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Palazzo de la Ragione
The view from Torre dei Lamberti
The Castelvecchio Bridge
Side view of the facade
Hi, we are travelling from Verona Porta Nuova bus station to Bardolino. Does anyone know how far the bus station in Bardolino is from Hotel Gardenia in Bardolino ie is it within walking distance? Thanks!
Viamichelin says 17mins on foot from the centre of the town on foot, but given that the bus passes by the hotel on the way into town you can always ask the driver to drop yop you near the LIDL supermarket in Bardolino as the hotel is only 200mtrs from it.
Regards,
Billy
Thanks Billy. I will ask the driver to do just that. Regards, Kerry
There are beautiful and unique houses and castles around the town and the one right above is the far-famed castle of Tyrol (Teriolis), from which, curiously enough, the whole area is said to have derived its name.
The area is perfect for slow-paced walk or further out, hiking trips!
Verona originated in the prehistoric age, probably on the present site of the Ponte Pietra where the river Adige couid be forded along the salt and amber route from the Adriatic to Germany. Possibly founded by the Veneti, it was of great importance in the Roman Age and became a Romar town in 49 B.C. In 312 A.D. Pompeianus, General of Maxentius was defeated and killed near Verona by Constantine. It became Christian in the 4th century, till it became the beloved city of Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoth kingdom in the middie of the 5th century, then a Longobardic dukedom and the seat of Pipin, King of Italy under the Carolingian Empire. In the 11th century Verona was joined to the Mark of Bavaria and in 1136 it became a municipality. Having come under the power of Ezzelino da Romano, it came under the dominion of the Scaliger family, whose seigniory lasted from 1277 until 1387, when it fell into the hands of the Viscontis. In 1405 Verona volutarily offered itself to the Venetians, under whose government it remained until 1796, when the Republic of Venice was invaded by Napoleon. After the short-lived rule of the Kingdom of Italy Verona was occupied by the Austrians in 1814 and returned to the dominion of Italy in 1866.
Verona was the papal seat of Pope Lucius III (Ubaldo Allucignoli di Lucca) from 1181 to 1185, the year when the Conclave which elected Pope Urban III was held in Verona. Pope Lucius III is buried in the choir of the Cathedral, where there is a memorial stone inscribed to him
The church of St. Giorgio in Braida. Across the river from the Cathedral (near the Ponte Garibaldi). It's apparently the best of Verona's churches for artwork including a piece by Tintoretto. We didn't go in - we're not great 'indoor attractions' people, especially not in lovely weather :-)
Veneto is the home of grappa production; it was originally produced in Bassano del Grappa, near Vicenza, which is just east of Verona.
It's a strong brandy made from all the by-products of grapes, about 80-100 proof, rarely aged, and served chilled. Call it firewater if you must as it really burns.
I thought it was one of the most putrid things in the world the first time I tried it. Well that thought certainly changed. I slowly developed an appreciation for this potent stuff.
People asked me what I did during all my time in Verona. Well, my colleagues and I reverted to nightly grappa drinking sessions, perhaps to relieve the stress of our intensive training. One local even exclaimed that she had consumed more grappa with us during this period of time than she has cumulatively in her 50+ years of existence in Italy. Not that this is something we should all be proud of, but it certainly became a joke between all of us.
Bolca is a tiny village on the mountains of Verona (NW from the town), but it is well known all over the world by naturalists for its fossiles.
A real gold mine of perfectly shaped fossils including marvellous fishes, insects, plants come back to life when the limestone in wich they were buried by the nature on the bottom of a sea laggoon is split.
Just google for images "bolca fossiles" to understand what i mean.
The example in my picture is just a tiny insignificant fossile that was once given as a gift to my family.
The museums are full of the wonders.
The fossiles date back to the Eocene period (around 50 millions of years ago) and they was extarcted in the last century by the Cerato local family, who built up in Bolca a very nice museum of fossiles.
But there are maybe 30 or 40 kms to go there from Verona (see pic #4 for a basic map). If you want to enjoy a wonderful collection of Bolca fossiles you can just stay close to the city center of Verona (Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 9, opposite side of the river Adige from St Fermo church), and visit the MUSEO DI STORIA NATURALE (open Monday to thurday and saturday 9AM / 7 pm, closed on friday, sunday 2 pm to 7 pm entrance 3 euro). It is well worth a visit, and it is open on monday, when most of the other museums are closed.
To know more about the fossies read the article in PDF you will open from the link below under "website".
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