Verona Off The Beaten Path

 28 Reviews  The bust of Felice Cavallotti, 1842-1898, stands on the wall in the passage of Scaliger palace. He was Italian politician, poet and dramatic. In 1860 and 1866 he faught with the Garibaldi Corps.... 

 11 Reviews  We found this walking to Castel San Pietro. You can walk in and see the "renaissance garden" open up to you. Even if you do not want to pay the 5 euro or so to see it, you can get a peek of the... 

 14 Reviews  If exploring the city has taken it out of you a little, relax in Piazza Bra next to the world-famous Arena. The green oasis in the centre is a perfect vantage point for people watching or admiring the... 

 22 Reviews  This Holy water stoup, from 1495, was carved by Gabriele, father of Paolo Caliari better known as "il Veronese". It features a hunchback, a figure which from time immemorial has always appealed to the... 

 11 Reviews  Just couldn't resist not to take the picture of this abandoned Villa which is lined on the Castle S. Pietro. As it is all "dressed" in green it looks very charming and beautiful. Too bad it is in such... 

 5 Reviews  Some of my friends, when visiting Verona, couldn't find the location of Porta Borsari. In fact, it looks like hidden in the structure of the newly build houses that are surrounding it. You can't miss... 

 effeti Says:  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... 

 rikoriko Says:  There was an apartment house with the wall where the fresco painting was drawn. Paints are painted with the fresco painting before mortar still dries so that it... 

 Nemorino Says:  When you leave the city center you will find some pleasant shady streets, but also some drab ones such as the Via IV novembre (named after the Italian victory... 

 sachara Says:  The charming little city Valeggio sul Mincio is situated on the boundaries between two regions Lombardy and Veneto south of Lake Garda. The Mincio valley that... 

 alucas Says:  Outside the church is a small cloister and along one wall are the remains of more frescos. Maybe they had been white washed at some time, maybe they were never... 

 alucas Says:  This delightful little church was described by effeti on his Verona page, and looked so charming that we just had to drive out and find it. It is situated in... 

 Azhut Says:  The statue of Dante Alighieri stands in Piazza dei Signori. The great Italian poet was hosted in the Scala Palace under the dominion of Cangrande I della Scala,... 

 globetrott Says:  Valeggio sul Mincio is a small town in the west of Verona, where we had our big VT-Meeting.There is a nice castle, some remains of the medieval townwall and the... 

 gambadilegno Says:  If you don´t wont to stay in a hotel in Verona, try to get a room in Fumane. There is a l ázie-nda agricola, called Corteforte. They have four room in an old... 

 Vanity666 Says:  As you are entering the Piazza delle Erbe look up when going under the portal, there are mammoth fangs hanged down from the portal. If there wasn't our guide I... 

 rikoriko Says:  There is a Lion with wings bronze statue ahead of the exclusive apartment house in front of Erbe plaza. 

 rikoriko Says:  I heard that the building in front of the E‚’be plaza is still used as an apartment, and that it is too high-level and it is not easy to figure out its rent. 

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 artonice Says:  I loved this old house with the flowers and want to share with you.