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end of the nave is the
Cartolari-Nichesola Chapel
, designed by Renaissance master Jacopo
Sansovino and featuring a vibrant Titian
Assumption
.
Torre dei Lamberti
( 045 927 30 27; adult/reduced €6/4.50; 8.30am-7.30pm)
For superb views of Verona, take
the lift or your feet up this 84m-high tower, built in stages from the 12th century (with a
slight setback in 1403 when lightning knocked its top off). Sporting an octagonal bell
tower, its two bells retain their ancient names: Rengo once called meetings of the city
council, while Marangona warned citizens of fire.
TOWER
Basilica di Sant'Anastasia
BASILICA
(
www.chieseverona.it
;
Piazza di Sant'Anastasia; adult/reduced €6/2, or with VeronaCard; 9am-6pm
Tue-Sat, 1-6pm Sun Mar-Oct, 1.30-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm Sun Nov-Feb)
Dating from the 13th to 15th
centuries, the Gothic Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia is Verona's largest church and a showcase
for local art. The multitude of frescoes is overwhelming, but don't overlook Pisanello's
storybook-quality fresco
St George Setting out to Free the Princess from the Dragon
in
the
Pisanelli Chapel
, or the 1495 holy water font featuring a hunchback carved by Paolo
Veronese's father, Gabriele Caliari.
Giardino Giusti
( 045 803 40 29; Via Giardino Giusti 2; adult/reduced €6/5; 9am-8pm Apr-Sep, to 7pm Oct-Mar;
)
Across the river from the historic centre, these sculpted gardens, considered a master-
piece of Renaissance landscaping, are well worth seeking out. Named after the noble fam-
ily that has tended them since opening them to the public in 1591, they have lost none of
their charm. The vegetation is an Italianate mix of the manicured and natural, graced by
soaring cypresses, one of which the German poet Goethe immortalised in his travel writ-
ings.
GARDEN
