Verona, Veneto, Italy

Verona
Verona is a city on the River Adige in Veneto, Italy. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city municipality in the region and in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of 1,426 km2. It is one of the main tourist destinations in Northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the opera season in the Arena, an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Between the 13th and 14th centuries, the city was ruled by the della Scala family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls.The della Scala era is preserved in numerous monuments around Verona.
Juliet's Tomb
Juliet's Tomb is located inside the former 13th century Capuchin convent of friars, today, the “G.B. Cavalcaselle Fresco Museum.” Down a stone staircase on the east side of the cloister is the uncovered red marble sarcophagus. The location, dating back to the 1930s, has taken on a different appearance over time thanks to Antonio Avena, then director of the civic museums, who decided to renovate the area to offer visitors a space related to the Shakespearean legend.
Arena Amphitheatre
In the heart of Piazza Bra stands the Roman Amphitheatre that was built in the first half of the 1st century A.D., in the period which marked the end of the Augustus’s Empire and the beginning of Claudius’s.
It is one of the largest amphitheatre in Italy; its elliptical shape produces perfect acoustics from any stand point and allows it to accommodate a large number of spectators.
The most solemn monument in Roman Verona, with various orders of tiers of seats and, in the centre, an area or arena for gladiator shows, struggles with wild beasts and other events of a popular nature, was built with well-squared blocks of marble in the 1st century A.D., namely between the end of the empire of Augustus and the empire of Claudius.
Juliet's House and Museum
Juliet's House, one of the most famous places in the city of Verona and an absolute reference point for lovers of the world, is a medieval palace in Verona, where the Dal Cappello family probably lived since the 13th century. The family gave its name to the street and the emblem is carved into a relief in the keystone of the internal arch of the building's courtyard.
The building, located in the delightful Via Cappello, not far from the central Piazza Erbe, has been the object of many restoration and renovation works over the centuries, passing through the hands of various owners. Meanwhile, the legend and popular belief that identified it as the birthplace of Giulietta Capuleti, protagonist, along with the beloved Romeo Montecchi, of the famous Shakespearean tragedy, and the Verona City Council in 1907 considered it appropriate to acquire at least part of the whole complex of medieval age.
Lamberti Tower
One of the surviving towers of the Palazzo della Ragione or the Comune is the only private tower in Verona, erected by the Lamberti family (of which practically nothing is known) in 1172, in tuff and terracotta.
In 1448-64 restoration works were carried out and a further raising of the building, which reached the current 84 meters. At the end of the 18th century a large clock was applied to it.
In 1295 two bells were placed: the Marangona sounded the time of the end of the work for the artisans and gave the alarm in case of fires, while the Rengo rallied the city council called the citizens to arms in case of danger to the city.
From the top of the tower (accessible by stairs and by elevator) you can enjoy a spectacular view of the historic city center.
Archeological Museum at the Roman Theatre
The theatre was built on the hills of St. Peter in the middle of Augustinian age. It was a building of spectacular grandeur which spread from the left bank of the Adige to the top of the hill and was complementing the Roman town planning system on the right bank of the river.
Castelvecchio Museum
The Museum of Castelvecchio hosts important mediaeval, renaissance and modern art collections (up to the 18th century): 29 exhibition halls with paintings, sculptures, artefacts, weapons pieces on display: 622 in specialised Cabinets: about 90,000 pieces between coins and medals, 2,650 drawings, 8,000 prints, 800 photographic plates in storage: 2,500 paintings, about 500 sculptures and bronzes, about 800 decorative furniture and artistic pieces, 300 weapons and 200 pieces from the ethnographic collection.