Verona - the first class fortress
by Kreolka
Verona - the first class fortress, the main city of the Italian province Verona (2747, 34 êâ. Km, nearby 400 thousand cit.), 71 m above sea level, at bottom of mountains, in a fertile valley. Between the numerous areas of Verona are noteworthy: Pizza delle Erbe - an ancient forum, and now the market, and medieval Pizza dei Siniori with a town hall (Palazzo del Constglio), statues of the well-known citizens and ... monument of Dante.
There are 48 churches in Verona; between them are especially remarkable Santa-Maria-Antica (it is constructed in VIII item and then is some times altered; pictures of Tizian in an altar; near church the well-known mausoleum), the San Zeno (XI - XII item, in Romance style, with a magnificent portal), Santa-Anastasia (Gothic construction 1290 - 1450, with not ended facade, the magnificent portal, many monuments and pictures) ....
Juliet's House
by Jeca011
Well this is also another symbol of Verona. When you say Verona first thing people usualy think is Romeo and Juliet. But here is real truth about this house.
This house was property of Dal Cappello family and dates from the 12th century. In 1905 the house was purchased by the City of Verona. About 20 years ago it was transformed in Juliet's house. The restoration respected the structure of the interior more than anything else so you realy have feeling that this was house from Romeo and Juliet's time.
In the courtyard there is a bronze statue of Juliet.. And of course famouse balcony.
Piazza dei Signori
by iandsmith
One of Verona's attractions, somewhat overshadowed by the Piazza Erbe adjacent, is the Piazza dei Signori.
The 19th century statue of Dante is the centrepiece and he seems to be viewing the dominant Palazzo del Capitano, once the home of the military in Verona, specifically the heirarchy. This dates from the Scaligeri times (13th and 14th centuries).
Behind Dante is the Renaissance Loggia del Consiglio (1493) which coincides with the Venetian rule and is today used as a council chamber. It is topped by statues of notable Romans who were born here, Pliny the Elder being the one familiar to most. The Statue of Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) was erected in 1865 and was designed by Ugo Zannoni. The Palazzo del Comune is where Dante wrote the Purgatorio (Inferno), Loggia del Consiglio and the Torre dei Lamberti.
Dante Alighieri was arguably the greatest Italian poet, a statesman and a language theorist. His greatest and best known work is "Divine Comedy" written between 1310 and 1314. It is a masterpiece of world literature. He is also called the Father of Italian Language and is regarded as one of the most important writers in European literature.
Despite his fame today, he lived part of his life in exile. He stayed in Verona briefly as a guest of Bartolomeo I della Scala, the then ruler of Verona.
Piazza delle Erbe - the Fountain of Madonna Verona
by croisbeauty
On the central island of the marble paved square are severeal interesting statues.
The Fountain of Madonna di Verona which Cansignorio commissioned in 1368: a column decorated with heads and symbolic fugures in relief and supporting a Roman statue rises out of circular basin from which the water overflows into a wider and lower one. Known as Madonna di Verona, on the book she hold is written in Latin, 'EST IUSTI LATRIX URBS HAEC ET LAUDIS AMATRIX'.
Venetian Lion
by Azhut
The winged lion represents St Mark, the patron saint of Venice. In medieval times Verona became a free municipality and reached its maximum slendour 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. Venice's dominion thus lasted about four hundred years, until the Frebch invasion of 1797. with the Treaty of Campoformio (october 1797), Napoleon consigned Verona and much of its territory to Austria.
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Your passport to the city of Verona
The main altar of the lower church of San Fermo
Breakfast on board the train to Verona
Arana square on way to Portoni arhc entry
