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Verona, Italy

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Verona

Italy

Verona is an historic city with a population of about a quarter of a million in north-eastern Italy's Veneto region. It's most famous as the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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  • Juliet's balcony is a 1930s fabrication built partly from an Egyptian sarcophagus; the courtyard is free, but the paid house museum is mostly film props.

  • If you must see Casa di Giulietta, go the moment the gate opens; by midday, tour groups arrive and pack the tiny courtyard shoulder-to-shoulder until late afternoon.

  • The Arena is the best-preserved Roman amphitheatre in Italy and the real headline: a summer opera night under the open sky is the thing people remember for years.

  • The all-inclusive Verona Card pays for itself the moment you visit the top three sights: the Arena, Casa di Giulietta, and Castelvecchio, saving you individual entry fees.

  • Climb the Torre dei Lamberti for the classic overhead shot of Piazza delle Erbe and its market umbrellas.

  • Restaurants ringing Piazza Bra and Piazza delle Erbe are the tourist-trap belt; walk two or three streets out for honest bigoli and Amarone.

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Best time to go

Best window: March–May and September–November

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Getting around

Getting around

City bus schedules available online, via google maps and through the "ticket bus Verona" app. The 11, 12 or 13 bus on weekdays will get you from the train station (Stazione Porta Nuova) to the Arena (Piazza Bra).

Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What to see

Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check.

Arena (Verona)

Worth it

Also recommended by AvvenTube and 1 other

· Moderate

An enormous, spectacular Roman amphitheatre, crumbling on the outside but still in use today. It was erected in the 1st century AD in an elliptical shape, and is the world's third-largest amphitheatre to survive from antiquity.

Castelvecchio

· Cheap

A 14th-century, red brick, fortified castle on the banks of the river Adige. The main castle buildings house the city art museum which is packed with a rich collection of medieval sculpture and Renaissance paintings.

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Lamberti Tower

· Cheap

completed in 1463, this is the tallest of Verona's towers. The distinctive clock tower looms over the Piazza delle Erbe, and you enter via the palace courtyard. 238 steps to the top, or take the lift, for great views.

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Verona Cathedral

· Cheap

It was built to replace an 8th-century church which was destroyed in the earthquake of 1117. Consecrated in 1187, the church features an ornate marble Romanesque façade by the Veronese architect Nicolò; its pillars are supported by two…

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Piazza delle Erbe

Home of the Forum in Roman times, this is still a focal point of the city. Contains the 'Britney Verona' fountain, 14th-century 'Gardello Tower', and a market that, while picturesque, seems to have become another tourist cliche during its…

Porta Borsari

The remains of a Roman gate, dates to at least the 2nd century AD, but is almost certainly older.

What to do

Amarone wine tour

Via Vigolo, 16 Negrar di Valpolicella 37024 Verona

Discover the Valpolicella wine region with the famous Amarone.

S. Maria di Lourdes Sanctuary

Take the Bus 41 or walk· Free

Breathtaking view from the edge of Verona's highest hill.

Minigolf La Torretta

Fun activity for the entire family. Good alternative for children when tired of sightseeing. Great panoramic view of the hills around Verona.

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What to eat

Osteria Sottoriva

Worth it

Also recommended by Gambero Rosso

Pastissada de caval with polenta, in a warm and informal room under the porticoes.

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Ristorante Cinese La Pagoda

Via Fama, 6

Excellent Chinese restaurant with good food. Excellent care in treating the ingredients. The shrimps are superb. The chicken is also tender and well marinated. One of the first Chinese restaurants opened in Verona since the 80s.

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Buoono

Via Anfiteatro, 6c

In this place they make excellent wraps, very good doughs, both normal and wholemeal, the ingredients for the filling are delicious and of excellent quality. The food is very good, most likely the best piadineria in the area.

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La Tradision

Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 6

The place is very good and the varieties of cold meats as well. Cicchetti (like tapas) are tasty. Typical place for aperitifs with many appetizers.

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Piadineria Artigiana Bacchabundus Cavour

Corso Cavour, 7

Very good piadina and great choice. Very nice place, excellent wraps, very kind and helpful staff. Wide variety of vegetarian / vegan options.

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Trattoria Trota da Luciano

Via Trota, 3

To eat real traditional and homemade Italian cuisine. Typical trattoria. Generous portions and impeccable service.

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Pizzeria da Vincenzo

Piazza Nogara, 3

Traditional pizzeria. Best pizza. Their secret is special flour. Small and cozy place, good service.

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Where to stay

Agriturismo Sommavalle

Via Sommavalle 9/a· Expensive

In the Torricelle suburb north of Verona, 4 km from the historical centre; it occupies a sunny and panoramic area on the southern side of a hill about 300m above sea level. It can be easily reached by car or with the urban bus service.

Grand Hotel Verona

Corso Porta Nuova 105

An elegant aristocratic building decorated with paintings and sculptures of some of the best Italian artists of the 20th century, for this luxury four-star hotel of Verona.

B&B Mambrotta

via Case Nove 3

14 km from the center of Verona, and 2 minutes from autostrada A4 Verona Est exit, in a quiet and wonderful environment of Venetian plain, in Mambrotta village.

Campeggio Castel San Pietro

Via Castel San Pietro, 2

Spectacular views over the city and about 15 minutes walk from the centre. Peaceful, luxuriant vegetation. Also cabins and tents-for-rent offered.

Hotel Gardenia

Via Unità d’Italia 350, San Michele Extra

High quality service with rooms

Apple Suite B&B

Via Santa Felicita 9· Expensive

Full apartment, gentle host, in the heart of city centre.

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Travel content from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Encyclopedic context from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Videos via the YouTube Data API.