Your Complete Guide to Shakespeare's City of Love & Wine Country
Romeo & Juliet • Opera at the Arena • Valpolicella Wines
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Unforgettable summer performances at the Arena with best seating tips
Amarone, Valpolicella, and Prosecco tours with local vineyard connections
Day trips to Lake Garda, Venice, and the Dolomites from this strategic base
Verona is romance with Roman bones: a 2,000-year-old arena that still stages opera under the stars, pastel piazzas, and yes , Juliet's balcony. Small enough for a weekend, lovely enough to reorganize your life around.
A crucial Roman crossroads city, later seat of the Scaliger lords whose Gothic tombs and castle still define it, Verona passed to Venice in 1405 , the lion of St. Mark still watches over Piazza delle Erbe.
The Arena predates the Colosseum and, unlike it, still does its original job , 15,000 people watch Aida there on summer nights. Shakespeare never visited; he set three plays in the Veneto anyway, and Verona forgave him by building an industry on it.
Experience world-class opera in this perfectly preserved 1st-century Roman amphitheater
Stroll through Verona's vibrant heart, built on the ancient Roman forum with medieval palazzi
Climb 368 steps for breathtaking panoramic views over terracotta rooftops and the Adige River
Stand beneath the famous balcony and touch Juliet's bronze statue for eternal love
Visit the authentic medieval Montague palace, a hidden gem without the tourist crowds
Pay respects at the romantic crypt where the star-crossed lovers found eternal peace
Explore world-renowned Amarone vineyards just 20 minutes from the historic center
Cross the fortress bridge and explore this medieval castle housing Renaissance art
Day trip to Italy's largest lake with charming villages and stunning mountain views
Two complete churches stacked one above the other, and almost always empty
Verona's largest church, painted from the door to the apse
The cathedral in the river bend, with Sanmicheli's choir screen and a Titian
Dante's square, one arch away from the market and a great deal quieter
The Scaligeri lords buried in the open street under Gothic canopies
Sanmicheli's gates, the Roman one that came first, and the fronts along the Corso
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