Verona, a Present Time Rich of History

Verona is a famous city around the world especially("Stone Wall Bridge"), built up on the Adige River,
thanks to two main things, the amphitheater Arena andwhere the ancient inhabitants used to ford the river.
the famous "Romeo and Juliet" drama. Thousands andAnd again the Arco dei Gavi (Gavi Arch), one of the
thousands of people have been arriving every year incity's richest families, celebrated right with this arch. All
Verona to visit the city and see the well-knownthese monuments are in a perfect preservation stage,
balcony from which she used to show herself.marbles are still luminous, making the tourist live the
But these are certainly not the only attestations of thedream to be in a fantastic place, totally immersed in
city's glorious past. There are a lot of monuments tohistory.
see and visit for the numerous tourists, but alsoBeautiful to see are also the monumental gateways of
churches and museums.Porta Borsari and Porta Leoni, once built up to protect
The city, in fact, has been inhabited since the prehistorythe city and now ready to welcome the numerous
period, there was a series of population living in thisvisitors.
territory, and each of them leaved behind a lot of signsParts of walls and streets can still be seen with a
and vestiges of their passage, and making the citysimple walk along Corso Cavour, Corso Portoni
really full with history and stories.Borsari, and Corso Santa Anastasia which leads you
Walking for example from the long Corso Portaalong the ancient Roman via Postumia or the
Nuova down to the Portoni del Bra', beyond theDecumano Massimo, which ended up in the Roman
beautiful battlements and the walls you could alreadyForum, now Piazza Erbe. But you can also see
feel the impression that shortly you will be able toinscriptions, tombstones, mosaics, decorated lintels,
admire invaluable preciousness, centuries and centuriesparts of roman statues.
of art and history. In Italy Verona is second only toDuring the rule of the Scaligeri the city transformed
Rome as for the noteworthy presence of roman ruinsitself. Beautiful monuments such as the Castlelvecchio,
so well-conserved.the Ponte Scaligero, the Cangrande's Palace, and the
The city has a complex structure, but two main wallsDomus Mercatorum in the Piazza Erbe have been built
accentuate the division between the Roman part andup. But also many others architectural beauties that
the modern part (until the second half of 19th century):leave everybody breathless.
from one side the roman walls that surround the heartWonderful paintings and beautiful palaces from the
of the city between porta Borsari, porta Leoni and theRenaissance decorate the most important streets and
walls of Gallieno, from the other side the so-calledsquares.
internal ring road with some forts from theThese are just some of the wonderful things you can
Renaissance era (completed under the Austrianadmire in Verona. And don't forget that this city is also
occupancy).famous for the traditional generosity and courtesy of
Arrived in Piazza Bra' you can immediately admire theits people, for their commitment in the voluntary and
wonderful Roman amphitheater, the Arena, going onsocial fields.
you can also find the Roman Theatre, even moreVerona is certainly a city and a whole territory full of
ancient than the amphitheater, right at the foot of thesurprises to discover!
hill of Castel San Pietro. And then the Ponte Pietra