Verona

Italy

Wander the side streets, have lunch in an outdoor café, and have fun exploring Verona.

Verona is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 259,610 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in northeast Italy.

Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls.

The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona.

Two of William Shakespeare‘s plays are set in Verona: Romeo and Juliet (which also features’ Romeo’s sojourn to Mantua) and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. It is unknown if Shakespeare ever visited Verona or Italy, but his plays have lured many visitors to Verona and surrounding cities.

The city has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its urban structure and architecture.

Get to know Verona

city of pure love

Food & Restaurants

Prestigious restaurants, typical bars and ancient trattorias will be the places to “gratify the palate” after a visit to the beauties of Verona …

Accommodation

Verona, rich in history and culture, annually hosts thousands of tourists who have the opportunity to stay in structures   hotel  and  extra  hotel  of different categories. 

Contact

Municipality of Verona
email
protocollo.informatico@comune.verona.it
address
Piazza Bra, 1 - 37121 Verona
phone
+39 045 8077111