incariano → S. Giovanni Lupatoto)	Only weekday line
22	Villa Monga → Polyclinic / San Giovanni Lupatoto	5:40	20:48	every 20 min		33 min (Villa Monga → Polyclinic) 50 min (Villa Monga → S.Giovanni Lupatoto)	Only weekday line
23	Avesa → Santa Lucia / ZAI	5:52	20:30	every 10 min	every 20 min	36 min (Avesa → Santa Lucia) 40 min (Avesa → ZAI)	Only weekday line
24	Quinzano → Sant'Elisabetta / Caselle di Sommacampagna	5:37	21:00	every 20 min		37 min (Quinzano → S.Elisabetta) 50 min (Quinzano → Caselle)	Only weekday line
30	Saval → Via Carinelli	5:45	19:45	every 30 min		35 min	Only weekday line
31	Saval → Marzana	5:27	20:55	every 30 min		50 min	Only weekday line
32	San Massimo → San Felice Extra	5:52	20:41	every 10 min	every 30 min	40 min	Only weekday line
33	Basson → Santa Croce	5:48	20:31	every 30 min		47 min	Only weekday line
41	Borgo Nuovo → Buttapietra	5:18	20:05	every 20 min		45 min	Only weekday line
51	Via Carinelli → Holy Family	6:20	20:20	every 30 min		35 min	Only weekday line
52	Stallavena → Azzano / Castel d'Azzano / Vigasio	5:45	20:43	every 30 min		70 min (Stallavena → Azzano) 75 min (Stallavena → Castel d'Azzano) 83min (Stallavena → Vigasio)
61	Navigators → ZAI / Alpo	6:05	20:05	every 20 min	every 30 min	30 min (Navigators → ZAI) 45 min (Navigators → Alpo)	Only weekday line
62	Navigators → Policlinico / Pestrino	5:50	19:50	every 30 min		40 min (Navigators → Polyclinic) 46 min (Navigators → Pestrino)	Only weekday line
70	Sommavalle / Valdonega → Oltreadige	6:10	20:18	every 15 min		40 min (Sommavalle → Oltreadige) 27 min (Valdonega → Oltreadige)	Only weekday line
72	Santa Croce → Polyclinic	6:15	19:55	every 20 min		35 min	Only weekday line
73	Valdonega → Santa Lucia	5:45	20:15	every 20 min		35 min	Only weekday line
74	AMIA Depot → Porta Nuova Station → AMIA Depot	10:50	19:08	every 15 min		14 min	Only weekday line
81	Porta Vescovo → Marzana	6:18	18:22	every 60 or more minutes		20 min	Only weekday line
90	Basson → San Michele Nord EVENING: White Cross → San Michele Nord	6:05	01:50	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENING every 50 min	45 min (Basson → S. Michele Nord) 35 min (White Cross → S. Michele Nord)	Festive and evening line
91	Santa Lucia → Santa Croce / San Felice Extra	6:00	01:40	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENING every 50 min	42 min (S.Lucia → S.Croce) 47 min (S.Lucia → S.Felice Extra)	Festive and evening line
92	Marzana → Holy Family	21:00	00:20		EVENING every 40 min	40 min	Evening line
93	Domegliara / Negrar → San Michele Sud EVENING: Parona → San MIchele Sud	6:22	00:20	HOLIDAYS every 30 min	EVENING every 40 min	68 min (Domegliara → S. Michele South) 57 min (Negrar → S. Michele Sud) 46 min (Parona → S. Michele Sud)	Festive and evening line
94	Saval → Cadidavid	6:10	01:55	HOLIDAYS every 45 min	EVENING every 45 min	35 min	Festive and evening line
95	Chievo → Sommavalle	6:25	0:05	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENING every 45 min	43 min	Festive and evening line
96	Quinzano → Building	6:10	23:30	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENING every 40 min	43 min	Festive and evening line
97	Apartment house → Avesa EVENING: Porta Nuova Station → Avesa	6:12	23:25	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENINGevery 40 min	42 min (Apartment house → Avesa) 25 min (PN station → Avesa)	Festive and evening line
98	Montorio → Sant'Elisabetta	6:05	02:20	HOLIDAYS every 40 min	EVENING every 50 min	35 min	Festive and evening line

By taxi

The Unione Radiotaxi Verona company provides a conventional taxi transport service, but also taxis for the disabled, collective taxis on the occasion of important events at the Verona fair, connections with the Verona-Villafranca airport and vehicle rental with driver, and remains active 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The main taxi stands are located at the Verona Porta Nuova station and the Verona Porta Vescovo station, at piazza Bra, piazza Erbe and piazza San Zeno, in Castelvecchio, at the Verona fair, at the Passalacqua car park, at the hospital. of Borgo Trento and the polyclinic of Borgo Roma, and in the parking lot in front of the Valerio Catullo airport. [6]

TAXI (switchboard) 39 045 532666

By car

Up this site it is possible to rent a car in Verona.

