Things to see in Verona
Verona is a city in Italy, with an urban population of about 347 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 2 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Verona Arena Museum
The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic center of Verona, Italy. It is among the best-preserved ancient amphitheatres to have survived into the modern era.
2Ponte Pietra History
The Ponte Pietra is a Roman arch bridge crossing the Adige River in Verona, Italy. The bridge was completed in 100 BC, and the Via Postumia from Genoa to Aquileia passed over it.
3Verona Cathedral Place of worship
Verona Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Verona, northern Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare.
4Basilica of San Zeno Place of worship
The Basilica of San Zeno (also known as San Zeno Maggiore or San Zenone) is an important place of worship of the Catholic Church located in the heart of the San Zeno district of Verona.
5Castelvecchio History
Castelvecchio ("Old Castle") is a castle in Verona, northern Italy. It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages.
6piazza delle Erbe Neighbourhood
Piazza delle Erbe (Market's square) is a square in Verona, northern Italy. It was once the town's forum during the time of the Roman Empire.
7Arco dei Gavi History
The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona, northern Italy, situated at the beginning of the Via Postumia, just outside the Roman walls of the city.
8piazza Bra Neighbourhood
Piazza Bra, often simply called The Bra, is the largest public square in Verona, Italy, situated in its historic city center. The name "Bra" derives from a corruption of braida, a term rooted in the Lombardic word breit, meaning 'wide' or 'broad'.
9Porta Borsari History
Porta Borsari is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy.
10Torre dei Lamberti Museum
The Torre dei Lamberti is an 84 m high tower in Verona, northern Italy.
11Roman theatre of Verona History
The Roman theatre of Verona is an ancient Roman theatre in Verona, northern Italy. It is not to be confused with the Roman amphitheatre known as the Verona Arena.
12Sant'Anastasia Place of worship
The church of San Pietro da Verona in Santa Anastasia, better known as the basilica of Santa Anastasia, is an important Catholic place of worship that stands in the heart of the historic center of Verona; it is located at the end of the decumanus maximus of the city in Roman times, near the point…
13Porta Leoni History
Porta Leoni (Gate of the Lions) is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy.
14Teatro Filarmonico Arts & culture
The Teatro Filarmonico is the main opera theater in Verona, Italy, and is one of the leading opera houses in Europe. The Teatro Filarmonico is property of the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona.
15Palazzo Maffei History
Palazzo Maffei is a historical palace in Verona, northern Italy, on the north-western side of Piazza delle Erbe.
16San Fermo Maggiore Place of worship
San Fermo Maggiore is a Romanesque and Gothic church in central Verona. It is dedicated to Saints Firmus and Rusticus, brothers who are local martyrs from the 3rd century.
17Saint Lawrence church Place of worship
San Lorenzo is a Romanesque style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Cavour in central Verona, region of Veneto, Italy.
18piazza dei Signori Neighbourhood
Piazza dei Signori is a city square in Verona, Italy.
19Scaliger Tombs History
The Scaliger Tombs is a group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century.
20Santa Maria Antica Place of worship
Santa Maria Antica is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, Italy. The current church is Romanesque in style and dates to 1185, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1117 destroyed the original building that dated back to the end of the period of Lombard domination in the 8th century.
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