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A TRIP THAT LEAVES A MARK...
CHURCHES
Duomo
SantAnastasia
Santa Maria Antica
San Lorenzo
San Giovanni in Foro
San Fermo Maggiore
San Giorgio in Braida
Santo Stefano
Santa Maria in Organo
San Giovanni in Valle
San Zeno Maggiore
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MUSEUMS
Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo
Galleria dArte Moderna
Civico Museo dArte di Castelvecchio
Museo Lapidario Maffeiano
Museo degli Affreschi
Museo Archeologico
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
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MONUMENTS
Piazza delle Erbe
Torre dei Lamberti
Piazza dei Signori
Palazzo del Comune (o della Ragione)
Loggia del Consiglio
Palazzo del Governo
Arche scaligere
Piazza Bra
Arena
Castelvecchio
Arco dei Gavi
Porta Borsari
Ponte Pietra
Teatro Romano
Giardino Giusti
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TICKETS
Arena di Verona
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HOTEL
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A trip that leaves a mark in
your memory
A trip to Verona is a plunge into the emotions
of bygone times, of a city that conserves values
and forms related to an ancient past of medieval
and renaissance splendour, albeit it is in constant
expansion in our own day. According to the
poet, Shakespeare, There is no world outside
these walls but this also expresses the
impression that strikes tourists when they enter
the ancient walls that surround the city.
The tragic story of the love of Romeo and
Juliet, which Shakespeare situates in the Verona
of the Scala seigniory, makes the city a preferred
destination for lovers and tourists seeking
emotions.
During the summer months a stroll through
the ancient city can reach a climax of emotions
in an evening at the Arena, Italys largest opera
theatre. The Roman amphitheatre can seat
15,000 spectators and put on a show with
scenery designed by the greatest artists in the
world: an evening at the Arena is unforgettable
and reason enough alone to make a trip to
Verona.There are visual memories and
suggestions for travellers stopping over in
Verona, not only due to the ancient architecture
and its testimonial value, which pervades the
entire city; not only thanks to the suggestive
atmosphere of the narrow streets and squares,
but also because of the tastes and flavours of
an inimitable traditional territorial cuisine that
has been perpetuated unaltered through time,
which creates insoluble ties with veronese
wines, which are famous and highly appraised
throughout the world.
General Aspects
Verona is one of the most ancient and beautiful
Italian cities. It has 250,000 inhabitants and is
the largest venetian city after Venice.
Near Garda Lake, the city spreads out from
the shores of the Adige River, at the feet of
the venetian pre-alpine hills, enjoying a fortunate
climatic position.
Verona is at the centre of the most important
national and international routes of
communication, so it has always been an
important centre of commerce, fuelled - among
other things - by the important industrial and
agricultural production of the province.
Historical Notes
The origins of the city are uncertain, as is the
meaning of the name of Verona itself. In the
III century B.C., it was populated by the
Venetians, but as early as 89 B.C, Verona became
a Roman colony and was an important
crossroads: the Claudia-Augusta road, the
Postumia and the Gallic road all passed through
the city. In the period of the barbaric invasions,
Teodorico made Verona the headquarters of
his reign and built a sumptuous castle on the
hill of San Pietro. Berengario, who had been
elected king of Italy, chose Verona as his
residence. In medieval times Verona became
a free municipality and reached its maximum
splendour with the dynasty of the Scala family.
After a brief dominion under the Visconti and
Carraresi, in 1405 the city spontaneously
accepted the rule of the Serenissima Republic.
Venices dominion thus lasted about four
hundred years, until the French invasion of
1797. With the Treaty of Campoformio
(October 1797), Napoleon consigned Verona
and much of its territory to Austria.
Under Austrian dominion, Verona became one
of the strongholds of the Quadrilateral. Finally,
Verona was united to the Reign of Italy in 1866
by popular vote.
Principal Monuments
The most important monuments of Verona
can be found along five itineraries, which are
flexible and conventional. The monuments
indicated in bold type are described in detail
on the following pages; they concern the
religious and civil architecture. Of course, to
consent rapid and easy consultation of this
guide, a drastic selection was made: in addition
to those indicated, Verona also has many other
religious and civil monuments.
Itinerary 1 - the Historical Centre
The Duomo, in romanesque style, was built
in the XII century in the vicinity of the Adige
River, in the area that the Romans had
earmarked for the hot springs. Although it was
remodelled in successive periods, it represents
a monument that is rich in history and works
of art. The complex includes the churches of
S. Elena and San Giovanni in Fonte, as well as
the Piazza del Vescovado. The seat of an
important Capitulary Library is located in Piazza
Duomo. The church of Santa Anastasia is
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DUOMO
Piazza Duomo, 21
Tel. +39-045595627
Hours:
November/Febrary:
Closed:
10.00-17.30 10.00-13.00 13.30-16.00
Monday
Holidays:
Holidays:
Entrance:
13.30-17.30 13.30-17.00
2,50
SANT'ANASTASIA
3
Tel. +39-045595508
Free entrance
Corso Cavour, 28
Tel. +39-0458001879
Hours:
November/Febrary:
Closed:
10.00-18.00 10.00-13.00 13.30-16.00
Monday
Holidays:
Holidays:
Entrance:
13.00-18.00 13.00-17.00
2,50
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romanesque style, was built around 1110, reutilising part of the previous construction
material. After the earthquake of 1117, the
perimeter walls of the apses were raised. At
the end of the century the church was
completed with the addition of the transept,
the womens gallery and cylindrical towers. The
two different phases of construction are
recognisable because of the difference between
the lower wall, built with river rock arranged
like a fish spine, alternated with rows of tuff
and fired brick, and the upper wall, where only
tuff and fired brick were utilised. But the beauty
and suggestiveness of the building, created by
the equilibrium of the individual architectural
parts, the warm chromatics of the materials
and the calibrated play of light through the
narrow splay windows, were later destroyed by
additions and remodelling.