• 45.43396110.9782685 Camper rest area, Via Gianattilio dalla Bona, 8. 24 hours € 10. A parking area very popular with campers also due to its proximity to the city center. 

What see

Civil architectures

• 45.438910.99431 Arena of Verona, Piazza Bra, ☎ 39 045 8003204. Full ticket € 6; reduced ticket for groups over 15 people, students between 14 and 30 years and seniors € 4.50; reduced ticket for school groups between 8 and 14 years € 1.00. Mon 13: 30-19: 30, Tue-Sun 8: 30-19: 30. It is a Roman amphitheater located in the historic center of Verona, an icon of the Venetian city. It is one of the large buildings that have characterized Roman play architecture and is the ancient amphitheater with the best degree of conservation, thanks to the systematic restorations carried out since the 1600s. In the summer it hosts the famous opera festival and many international singers and musicians stop there. The lack of written sources about the inauguration of the amphitheater makes it very difficult to provide a sure chronology, so much so that in the past, from various studies, very different dates have emerged, a period of time ranging from the 1st to the 3rd century, although now it is proved that it cannot have been built after the 1st century, so it was built between Emperor Augustus and Emperor Claudius. 

• 45.4420210.998542 Giulietta's home, Via Cappello 23, ☎ 39 045 8034303, fax: 39 045 8062652, @[email protected]. Full ticket € 6; reduced ticket for groups over 15 people, students between 14 and 30 years and seniors € 4.50; reduced ticket for school groups between 8 and 14 years € 1.00. Mon 13: 30-19: 30, Tue-Sun 8: 30-19: 30 (last admission at 18:45). The site is one of the major attractions for tourists visiting Verona. This attention often makes the courtyard of the house very crowded, on which moreover souvenir shops for tourists have been opened. The passageway that gives access to the courtyard is entirely covered with graffiti and love-themed tickets left by many visitors.

The building, which certainly already existed in the 12th century, was derived from the union of several houses around a central courtyard. 

• 45.4336410.997583 ^{[link previously not working]}Tomb of Juliet, Via del Pontiere 35. Mon 13: 30-19: 30, Tue-Sun 8: 30-19: 30. It is located in Verona inside the former convent of the Capuchin friars dating back to the thirteenth century, today Museum of frescoes "G.B. Cavalcaselle". Tradition and fantasy want it to be the burial place of Juliet Capulet, protagonist of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 

• 45.44741711.0016394 ^{[link previously not working]}Roman theatre, Rigaste Redeemer 2, ☎ 39 045 800360. Mon 13: 45-19: 30, Tue-Sun 8: 30-19: 30. With the same entrance ticket to the theater, the Verona Archaeological Museum. It rises in the northern part of the city, at the foot of the San Pietro hill. It was built at the end of the 1st century BC, a period in which Verona saw the monumentalization of the San Pietro hill. Before its construction, between the Pietra bridge and the Postumio bridge, walls were built on the Adige, parallel to the theater itself, to defend it from any floods of the river. Only the remains of the work remain visible, because over time it has suffered, in addition to natural events, also the burial under crumbling buildings. The "discoverer in modern times" of the theater was Andrea Monga (1794-1861), a wealthy merchant, who, after purchasing the whole area, carried out extensive demolition and excavations. Only in 1904 the whole area was purchased by the municipality of Verona, which continued the works. Today the cavea and the steps, many arches of loggias and important remains of the scene remain. There are also load-bearing walls of the stage building. On the top of the hill, in 1851 the remains of the temple that crowned the magnificent original structure of the theater were found; the complex rose from the bank of the Adige to extend with various terraces up to the top of the hill with an altitude jump of about 60 meters. 

