Perché visitare Verona
Verona is one of the main cities of the Veneto near Lake Garda; it rises along the banks of the Adige river which since its origins has been an important communication route for the city.
Verona is one of the major Italian cities of art for the richness of its artistic and archaeological heritage.
Symbol of the city is the famous Arena, the third Roman amphitheater in Italy after the Colosseum and the Capuan amphitheater, but the best preserved.
The Arena still hosts the famous Opera Festival inaugurated in 1913 with Giuseppe Verdi's Aida to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth.
The fame of the city in the Middle Ages is linked to the Della Scala family who ruled the city for a hundred and twenty-five years. Traces of their power like the Palazzi Scaligeri and the Arche with their burials, are today still protagonists of the city fabric.
Verona is also the city where Shakespeare set one of his most famous tragedies: Romeo and Juliet. Thousands of fans every year are attracted to retrace the places that have been the backdrop for the vecende of the two unfortunate lovers.