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Via Anton Maria Lorgna 1-B, Verona, 37136, Italy
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Another reference to Shakespeare near Piazza Bra
Piazza delle Erbe on a sunny afternoon
Piazza dei Signori, with Cangrande's palace
Madonna Verona Fountain and Torre Lamberti
We are going to Lake Garda in September and are flying from Verona and wanted to leave our lugguage so we can have a look around the city before we leave for the airport, is there anywhere at the main train station in Verona?
hi - i was sure verona would have a left luggage but had never used it so checked on this site
http://www.grandistazioni.it/client_enhtml/page.php?id=10017
and yes, Verona Porta Nuova has this service
And, by the way, the train station is exactly where you exit the bus from the lake (if from eastern side) and take the shuttle to the airport.
Looking at the station, the left luggage is on the right.
Ciao
Francesco
Looks historic but I was not all that impressed,looks like it is made out of cardboard from a distance,but on closer inspection I can see it is an old castle,did not bother to find out the date it was build or by whom or who owned it. I miss the city of Verona a very touristic city but if you go away from the touristic places you can find more things of interest.
6th Century BC the Veneto occupied by the Euganei and the Veneti (the latter people ultimately gave their name to the region)
3rd Century BC Romans conquer the Veneto
89 BC inhabitants of the Veneto given full Roman citizenship
30 AD Arena completed.
1263 Rise to power of Leonardino della Scala ("Mastino" or Mastiff) begins the rule of the Scala ("staircase") family
1301 Dante arrives in Verona
1302 Romeo Montecchi (Montague) and Juliet Capuleti meet and die. The Montecchi were Guelphs who supported the Pope; the Capuleti were Ghibellines who supported the Holy Roman Emperor.
1308 Cangrande I ("Big Dog") comes to power and extends Scaliger rule over almost all of the Veneto mainland.
1329 death of Cangrande I, Verona's power starts to decline
1387 Scala family loses power
1405-1797 Verona becomes part of the Venetian state
1520s Luigi da Porto (of Vicenza) writes the story of Romeo and Juliet
1595 Shakespeare dramatizes the story of Romeo and Juliet
1801 Verona split between Austria and France
1866 Austrians defeated, Verona becomes part of Italy
1915-18 Verona heavily damaged in fighting between Austria and Italy
World War II Allies bomb the city heavily; Germans blow up all the bridges
1995 Greater Verona is a manufacturing center with a population of over 300,000 (about 10% that of Rome).
I never cease to be amazed at how much is spent on funary accessories in Italy. My all time favourite was the one at Enna (see my Sicily pages) but, even after all that I had seen, this one still surprised me.
I'd taken a turn, thinking to cut across and save some kilometres on my way to Vicenza, when I stumbled across Castelrotto. I immediately had visions of a Greek temple but, no, it was just your average everyday burial place in modern Italy.
Still amazed me though!
Don't go searching for your vocabulary to translate the tip title, because it's local dialect, or at least the best written approximation of it (a local dialect isn't a written language, after all).
It means up and down the "Liston". The Liston is the stripe of pink marbe that covers the west side of Piazza Bra.
A very touristly place, indeed, but a local custom is to stroll up and down here, to see and to be seen, to eventually meet friends, to see people coming and going and, yes, just to have a look at the tourists and to play guessing from where they are...
Note that the name "Liston" has to came from a venetian expression because you can find it in more than a place that was under venetian influence. I'm sure of 2: one is the town of Belluno (on the road to the Dolomites) and another is in a greek island.... Can you guess wich one?
My rule of thumb is to take enough clothes for the length of that particular trip PLUS two days, whichever is shorter.
If you are traveling on business, you can probably pack along two suits and rotate between them. Try to take different colors of shirts/blouses; mixing and matching might fool people into thinking you brought more clothes than you did. That's the whole idea, isn't it? ;-D
If you are going on an extended trip, pick one color and stick with it... like say black. If you are part of the Generation X (ahem!).... REJOICE! Why? Because black travels very well. You can get ketchup stains all over your black jeans or coffee stained on your black t-shirt... and nobody will ever notice! Just make sure they don't stand too close to you to catch a whiff of the...er... Well, I'm sure you know what I mean! :-)) I ALWAYS, ALWAYS bring along at least 2 camaras with me... just in case one breaks down. My friends used to laugh at me.... until their one and only camera broke down. When when they have to RELY SOLELY on me and my amateurish photographic skills, they stopped laughing. Yes, immediately. Serve them right! :-)) If you are going to do lots of walking and sightseeing, do remember to put the following items into your tote bag or backpack: Maps and perhaps phrase books, Your all-important Guidebook, Water bottle, Sunglasses.... etc.
DON'T forget to bring along your much-treasured ATM card to withdraw cash. Yes, no need to rush to the money-changers to change all your money into the Belgium currency before your trip.
And DON'T use your Visa or Mastercard to withdraw cash. This is considered a CASH ADVANCE and you'd be slapped with a HEFTY fee whereas if you were to use YOUR own ATM card, you will NOT be charged for any fees.
In fact, you WILL benefit and enjoy from the low interbank exchange rates. Trust me (I used to work for an American bank).
Just ensure that you adhere to the following steps:
(1) Flip to the back of your local ATM card, do you see the logos 'Cirrus', 'Plus', 'The Exchange' etc. on it?
(2) If the answer is 'yes', then you have absolutely nothing to worry about!
(3) Why? Because you can withdraw cash from any ATM machines in Italy, no matter how obscure the town you're at is.
(4) If you use this method, you'd also save alot from the interbank exchange rates.
(5) Money changers will charge you much, much more compared to a bank.
I've been using this method countless of times before and so far, no ATM machines in this world have failed me.... yet. Yes, even in the remotest village of Africa!
Have a great trip!
Photo Below: The side alley leading all the way to Juliet's House.
'I was once asked if I'd like to meet the President of a certain country. I said, 'No. But I'd love to meet some shepherders.' The shepherders, farmers and taxi drivers are often the most fascinating people. - James Michener (American Author); b.1907
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