Architecture and Art. The faade is pressed
between two graduated towers, from which
access was gained to the womens galleries.The
red marble door, is surmounted by a prostyle
with elegant renaissance arches. The external
face is built with bands of tuff and brick. The
plan is a latin pentapses benedictine cross.
Intimate and suggestive, the interior is divided
into three naves concluding with three apses
and a transept with two spans, terminating with
a small apse. The presence of the womens
galleries, which are still intact, is rare and
precious. They open on three sides along the
upper floor of the smaller naves and the counter
face: the womens galleries are as large as the
two lateral naves and face the altar above them,
like a loggia.
SAN GIOVANNI IN FORO
Vic. San Giovanni in Foro, 1
Hours:
10.00-12.30
16.00-19.30
Tel. +39-0458009496
Via Dogana, 2
Tel. +39-0458007287
Hours:
November/Febrary:
Closed:
10.00-18.00 10.00-13.00 13.30-16.00
Monday
Holidays:
Holidays:
Entrance:
13.00-18.00 13.30-17.00
2,50
Tel. +39-0458340232
Closed:
Monday
Entrance:
Free
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SANTO STEFANO
Piazza Santo Stefano
Hours:
09.00-12.00 16.00-18.00
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Tel. +39-0458348529
Closed:
Tuesday afternoon
Entrance:
Free
Tel. +39-045591440
Entrance:
Free
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Tel. +39-0458030119
Entrance:
Free
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SAN ZENO MAGGIORE
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JULIETS HOUSE
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ROMEOS HOUSE
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MUSEUMS
FONDAZIONE MUSEO
MINISCALCHI-ERIZZO
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of San Francesco hosts works on canvas of
great dimensions ranging from the sixteenth
to the eighteenth century. The underground
holds a deposit of roman amphoras dating
from the I century A.D., which were found in
local diggings. In the courtyard there is medieval
and modern lapidary material (architectural
and sculptural) that awaits preparation of a
medieval lapidary.
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO
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TORRE DEI LAMBERTI
Cortile Mercato Vecchio
Hours:
09.30-19.30
Monday:
13.30-19.30
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Tel. +39-0458032726
Entrance: 3,00
Stairs: 2,00
Reduced: 1,50
School groups: 1,00
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PALAZZO DEL COMUNE
(della Ragione
or del Mercato Vecchio)
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Tel. +39-0458003392
Entrance: 4,00
Reduced: 3,00
School groups:
1,00
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sculptors. Entering, along the wall of the
church, there is the tomb of Mastino I. The
shape of the sarcophagus is extremely simple:
the cover with two overhanging elements and
four previously fixed ones recalls roman use.
Further on, isolated, lies the tomb of Alberto
I. The Sarcophagus is richly storied, and repeats,
in an architectural form, the tomb of Mastino
I. The primary phases are adorned with the
symbols of evangelists and the figure of the
Patriarchs. The cover bears, among slight
decorations, the imperial coat of arms, flanked
by two Scala family coats of ar ms.
The three simple tombs near the external
perimeter wall probably belong to Bartolomeo
I, Cangrande II and Bartolomeo II or Bailardo
Nogarola, respectively. Above the lateral door
of S. Maria Antica, there is the magnificent
mausoleum of Cangrande I, who died on 22nd
June 1329. The sarcophagus is supported by
four symbolic dogs, which uphold the Scala
family coat of arms. On the front face, three
small statues have been placed. Above the
cover of the Sarcophagus, it is the supine statue
of Cangrande. Four columns support the
canopy, which is thrown like the trunk of a
pyramid upwards, and culminates in the
marvellous statue on horseback. The second
door of the gate leads to the sepulchre of
Mastino II. The sarcophagus rests on the four
pillars. The sarcophagus still bears traces of
the ancient colours. Four sharp pinnacles make
up the crown, with the between the three
gables, the central spire, upon which the
monumental horseback figure of the seigniory
rests, completely closed in a solid armour and
with his face concealed. The last Arca, of
Cansignorio, is richer and has more movement
than the previous ones, but is not of such high
artistic value. The sarcophagus rests on pillars
substituted by four couples of nude putties of
almost renaissance inspiration. Along the faces
of the urn evangelistic stories are sculpted.
Around the listel at the base, on the east side,
the signature of the author of this mausoleum
is engraved: Bonino da Campione. Translated
in the Scala tomb in 1831, it is the sepulchre
of Giovanni della Scala, placed at the back of
the cemetery, on the external wall of the house
adjacent to the church.
The tomb of Cangrande I, Arche Scaligere.
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PIAZZA BRA
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ARENA
Piazza Br
Hours:
08.30-19.30
Monday:
13.45-19.30
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Tel. +39-0458003204
Entrance: 4,00
Reduced: 3,00
School groups: 1,00
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CASTELVECCHIO
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PORTA BORSARI
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PONTE PIETRA
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TEATRO ROMANO
Via Rigaste Redentore, 2
Hours:
08.30-19.30
Monday:
13.30-19.30
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Tel. +39-0458000360
Entrance: 3,00
Reduced: 2,00
School groups:
1,00
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GIARDINO GIUSTI
Via Giardino Giusti, 2
Hours:
October/March:
09.00-20.00 from 09.00-17.00
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Tel. +39-0458034029
Entrance: 5,00
Reduced: 4,50
School groups: 2,50
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