Tourist guide of Italy
Verona

museums and galleries  cathedrals and churches  castles and fortress  buildings and historical squares  archaeological ruins  monuments  lakes
 

In the kilometer 158 Verona meets with 250.000 inhabitants, old Roman location of great importance that today has a flourishing industry and an agricultural excellent production.

 
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useums and galleries
 
  • Museo Archeologico
    • It shows a collection of Roman remains and in the one that, also, Greek pieces appear, etruscas and medieval.

  • Museo di Storia Naturale
    • Located in the wonderful palace of Pompei, it works summit of Sammcheli, it houses the paleontological most beautiful discoveries in Bolca and collections of the Age of Brass.

  • Museo Civico d'Arte
    • Located in Castelvecchio, it shows a collection of local painting with valuable works among those that highlight, among other, "Madonna of Roseto", the "Portrait of Belvilacqua" or "Madonna della Quaglia."

  • Museo Lapidario Maffeiano
    • Located in the building of the Philharmonic Academy, it shows pieces etruscas paleovénetas, Greek and Roman.

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athedrals and churches
 
  • Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia
    • This church of Gothic style, it was built in the years 1290-1481. In the exterior it highlights their magnificent cover of the XIV century while in the interior one can admire a beautiful altar Fregoso of Sammicheli of the XIV century adorned with statues of D. Cattaneo, onlookers piles of blessed water, besides varied works as fresh of Liberle give Verona, the "Virgin cool air and Santos" of 1395 work of Altichiero, the "Twenty-four Scenes of Jesus'" Life carried out in terracotta by Michele give Firenze or the sepulcher Serego of the years 1424-1429.

  • Duomo
    • Built in the year 1100, although it was adapted by Gothic and Renaissance artists, it has as attractive maxima their facade with the Teacher's small piazza Nicoló of the year 1139 and a Steeple of Sanmichele of the XVI century. In the interior "Asunción" of Tizziano highlights, among other.

  • Chiesa di Sant'Elena
    • The Church was lifted on remains paleocristianos. It highlights the piazza of the XV century

  • San Bernardino
    • Church that dates of 1451-1466, with cover red cabbage of 1474, in the interior shows the famous Chapel Peregrini of Sammicheli, of the year 1556, and an organ of 1481 with puertecillas painted by D. Morone.

  • San Fermo Maggiore
    • This sanctuary is compound for two churches, the inferior of style románico consists of three ships of the years 1065-1138, with a wooden crucifix of the XIV century and remains of fresh of the XI-XIII centuries. And the superior, Gothic church, with remains of the cloister románico and a steeple of the XIII century. In the interior sculptures of the XV-XVI centuries can be seen, fresh of the XIV-XV centuries, an important altarpiece of 1528 work of G. F. Caroto, the monument Brenzoni of Nanni gave Bartolo and the celebrated cool air of Pisanello "Announcement and Archangels."

  • Santa Maria in Organo
    • The church is flanked by a steeple of the year 1525; in the interior one can admire a stupendous crypt of the centuries VII and VIII and wonderful sizes of Giovanni it gives Verona in the choir and the sacristy.

  • San Giovanni in Valle
    • The church where the remains of a cloister románico and a crypt can be seen that contains two Christian sarcophaguses of the century IV.

  • San Giorgo in Braida
    • Built in the years 1477-1536, the church shows a facade of the XVII century and a dome of Sanmichele in the exterior and, in the interior, wonderful cool airs of painting Veronés and Tintoretto.

  • San Zeno Maggiore
    • The church goes back a year 1120 while the Steeple is of 1045. The Tower of the abbey of the XIII century and a wonderful cover that it dates of the year 1138 work of Niccoló, are really masterful. In the interior they stand out the covered with careening of the year 1386, the Font of the XII century, the Triptych of colored Mantegna in the year 1459, in the biggest altar, the Cloister of the XII-XIV centuries, and the Oratory of San Benedetto of the year 1100 with capitals of the century VI.

  • San Francesco al Corso
    • A curious place and very visited since in their crypt you can contemplate the sarcophagus that belongs to Julieta, main character of Shakespeare's drama, "Romeo and Julieta" according to the legend.

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astles and fortress
 
  • Castel San Pietro
    • This building is located in the Roman theater of the century I.

  • Castelvecchio
    • The castle was built in the XIV century by Cangrande II, according to project of Francesco Belvilacqua, to be residence and guard's of the Bridge castle Scaligero. At the moment it welcomes to the Civic Museum of Art.

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uildings and historical squares
 
  • Palazzo degli Honorij
    • The palace that highlights for a long one paved of 1790.

  • Palazzo Municipale
    • Palace of the neoclassical style, of the year 1838.

  • Palazzo della Gran Guardia
    • This Baroque palace dates of the year 1610.

  • Accademia Filarmonica
    • Built in the XVIII century, it contains the homonymous Theater of Bilbiena and the Lapidary Museum Maffeiano with a sample of pieces etruscas paleovénetas, Greek and Roman.

  • Piazza delle Erbe
    • This square rises today in the Roman old forum and in the one that two beautiful columns can be seen, that of the Market of 1401 and that of San Marcos 1523, besides the Source of Madonna Verona 1368, and the Berlin, marble baldachin in which Podestá sat down and that it dates of the XVI century. In the neighbourhood of the square they highlight Torres of Gardello 1370 and those of Lamberti as well as the House of the Merchants, of 1301, the Medieval Houses Mazzanti and Palazzo Maffei 1668.

  • Palazzi di Verona
    • Palazzo Comune of the year 1100, of style románico that welcomes to the Tribunal of Justice, Palace of Capitano, the Government's Palace with door of Sammicheli 1532, although the works summit of Sammicheli are the palaces Bevilacqua, Canossa and Pompei.

  • Palazzo Forti-Emilei
    • Headquarters of Galleria gave Modern and Contemporary Art.

  • Palazzo Giusti
    • This beautiful palace dates of the year 1580, and it highlights for its wonderful garden of the XVIII century.

  • Galleria del Consiglio
    • It is a substitute it works of the Rebirth véneto built in the XV century.

  • Arche Scaligere
    • Cemetery surrounded by an austere grate of the XIV century, is an impressive sample mortuary of Gothic style in which one can see the urns of Mastino II of 1345, those of Casignorio 1375 or that of Casagrande I 1330 and other sarcophagus tombs.

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rchaeological ruins
 
  • Resti Romani
    • In Verona some Roman remains can still be admired very preserved as the Sand whose building of the century I had capacity for 22.000 people, Roman Theater also of the century I and also Door of Borsari and the Arch of Gavi.

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onuments
 
  • Porta di San Giorgio
    • This outstanding monument of Verona is work of Sammicheli of the year 1525.

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akes
 
  • Lago di Garda
    • Located some 30 kilometers of the city, the Lake Garda is one of the most beautiful of the north of Italy. It extends throughout 51 kilometers and to their feet they are beautiful churches, strengths and Renaissance towns.