The city of Romeo and Juliet – but where Shakespeare never laid
a foot – will delight you by its architecture and the beauty of its monuments : it has been on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites since 2000.
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The balcony of Juliet* | The Arena* | Adige river and the Castelvecchio* | The interior of the Arena* |
And how about taking advantage of your stay in Verona to take a tour of the nearby Lake Garda? This beautiful tourist destination offers fishing villages, gastronomic discoveries (including the famous summer black truffle) or sports activities.
Verona offers a rich collection of Roman vestiges, among which the famous Arena, built in the 1st century, the third largest in the world, which serve as an opera, and where Maria Callas began her career in 1947.
Promenades in the city
The more recent periods, Romanesque or Gothic, have left many magnificently preserved treasures. Your steps will lead you to the basilica of San Zeno Maggiore, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, that contains the relics of the patron saint of the city, and in another register, to the Piazza delle Erbe, the most beautiful square of Verona, where there is a market every morning, and around which can be found most of the monuments of the city.
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