The first settlements were from Roman times along the Postumia road. The ancient village, however, was founded in the Lombard period by a tribe of Swabians from which the name “Suaves”, “Suevi” which later became…
Custoza is a fraction of the Municipality of Sommacampagna in the province of Verona which rises on the former Roman Postumia road that connected the Upper Adriatic from Genoa near the city of Aquileia. Inaugurated…
The oldest part of the Scaligero Castle of Valeggio was almost completely razed to the ground by the earthquake of 1117 which struck much of northern Italy. In 1345 Mastino II della Scala began the restoration and construction work…
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragedies written by William Shakespeare, as well as one of the most famous love stories in the world. The tragedy tells how two noble families of Verona, the…
Piazza delle Erbe is the oldest square in Verona that rises above the remains of the ancient Roman Forum. In Roman times it was the center of political and economic…
The Bra Square is the largest square in Verona. It owes its name to the term “braida” which in Lombard language means wide. In Bra Square there are many monuments from different eras: The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheater from the 1st century AD. During the summer, the Arenian Opera Festival is held inside it, inaugurated in 1913 with GiuseppeVerdi’s Aida. The “Palazzo della Grand Guardia”, from…