Piazza dei Signori
Verona's Front Room, and Where Dante Stands
Dante's Statue • Loggia del Consiglio • Scala della Ragione
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🧭 Why Visit
One archway from the market noise of Piazza delle Erbe and the city goes quiet. This was Verona's seat of government, and it still looks like one: Dante in the middle, the Loggia del Consiglio along one side, the Scaligeri palace on another, and the Palazzo della Ragione courtyard through an arch with a Gothic staircase climbing its wall.
🏛️ A Little History
Dante spent his exile in Verona under Scaligeri protection, which is why his statue stands here rather than in Florence. It was put up in 1865. The Loggia del Consiglio behind him went up in the 1490s. The courtyard through the arch belongs to the Palazzo della Ragione, the medieval law courts.
💡 Did You Know?
The square is sometimes called Piazza Dante for the statue, and the two names are used interchangeably by people who live here. Look for either on a map.
Around Piazza dei Signori
The civic square, its courtyard, and the tower that rises out of it.
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Visiting Piazza dei Signori
- Walk through from Piazza delle Erbe rather than approaching from outside. The change in noise as you pass under the arch is the point of the place.
- The Palazzo della Ragione courtyard is free to walk into, and the Gothic staircase on its wall is the best thing in it.
- The Torre dei Lamberti is entered from the courtyard, and there is a lift for most of the climb.
- Six in the evening is when the square is at its best, with tables out and the light coming down the facades.
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