• 45.4430110.997265 Piazza delle Erbe (Piazza Erbe). Square that stands on the site of the ancient Roman forum. Piazza known for its market and for the fact that famous buildings overlook it, such as Palazzo Maffei with the Torre del Gardello, the Mazzanti houses, the Domus Mercatorum (house of the merchants) and the Torre dei Lamberti with the Palazzo della Ragione (or Palazzo del Comune). In the center of it are the Fountain of the Madonna of Verona, the Capitello (or Tribuna) and, in front of Palazzo Maffei, a column with a statue of the Lion of Marcian on top. 

• 45.4434710.998056 Piazza dei Signori (Dante square). Many palaces overlook it, such as the Palazzo della Ragione (where the Veronese podestà resided, now a museum of modern art) with the Torre dei Lamberti, the Palazzo del Capitanio, or of the court or of Cansignorio (built in the Scaligera age by Cansignorio was initially a palace-fortress, then in the Venetian age it became the seat of the Captain. Under the Austrians it became a court and finally, in the post-unification period, it became a prison. Today it is set up for various exhibitions), the Loggia del Council and the Palazzo del Podestà (now prefecture). At the center of the square is the statue of Dante Alighieri (hence Piazza Dante). To the north-east of the square are the Arche Scaligere, tombs of some Veronese lords, all from the Della Scala family, and the church of Santa Maria Antica. 

• 45.4436410.998957 Scaliger Arche, Via Santa Maria Antica 4. 1 €. Tue-Sun 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-18: 00. They are a monumental Gothic-style funerary complex of the Scaligeri family, intended to contain the arks (or tombs) of some illustrious representatives of the family, including that of the greatest lord of Verona, Cangrande della Scala, to whom Dante dedicates Paradise. The arks were made in the 14th century by various sculptors. Arriving from Piazza dei Signori, you will find the tomb of Mastino I della Scala, leaning against the wall of the church of Santa Maria, with a simple sarcophagus reminiscent of Roman usage. A little further on is the isolated tomb of Alberto I della Scala which, richly decorated, architecturally repeats that of Mastino I. Next to the outer wall there are three simple tombs, probably belonging, in order, to Bartolomeo I, Cangrande II and Bartolomeo II della Scala (the latter perhaps by Bailardo Nogarola). Above the side door of Santa Maria Antica there is instead the magnificent ark of Cangrande I, the greatest Scaligerian lord. The sarcophagus of Cangrande is supported by four dogs holding the Scaligero coat of arms: on the front face you can see three statues, on the back you can see Verona. Above the sarcophagus is the reclining statue of Cangrande. Four Corinthian columns support the canopy, which soars upwards, culminating in the remarkable equestrian statue of Cangrande della Scala. Then there is the ark of Mastino II della Scala: his sarcophagus rests on four pillars, and above it his statue lies stretched out. On top of the ark is the equestrian statue of the Lord, encased in solid armor. Finally the last ark, that of Cansignorio della Scala, the richest and most lively. The tomb of Giovanni della Scala was moved here in 1831 from the church of Santi Fermo e Rustico to the Navi bridge, and is now located at the end of the cemetery, on the outer wall of a house. The original statues of Cangrande and Mastino II have been transferred to the Castel Vecchio museum, so there are copies in the cemetery. 

Religious architectures

• 45.442510.9791678 Basilica of San Zeno, San Zeno square, @[email protected]. Winter: Mon-Sat 13: 30-17: 00, Sun 12: 30-17: 00. Summer: Mon-Sat 8: 30-18: 00, Sun 12: 30-18: 00. It is considered one of the Romanesque masterpieces in Italy. It develops on three levels and the current structure was set up in the 10th-11th century. The name of the saint is sometimes reported in two other ways, and this is how the basilica of Verona is sometimes named: San Zeno Maggiore or San Zenone. Among the numerous works of art, it houses a masterpiece by Andrea Mantegna, the Altarpiece of San Zeno.  

• 45.44722210.9969449 Duomo (cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare), Piazza Duomo. It is the main Catholic place of worship in the city. The cathedral is located in the medieval area of ​​Verona, inside the loop of the Adige, not far from the Ponte Pietra, and on the southern side of the bishop's citadel. The current structure stands in the place where the first Christian church in the city was built in the fourth century (of which some mosaics can be seen in the cloister and in the nearby church of S. Elena) probably by the bishop Zeno. The construction of a new cathedral was begun only three years later, in 1120, and ended in the year 1187; then on 13 September of that same year, she was solemnly consecrated by Pope Urban III. The church, over the centuries, especially in the sixteenth and sixteenth centuries, has undergone various alterations which, however, did not concern either its plan or its orientation. The current arrangement of the facade dates back to the sixteenth century, previously lower and without the rose window and the two large lateral mullioned windows. Inside there are numerous works of art, of particular importance is the painting depicting the Assumption of the Virgin (1535) by Titian.  

