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!
