Splendid Verona

A trip to Verona, often described as "a splendid, stately, monumental and romantic city". With a few hours available and a stop at a small typical restaurant, I recommend an itinerary that lets you discover a little of the charm of this beautiful city. You won't see everything, but a lot. Having left the car in Corso Porta Nuova (on Sundays parking is free), continuing straight you arrive at Piazza Bra. Here you immediately notice the ancient majesty of the Arena, but also the gentle strolling among bars and kiosks. Still following pedestrian areas you arrive at Piazza delle Erbe, where you can admire the Torre del Comune, the fountain of Madonna Verona, the column of San Marco. The balconies of the buildings still preserve beautiful frescoes.

In the nearby Piazza dei Signori, "Verona's drawing room" thanks to the monumental and elegant appearance given to it by the Scaliger lordship, we admire the town hall, with the splendid Scalinata della Ragione. Continuing we find Juliet's house (the portico in front is incredibly defaced by lovers' graffiti, who stick notes of every kind on the walls with chewing gum...). Then I recommend going towards the Adige and visiting the church of San Fermo, made up of two overlapping churches, the upper one open to the public only in the afternoon. Strolling then along the Lungadige you reach the ancient Ponte Pietra, from the Roman era, and on the opposite bank the remains of the Roman Theatre. Returning to the bank of the Adige, the majesty of the Cathedral, with its stupendously frescoed naves.

Another particularly evocative bridge is the Ponte di Castelvecchio or Ponte degli Scaligeri, adjacent to the Castelvecchio fortress, near which you can also admire the ancient Arco dei Gavi. From here, along via Roma, you quickly return to Piazza Bra.