Villafranca of Verona | ||
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State | Italy | |
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Region | Veneto | |
Inhabitants | 33.431 (4/2020) | |
Name inhabitants | villafranchesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 045 | |
POSTAL CODE | 37069 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | SS. Peter and Paul | |
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Villafranca of Verona is a city of Veneto.
To know
It is currently the second largest municipality in the province of Verona.
Geographical notes
Villafranca is 15 kilometers southwest of Verona. It is in an intermediate position between its provincial capital and the city of Mantua.
How to orient yourself
How to get
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Verona-Villafranca Airport
By plane
By car
A4 motorway: exit Peschiera del Garda
On the train
Villafranca railway station.
How to get around
What see
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Scaliger Castle
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Duomo
- 1 Scaliger Castle.
- 2 Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul.
- Church of San Rocco.
- 3 Museum of the Risorgimento (Gandini Morelli Bugna Palace). In a room, on 11 July 1859, the emperors Franz Joseph I of Austria and Napoleon III of France met, a few days after the battle of Solferino and San Martino, who signed the Armistice of Villafranca, putting an end to the second war. of Italian independence.
- 4 Nicolis Museum. It brings together numerous collections of vintage cars and motorcycles, bicycles, musical instruments, small aircraft.
- Obelisk of the Square.
every second Sunday of the month.
Events and parties
- Antiques market.
What to do
Shopping
- Fantoni coffee. Here you can taste the famous Villafranca puff pastries.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Castel d'Azzano
- Mozzecane
- Povegliano Veronese
- Sommacampagna
- Valeggio sul Mincio
- Borghetto (Valeggio sul Mincio)
- Verona
Itineraries
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