• 45.44527810.99972210 Church of Sant'Anastasia, Piazza Sant'Anastasia 2. Mon-Sat 10: 00-18.00, Sun and holidays 13: 00-18: 00. The current church was begun in 1290 and was never completed. Some believe that the design and the project date back to between 'Benvenuto da Bologna and' Nicola da Imola, but there are no documents on the matter. The church of Santa Anastasia takes its name from a pre-existing church, from the Gothic period, dedicated by Theodoric to Anastasia of Sirmio. The façade structure is divided into three sections which correspond to the internal naves. The facade is unfinished and is mainly in terracotta. The church was built by the Dominicans and has a similar structure to the basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo also belonging to the same order and built almost simultaneously. The symmetrical façade has a central hut with the upper part having in its center a simple rose window with an external circular sector and the internal part divided into six sections divided by a horizontal diameter. The lower part is occupied by the 15th century door divided into two sections with two pointed arches above it with a 1330 Gothic portal with a series of five superimposed pointed arches. The arches are supported by ornamental columns made of red, white and black marble. Above the arches stands the portal. Inside numerous works of art, including the Monument to Courtesy Serego, the Pellegrini Chapel with the fresco-masterpiece by Pisanello Saint George and the Princess, from the mid-fifteenth century, the Cavalli Chapel with the shovel Adoration, the only certain work by Altichiero da Zevio.  

• 45.43870610.98131911 Church of San Bernardino, Stradone Antonio Provolo, 28, ☎ 39 045 596497, fax: 39 045597305, @[email protected]. Free entry. Mon 15: 00-18: 30, Tue-Fri 8: 00-12: 00 and 15: 00-18: 30, Sat and holidays 8: 00-12: 00 and 15: 30-18: 00. The building, attached to a Franciscan convent, dates back to the 15th century and is in Gothic style, but the current appearance is affected by numerous interventions carried out over the following centuries which have led to an extremely rich sedimentation of artistic styles. The most important of the side chapels added from the late 15th century to the end of the 16th century are: the Pellegrini chapel (designed by the famous Verona architect Michele Sanmicheli, was begun in 1529 in a classical style and has a central plan surmounted by a dome; thanks to the references to ancient architecture, the great harmony of the parts and the clear distribution of light, is considered one of the masterpieces of the Veronese architect), the Avanzi chapel (it is a small art gallery, enriched with numerous paintings by Morone, Cavazzola, Caroto , Giolfino and Paolo Veronese; the canvas painted by the latter, the `` Resurrection of the daughter of Jairus '', was brought to Vienna and replaced with a copy), the great chapel of San Francesco (frescoed in 1522 by Giolfino with scenes from the life of the saint). Le pareti all’interno della chiesa, seppur spoglie, sono degne di nota per l’accostamento di elementi decorativi di stili discordanti tra di loro: l’organo dalla linea slanciata risalente al 1481 (uno dei più antichi d’Europa); l’altare rinascimentale del 1572, ispirato all’architettura di un tempio antico; il pulpito in legno dipinto, contemporaneo all’organo; l’altare barocco, aggiunto nel 1725 e in forte contrasto con le altre decorazioni della chiesa. Sull’altare maggiore è esposto un trittico d’ispirazione mantegnesca di Francesco Bengalino risalente al 1462, che raffigura la Madonna con il Bambino in trono con San Bernardino, i Santi Pietro, Paolo e Francesco e i Santi Girolamo, Ludovico da Tolosa e Antonio di Padova. All’interno del convento merita una visita la sala Morone, costruita a partire dal 1494 ed adibita a biblioteca. Le pareti sono ricoperte da circa 300 metri quadrati di affreschi di Domenico Morone (secondo altri Giolfino, Paolo Morando o Girolamo dai Libri). La stanza ora è di proprietà del comune di Verona e viene usata come sala conferenze.  

