You can find it at the start of Val’d’Illasi. The Val d’Illasi is a beatiful valley in the east side of Verona. Really nice, it run for about 40 kilometers from ex statal’s road n° 11, between Caldiero and Colognola ai Colli, to north to mountain called Carega (dialectal name for chear). It’s a lovely [...]
Piazza delle Erbe is a square in Verona. It once was home to the town’s Roman forum during the time of the Roman Empire. The northern side of the square is occupied by the ancient town hall, the Torre dei Lamberti, the Casa dei Giudici (“Judges Hall”) and the Mazzanti Houses. The western side, the [...]
The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona,. It was built by the gens Gavia, a noble Roman family who had their hometown in Verona, at the beginning of the Via Postumia, the Roman road leading to the city. During the Middle Ages it was used as a gate in the walls. The [...]
The Castelvecchio Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Castelvecchio) or Scaliger Bridge (Italian: Ponte Scaligero) is a fortified bridge in Verona. The segmental arch bridge featured the world’s largest span at the time of its construction (48.70 m). It was built (most likely in 1354-1356) by Cangrande II della Scala, to grant him a safe way of [...]
The Verona Arena (Arena di Verona) is a Roman amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, which is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind. The building itself was built in AD 30 on a site which was then beyond the city walls. The [...]
