Verona City Break

The coming summer weeks are almost ideal for a city break in Verona. Verona, a remarkable city in the province of Venice, certainly does not live in the shadow of Venice. You don’t have to look far for reasons to take a city break in Verona. Shakespeare and Dante alone left impressive traces here. Add the world-famous Verona Opera Festival, and the fact that Verona is also considered a city of fashion. A city break in Verona can therefore certainly turn into a shopping trip in the province of Venice. Located close to Lake Garda, Verona is well worth a visit.

In the coming weeks, a wider range of tours around Verona will once again be on offer, with an extraordinary variety to choose from. If you wanted, you could stay at a hotel or holiday apartment in Verona, and experience the city from a different perspective every day. All sightseeing tours have just one thing in common: they reveal, on a city break in Verona, a city in northern Italy that has never lost its old-world charm or its love of antiquity and the Middle Ages. The art and history of Verona are reflected in many different ways on a city break. Several eras have shaped the cityscape. From the Romans through the Scaliger period and the era of Austrian rule, Verona has become a very modern yet endearing city. Anyone who manages to check into a hotel in Verona in the heart of the historic old town, or book a holiday apartment in Verona, can count themselves lucky. The traffic-restricted old town is the magnet and main attraction for visitors exploring Verona. Many sightseeing tours on a city break in Verona start from its numerous piazzas, including Piazza Bra, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori. Piazza Bra is perhaps the most visited square in Verona. Verona Arena is the largest amphitheatre in Italy after the Colosseum in Rome and the venue for the summer opera festival. It can seat more than 22,000 spectators. Palazzo Barbieri and Palazzo della Gran Guardia are also impressive. The famous House of Juliet and Piazza delle Erbe are not far away. You could almost say that the name Piazza delle Erbe speaks for itself and describes what you will find there. Today’s popular market square, with its Madonna Verona fountain and many towers and palaces, displays the different architectural styles of the various eras. It is one of Verona’s oldest squares. The Scaliger Palace and the equally famous Scaliger Tombs are located in Piazza dei Signori.

Anyone wishing to delve further into art on a city break in Verona should head to the banks of the Adige. Here you will find the Roman Theatre, Verona Cathedral, Titian’s altarpiece, and the interior and artworks of the Basilica of Santa Anastasia, all of which represent defining moments in Italian art history. But, as already mentioned, there is far more to discover in Verona than “just” the classic sights in the old town. Excursions from Verona also lead to the vineyards of Valpolicella, the rice fields at Isola della Scala and the waterfalls near Lake Garda.