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When it was built in the 1st century AD, the elliptical Roman amphitheatre seated 30,000 spectators for some pretty grisly entertainment. Today...

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The great open square curving around the Arena is lined with outdoor restaurants and seems to be the gathering place for half the world, especially...

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On the site of the Roman Forum, the elegant market square is at the heart of the old city. A 14th-century fountain topped by a Roman statue, known...

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A lift takes you to the top of this 270ft, 12th-century tower, for a pigeon’s-eye view over the whole city. Gaze out over red roofs and down...

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Verona’s stately civic centre square, presided over by a statue of the poet Dante, is edged by the striped Palazzo della Regione, the...

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The della Scala or Scaligeri family ruled Verona in the 13th and 14th centuries. Entered via the archway from

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It’s all fantasy of course, but that doesn’t deter the milling crowds that pour into the courtyard of Juliet’s House and plaster...

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The highlight of Verona’s Romanesque and Renaissance cathedral is a stunning Assumption of the Virgin painting by Titian. A huge 12th-century...

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Built in the mid-14th century by Cangrande II della Scala, the imposing fortress is home to the excellent Civic Museum of Art, which specialises in...

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Striped in red brick and pale volcanic tufa stone, this vast and mesmerising Romanesque church is full of wonderful frescoes from the 13th and 14th...

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Across the Ponte Pietra, the stone bridge built by Romans, blown up by retreating Germans and pieced together by the post-Second World War...

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Need to escape the bustle of Verona? Head to the Italian Lakes and absorb the peaceful tranquility, aching beauty and long history.

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Founded by the Romans, and later occupied by the Lombards and Venetians, all of whom have left behind magnificent buildings, Brescia in Lombardy is an...