Architetture militari

• 45.4404710.9872512 ^{[link previously not working]}Ponte Scaligero (Ponte di Castelvecchio). Il ponte venne realizzato tra il 1354 ed il 1356 sotto la signoria di Cangrande II della Scala in modo da assicurare alla costruenda rocca di Castelvecchio una via di fuga verso il Tirolo nel caso vi fosse stata una sommossa da parte di una delle fazioni nemiche interne alla città. La robustezza del ponte gli consentì di passare indenne cinque secoli di storia fino a quando, nel 1802, i francesi, in seguito al trattato di Lunéville, mozzarono la torre sul lato campagna ed eliminarono le merlature,come già precedentemente fatto per le torri del castello per piazzarvi delle batterie di cannoni,usati nelle tristementi note pasque veronesi, ricostruite dagli austriaci nel 1820 su ordine dell'imperatore Francesco I d'Austria. Il ponte venne fatto saltare il 24 aprile 1945 dai tedeschi in ritirata, insieme a tutti gli altri ponti di Verona, compreso il romano ponte Pietra. Nell'immediato dopoguerra si decise di ricostruirlo insieme ad altri importanti monumenti della città perduti nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale. I primi lavori iniziarono alla fine del 1945 e videro lo sgombero dell'alveo del fiume Adige dalle macerie, mentre nella seconda fase, iniziata nel 1949, i conci di pietra rinvenuti integri vennero ricollocati nella loro posizione originale, grazie alla documentazione fotografica e al rilievo realizzati poco prima della distruzione del ponte scaligero. Inoltre, grazie allo studio dei cromatismi della pietra, si poté risalire alla cava da cui vennero estratti i blocchi in età medievale, situata nel territorio di San Giorgio di Valpolicella, da cui vennero così cavate le nuove pietre che avrebbero sostituito le originali danneggiate. 

• 45.439610.9874813 ^{[link previously not working]}Castelvecchio, Corso Castelvecchio 2, ☎ 39 045 8062611, fax: 39 045 8010729, @[email protected]. Biglietto intero €6; biglietto ridotto per gruppi superiori a 15 persone, studenti tra 14 e 30 anni e anziani €4,50; biglietto ridotto per scolaresche tra 8 e 14 anni €1,00. Lun 13:30-19:30, Mar-Dom 8:30-19:30. È un castello attualmente adibito a ospitare il Museo Civico di Castelvecchio, è il più importante monumento militare della signoria Scaligera. Il nuovo castello si trovava tra la testata della cinta a destra d'Adige, presso la Catena Superiore, e la testata della cinta a sinistra d'Adige, presso la Porta San Giorgio. L'essenza funzionale e architettonica della sua posizione è quella di costituire un elemento della difesa urbana inscindibile dal fiume, e nello stesso tempo predisposto a proiettare la sua azione oltre il fiume stesso. Il ponte, a uso esclusivo del castello, serviva come via di fuga o di accesso per gli aiuti provenienti dalla Valle dell'Adige, evitando così che il fiume diventasse una barriera insuperabile. Ma all'interno del complesso sistema difensivo urbano poteva servire per organizzare sortite in modo da operare tatticamente sulle opposte rive fluviali. Il castello è stato pensato come fulcro dell'intero sistema difensivo, e la sua torre maestra come centro del controllo visuale della città, a sinistra e a destra d'Adige, e del paesaggio circostante. 
• 45.448111.00314 Castel San Pietro.  

Events and parties

Eventi

• 45.4176710.980166 Vinitaly, Viale del Lavoro 8 (c/o Verona Fiere), ☎ 39 045 8298111. È un Salone Internazionale del vino e dei distillati, che si tiene a Verona dal 1967, con cadenza annuale. Vinitaly si estende per oltre 95 000 m², conta più di 4.000 espositori l'anno e registra circa 150.000 visitatori per edizione. Il salone raccoglie produttori, importatori, distributori, ristoratori, tecnici, giornalisti e opinion leader. Ogni anno ospita oltre cinquanta degustazioni tematiche di vini italiani e stranieri e propone un programma convegnistico che affronta le principali tematiche legate alla domanda ed offerta del mercato del vino. 
• 45.4176710.980167 Fieragricola Verona (c/o Verona Fiere), ☎ 39 045 8298111, @[email protected]. Fiera internazionale dell'agricoltura, meccanica agricola, zootecnia, agroforniture, energie rinnovabili e servizi. 
• 45.4176710.980168 Fieracavalli (c/o Verona Fiere), ☎ 39 045 8298119, @[email protected]. È un'esposizione fieristica dedicata ai cavalli e all'equitazione che si svolge a Verona con cadenza annuale dal 1898 a inizio di novembre. È considerata la più grande manifestazione equestre in Italia. 

