Verona: a tour of the city. First Part

Not only romance and operas, Verona is much more.
As early as 2000, UNESCO included it among the World Heritage Cities, a very well deserved acknowledgement for a city that hosts, in a few square kilometers, history and beauties that are way too often underestimated.
How not to start our tour from Piazza Brà, a sea of architectonic works that can not but leave its first time visitors breathless. From here we can admire and visit the Arena, build in the first century after Christ using the marble extracted from the quarries of the province and still fully functional so as to accommodate more than 600,000 spectators each year during what is the world's most important opera season.

Let's continue then with Piazza Erbe, for several years  the hub of social and economic life of the city. A set of styles different in type and age but wonderfully balanced. In short, one of the finest squares in Italy.

A must stop is also the famous Juliet's house, where you can visit the balcony from where she secretly talked with her Romeo. And don't forget to give a rub to the right breast of the statue! It is said to bring luck in love and not only…
And why not, a stop at Romeo's house can only get you involved even more in the romantic city.

Another mandatory one is Ponte Pietra (lit: Stone Bridge), build in the first century BC to replace an earlier wooden bridge, it is thus the most ancient Roman monument in Verona and a vantage point for an overview on the river Adige.

Next week we'll take you to get to know other unmissable places in the beautiful Verona, that’s not far from Hotel Montemezzi!

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The urban legend of Arena di Verona

Once upon a time, there was a rich man who was imprisoned and sentenced to death because of slanderous accusation, no longer he hoped to be saved. On the eve of execution, in his cell he received the visit of the devil himself, and from him, he received a weird advice. Since the biggest desire of Verona was to have a huge theater, he would have had to build one, to gain freedom.

The condemned man remarked that no man was capable of so much in the short time of one night. So saying, however, he fell into the trap of the devil. Of course he had the power needed to build a building in one night, but on one condition...



as soon as the man sold his soul to the devil, one thousand demons began feverishly working to build a huge theater. The man, now regretting the deal, turned desperately to the Holy Virgin to ask her forgiveness, and spent his last night in prayer. Shortly before dawn, while the demons were about to complete the work, the bells of the Angelus suddenly pierced the sky still dark.

Touched by the sincere repentance of the condemned man, the Virgin had sent Her angels to stop the work. A huge amphitheater was standing in the city, beautiful but unfinished, it established the defeat of the devil, the realization of the desire of Verona and the liberation of the rich man.

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We select a number of special days in which we ensure the Best Internet Rate if you book through our Official Web site!
Do not give up your vacations, we offer you the possibility to visit one fo the most famous art city in Italy
with a very special price.

Maurizio

Montemezzi hotel Staff