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The hidden little gems of the town, Verona

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The hidden little gems of the town: Villages outside Verona
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    • icunme
  • By icunme on January 22, 2006
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    • Lazise - theme park for families - Verona
    Lazise - theme park for
    families
    by icunme, 3 more photos
    The Italian version of Santa Barbara's "Sideways" - the Valpolicella wine country - San Pietro in Cariano, Pastrengo - the Po Vally - to Lago de Guardia and the family fun destination Lazise -- all worth the adventure. Camping is big at Lazise and below you find a good web link.

  • Website: http://www.campingbelvedere.com/#eng
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    The hidden little gems of the town: Romeo and Juliet Bronze Panels
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    • sandysmith
  • By sandysmith on August 24, 2003
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    • THE kiss - Verona
    THE kiss
    by sandysmith
    At the back of the Cloister of Juliet's grave is a wonderful bronze frieze of 10 panels depicting the story of Rome and Juliet. It is the work of the artist Sergio Pasetto - modelled first in clay; having made a mould in silicone rubber, wax models made and then fused in bronze. The 10 scenes are:
    1. Verona
    2. The Meeting
    3. The Kiss on the Balcony
    4. The Marriage
    5. The Duel between Romeo and Tebaldo
    6. Night of Love
    7. Romeo runs away to Mantova
    8. Fra' Loroenxo delivewrs the phial
    9. Juliet's burial
    10. Romeo and Juliet joined forever.

    Each one is beautiful in its own right - often copies of these are available as souvenirs.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Tomba di Guilietta
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    • sandysmith
  • Updated By sandysmith on March 26, 2005
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    • an empty grave - Verona
    an empty grave
    by sandysmith
    Most people will make their way to Juliet's house to see the famed balcony but few make thier way over to the other side of town to see her grave.

    Juliets grave is found in the crypt below the cloister of an old monastery (which now houses a fresco museum) at Via Del Pontiere 5. This church - San Fancesco - is also reputed to be the location of the secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet. There's quite a gruesome tale here. Apparently the nuns got tired of people visiting the said Juliets grave, and treating her almost as a saint, even though she committed suicide, so they opened up her sarcophagus and threw out her remains -how horrid :-S

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Visit Garibaldi
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    • Martin_S.
  • By Martin_S. on November 8, 2003
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    • Garibaldi's statue, Verona, Italy - Verona
    Garibaldi's statue,
    Verona, Italy
    by Martin_S.
    Okay, who was Garibaldi??? He was an Italian hero who fought for the unification of Italy during the wars between 1848 and only finished in 1870. He was actually born in Nice and at one point immigrated and became a citizen of the USA between 1849-1854. He returned to Italy in 1854 and in 1859 invaded Sicily and Napels with his troops called the "Red Shirts" and freed them from Spanish rule.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Get off the Beaten Path!
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  • Updated By shellybelly567 on October 17, 2003
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    • Scaglieri Tombs - Verona
    Scaglieri Tombs
    by shellybelly567
    I got off the beaten path and saw lots of cool stuff, well actually I was lost, but that's not the point. Anyway, Verona has tons of tiny winding streets full of beauty.

    Just take a left turn instead of a right sometime. You might be surprised at what you find.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Via Sottoriva
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on June 8, 2007
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    • Via Sottoriva - Verona
    Via Sottoriva
    by croisbeauty, 3 more photos
    Via Sottoriva can be reached by walking down beside the Church of St. Anastasia, and is one of the oldest and best preserved of all Verona's ancient streets. Most of the buildings along it date from the Middle Ages, and one side is completely composed of arcades.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Santa Anastasia - Holy water stoup
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on April 19, 2004
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    • Pasquino - Verona
    Pasquino
    by croisbeauty
    The Holy water stoup from 1591 was carved by Paolo Orefice. It is known as "Pasquino" (from Pasqua, Easter in Italian) because it first appeared in the Basilica at Easter in the year 1591. This hunchback is slightly larger and more ornat than the one next to it.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Defending Tower
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on April 25, 2004
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    • Defending Tower - Verona
    Defending Tower
    by croisbeauty
    Just a foot from the Old Market you can find this defending tower which is hidden and interpolated in between new buildings. It was obviously a part of the city walls and defending system of the town. In fact, it is in the same line as the Hexagonal Tower of Portoni Bra and the city walls behind the Vecchia Guardia.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: Felice Cavallotti
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on April 26, 2004
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    • The bust of Felice Cavallotti - Verona
    The bust of Felice
    Cavallotti
    by croisbeauty
    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. Cavalotti was killed on the 6th of March 1898 in a duel with Count Macola, editor of the conservative Gazetta di Venezia, whom he had assailed with characteristic intemperance of language.

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    The hidden little gems of the town: The old Market place
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on April 25, 2004
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    • The Old Market place in Via Marconi - Verona
    The Old Market place in Via
    Marconi
    by croisbeauty
    To be honest, I've discovered this what used to be a Market place only by chance when strolling around. It is situated in Via Marcini, left of Corso Porta Nuova and now it looks very neglected and in a poor conditions. I hope it wont be pulled down.

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