Feste

• 45.4422510.9783339 Carnevale di Verona, Piazza San Zeno (Si tiene il Venerdì Gnoccolaro), ☎ 39 045 592829. Risalente al tardo medioevo, il Carnevale di Verona (il nome originale è Bacanàl del Gnoco) affonda le sue radici ai tempi di Tommaso Da Vico, medico del XVI secolo che lasciò nel suo legato testamentario l'obbligo di distribuire annualmente alla popolazione del quartiere di San Zeno (dove si trova l'omonima Basilica) viveri ed alimenti. Questo almeno è quanto narra la tradizione popolare. 

What to do

• Torre dei Lamberti. Salire sulla sua cima o prendere l'ascensore per godere di una splendida vista su Verona.
• Fare una breve passeggiata a Castel San Pietro per ammirare il belvedere sul centro della città.
• Noleggiare una guida turistica per un giro turistico guidato o un "tour del vino" in Valpolicella or Soave.
• Visitare i mercatini di Natale durante le vacanze invernali.
• Visita guidata del centro storico., @[email protected]. Fare una visita guidata del centro storico di Verona. 

Shopping

Le vie dello shopping del centro storico sono:

• Via Mazzini
• Via Sant'Anastasia
• Corso Portoni Borsari
• 45.4388210.993271 Mercatini di Santa Lucia, Piazza Brà. Dal 10 al 13 dicembre. Mercatino di bancarelle legato alla tradizionale festa di Santa Lucia. Fa da sfondo la stella di Natale illuminata, che si protende dall'interno dell'Arena verso la piazza. 

How to have fun

Where to eat

Moderate prices

• 45.4388110.98661 Gusto Piadinerie, Stradone Porta Palio 4, ☎ 39 389 654 5684. Piadine con ingredienti da comporre ma anche pizze e altri prodotti. Si può consumare sul posto, anche se ci sono pochi tavoli e c’è la possibilità di servizio a domicilio. 
• Gelateria Savoia, Via Roma 1/b, ☎ 39 0458002211, @[email protected]. 

Numerose sono le catene di fast food presenti nella città:

• Burger King Verona, Via Carlo Montanari 10 sopra il Parcheggio Saba Arena, ☎ 39 045 8033839. Lun-Dom 11:00-22:00. I servizi sono: King Drive, Play King, Wifi, Feste. 
• Burger King Verona, Piazzale XXV Aprile 4. Lun-Dom 10:00-22:00. Questo Burger King si trova alla stazione di Verona Porta Nuova. Il ristorante offre ai propri clienti una connessione WiFi a internet. Disponibile la consegna a domicilio. 
• KFC Verona Adigeo, Viale delle Nazioni 1, ☎ 39 045 8532155. Lun-Dom 09:00-23:00. 
• KFC Verona Corso Milano, Corso Milano 92. Lun-Dom 11:00-23:00. 
• La Piadineria, Via Nizza 6, ☎ 39 045 9299246. 
• La Piadineria Adigeo, Viale delle Nazioni 1, ☎ 39 045 580029. Lun-Dom 11:30-15:00 e 18:30-21:00. 
• McDonald's Verona Porta Nuova, Corso Porta Nuova 14, ☎ 39 045 597422. Dom-Gio 07:00-24:00, Ven-Sab 07:00-02:00. 
• McDonald's Adigeo, Viale delle Nazioni 1, ☎ 39 045 2095134. Lun-Dom 09:00-22:00. 
• McDonald's Verona Corso Milano, Corso Milano 62, ☎ 39 045 8103241. Lun-Dom 07:00-24.00. 
• McDonald's Verona Fiera, Viale del Lavoro 25, ☎ 39 045 581462. Lun-Dom 07:00-24:00. I servizi sono McDrive e McCafé 
• McDonald's Verona Preare, Via Preare 52, ☎ 39 045 2094990. Lun-Dom 07:00-24:00. I servizi sono McDrive e McCafé 
• McDonald's Villafranca, Via Borgo Bello 29 (a 12 km), ☎ 39 045 2095035. 
• Subway Verona, Corso Cavour 50, ☎ 39 045 2222489. Dom-Sab 11:00-22:00, Mar 11:00-10:00. 

