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Italy > Veneto > Verona

Verona

N 45°26.337', E 10°59.673'
2012-06-03
http://www.comune.verona.it
Our rating: 8.00
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Conveniently located on the motorway between Venice and Milan, Verona is quite popular among tourists.

The city is famous because of Juliet's patio and a balcony. Shakespeare decided to settle the famous lovers in Verona. What to say... the patio is here, the balcony too, as well as crowds of tourists. Not very romantic, is it?

"Romantic" Juliet's patio in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Juliet's balcony in Verona
Juliet's balcony in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Everyone is trying to touch the ​​breast of Juliet. In 2013, it was discovered that one of her breasts was severely worn and needed restoration.

Juliet's patio
Juliet's patio ©Yuriy Buriak

The second place that attracts tourists in Verona is a historic amphitheater Arena (152 m long and 123 m wide), located in the heart of the city on the Piazza Bra. Every year an Opera Festival is held here (information).

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Fortunately, it's not all sights of the city. Verona has a great old city, where you can walk all day long.

As well as in other Italian cities, cars are not allowed in the old city. So we left the car at a large parking lot near the city walls and went for a walk on foot. Actually, at first we used a bus as the old city is quite large. We decided to go to the viewing platform near the St. Peter's Castle and then walk back to the car through the old city. If you're planning to use the city bus, here you can download a great map of the routes and see the schedule (the same information for the buses that run on the weekend can be found only at the Italian version of the website). We used the bus #95.

It's quite easy to get to the observation deck. Just go to the Ponte Pietra Bridge and continue straight ahead and up. To the left of the bridge is a funicular, but at the time of our visit (2012) it was abandoned, probably because of another Italian strike, e.g. the drivers of funiculars :) The bridge, by the way, is the oldest in Verona. On the two arcades near the left bank, ancient facing was preserved. During the war, the Nazis destroyed the bridge, but later it was rebuilt from the wreckage by drawings and photos.

View of Ponte Pietra and the old city of Verona
View of Ponte Pietra and the old city of Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

The observation deck near the St. Peter's Castle is just wonderful. There's only a few tourists here as not everyone wants to climb the hill on foot.

View of Verona from an observation deck near the St. Peter's Castle
View of Verona from an observation deck near the St. Peter's Castle ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Going down from the observation deck, we went for a walk around the old city. There are many cozy streets and beautiful buildings here. At the bottom of the page is a great map of the downtown, we visited all marked places and walked on the city walls.

There's an observation deck in the Lamberti tower on the Piazza delle Erbe. For 2 euros you can go up on a lift.

We found a cathedral named after Anastasia :)

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Bride and groom in a very picturesque patio

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Mr Bean's car :)

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

Cool pool where you can walk on water.

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak

And other interesting things and places

Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Verona
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza delle Erbe ©Yuriy Buriak


Fountain on the Piazza delle Erbe
Fountain on the Piazza delle Erbe ©Yuriy Buriak


Castelvecchio Bridge in Verona
Castelvecchio Bridge in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Lost cat in Verona
Lost cat in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Adige river in Verona
Adige river in Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Basilica di San Zeno
Basilica di San Zeno ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Verona
Verona ©Nastya Mironets


Verona
Verona ©Yuriy Buriak


Map of Verona
Map of Verona ©@

Getting there: There's an airport just 12 kilometers away from the downtown. Buses to the city run every 20 minutes, the ticket price is 6 euros (information and schedule). The bus station is located on the Porta Nuova Square, near the city wall. The train station is also here.

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2014-01-17 22:23 # 1 Оля
После посещения Вероны поменяла свое мнение кардинально про этот город. Ранее думала, что кроме балкона Джульеты смотреть не на что, НО город оказался довольно большим с кучей интересностей (описаны выше :))

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