A Guide to Verona

Verona is circled by hills and crossed by the Adige river which creates an enchanting, rich, beautiful landscape of ancient origins.

There are a numerous important monuments which represent the The town's political and commercial importance in both Roman and Medieval times including the Verona Arena, the Roman Theatre, the Gavi Arch, Porta Corsari, Porta Leoni, the Scaligeri archeological site, the Lamberti towers, and the surviving sections of the ancient city walls of Verona: the Mura di Galieno, and Mura Comunali, found between the Aleardi Bridge and Castelvecchio. With its Arena Foundation, the Civic and Capitolare Library, the Literary Society, the Academy of Agriculture, Science and Literature, Verona University, and Conservatory Verona is, internationally, of cultural importance.

Verona was immortalised by Shakespeare, sights not to be missed include Juliet's House and her tomb, the Castelvecchio Museum, the Modern Art Gallery, Palazzo Forti, the Archeological Museum of the Roman Theatre, the International Centre of Photography Scavi Scaligeri, and the G.B Cavalcaselle Museum of Frescoes.