Average prices

• 45.4460710.998052 Al Duomo, Via Duomo 7, ☎ 39 045 8004505. 
• Roadhouse Restaurant Verona, Via del Lavoro 23, ☎ 39 045 8230546. Dom-Gio 12:00-14:30 e 18:30-22:00, Ven-Sab 12:00-14:30 e 18:30-22:30. 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• 45.43405510.9785491 StraVagante Hostel, Via Gianattilio dalla Bona, 8 (a 600 metri dalla stazione), ☎ 39 045 554 7968. Check-in: 14:00-20:00, check-out: 8:00-10:00. Un ostello in design con la qualità di un albergo. C’è anche la possibilità di pranzare o cenare nel ristorante annesso. ottima qualità. 

Average prices

• 45.434210.974422 Il Ghiro B&B, Via Luigi Negrelli 21 (A 10 minuti dalla stazione di Porta Nuova: dietro la chiesa a sinistra via Palladio, al semaforo a destra via Albere, 100 metri a sinistra Via Negrelli. A 20 minuti dall'Arena. L'aeroporto si trova a circa 7 km ed è servito da navette dalla stazione), ☎ 39 3294959620, @[email protected]. Doppia 40/60€. Check-in: da concordare, check-out: 10.00. Due belle camere doppie ampie e luminose con letto matrimoniale o letti singoli a scelta con bagno condiviso o privato. Una abbondante e varia colazione viene servita in sala colazione ed è compresa nel prezzo, se non diversamente specificato. L'accesso alle camere è autonomo ed indipendente. L'accoglienza familiare ma discreta. Wi-fi in camera e gratuito. In posizione comodissima alle autostrade, fuori dalla ZTL e con parcheggio gratuito. 

High prices

• 45.49146710.9248883 Hotel Villa del Quar, Via Quar, 12, ☎ 39 045 6800681, @[email protected]. Hotel 5 stelle ricavato da un'antica villa veneta del XVI secolo e situato a pochi chilometri dal centro di Verona. All'interno dell'hotel si trova anche il ristorante Arquade e una fornita cantina di vini. Grazie anche alla cornice naturale in cui è inserito, l'Hotel è adatto a cerimonie ed eventi importanti. 

Safety

• Croce Rossa, ☎ 39 045 8621870. 
• Guardia medica, ☎ 39 045 8075627. 
• 45.4031210.993510 Ospedale di Borgo Roma, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, ☎ 39 045 8121111. 
• 45.4515410.9855311 Ospedale di Borgo Trento, Piazzale Aristide Stefani 1, ☎ 39 045 8121111. 
• Polizia Municipale, ☎ 39 045 8078411. 
• Questura di Verona, ☎ 39 045 8090411. 

How to keep in touch

Post office

• Ufficio postale, Via Carlo Cattaneo, 23, ☎ 39 045 8059949. 

Internet

• Verona Wi-Fi gratuito, tramite l'uso dell'app per smartphone Verona SmartApp (Aree coperte dal servizio).

Around

Comuni confinanti
San Pietro in Cariano	NegrarGrezzanaRoverè VeroneseSan Mauro di Saline	Mezzane di SottoTregnago
SommacampagnaSonaBussolengoPescantina		San Martino Buon Albergo
Villafranca di Verona	Castel d'AzzanoButtapietra	San Giovanni Lupatoto

• Lago di Garda
• Valpolicella
• Valpantena

Itineraries

• Colline moreniche del lago di Garda — Sui primi corrugamenti della pianura padana che si fa collina, là dove ha inizio il grande bacino lacuale del Lago di Garda, il percorso tocca paesi e città che furono dominio gonzaghesco, veneziano, scaligero, e divennero poi teatro delle sanguinose battaglie risorgimentali che furono il preludio dell'Unità d'Italia. All'importanza turistica, storica e naturalistica la zona unisce un interesse enologico in quanto area di produzione dei vini dei colli, tokai, merlot e chiaretto.
• Città murate del Veneto. Un itinerario alla scoperta delle roccaforti e della storia del Veneto.
• Strada del riso — L'itinerario - da effettuare in particolare da maggio a settembre - percorre, tra fiumi e canali, il territorio mantovano dedito alla coltivazione del riso.
• Monti Lessini
• Ciclopista della valle dell'Adige

Informazioni utili

• IAT Verona, Via degli Alpini 9 (Piazza Brà), ☎ 39 045 8068680, @[email protected]. 

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