Verona is a provincial capital in northwestern Italy on the Adige river. While the area has been settled since prehistoric times, Verona started to be a real city only in 89 BC when a Roman colony was founded. The city went through a number of rulers, experiencing a period of splendor in the Middle Ages. Nowadays Verona has several historic buildings and sites, from the Roman period, the Middle Ages and renaissance periods. Its most significant site is the Arena, a still in use Roman amphitheatre. Verona is the setting of the story of Romeo and Juliet, made famous by William Shakespeare. The city of Verona has been a UNESCO world heritage site since the year 2000.
01 Palazzo della Gran Guardia Palace 02 Arena 03 Arena interior 04 Arena interior 05 Arena - Ala
06 Centre of Arena with seat rows and stage 07 Centre of Arena with seat rows and stage 08 Empty centre of Arena 09 Corridor inside Arena
10 Pillars inside Arena 11 Bronze Statue of Vittorio Emanuele 12 Piazza Bra square 13 Entrance to Mazzini street 14 Medieval statue on pillar
15 Mazzini street with shops 16 Piazza Erbe 17 Piazza delle Erbe with Palazzo Maffei palace 18 Statues of Greek gods Mercury, Apollo and Minerva 19 Domus Mercatorum merchants house on Erbe square
20 Loggia del Consiglio palace - Signori square 21 Archway with Girolamo Fracastoro statue 22 Torre dei Lamberti tower 23 Loggia del Consiglio palace - Signori square 24 Marble gate to Podesta palace- Signori square 25 Scaliger tombs - Arche scaligere
26 Scaliger tombs - Arche scaligere 27 Santa Maria Antica church 28 Scaliger tombs - Arche scaligere 29 Scaliger tombs - Arche scaligere 30 Archway and inner court 31 Street
32 Adige river 33 Adige riverbank 34 Adige river 35 Adige river
36 Castel San Pietro castle and hill 37 Fountain 38 Chocolate cakes 39 House of Juliet 40 Balcony of Juliet
41 Bronze statue of Juliet 42 Santa Maria della Scala church 43 Segments of ancient architecture integrated into modern buildings 44 Segments of ancient architecture integrated into modern buildings
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