Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(btwn Piazza XIV Novembre & Piazza dei Signori)
Originally a Roman forum, Piazza delle Erbe is
ringed with buzzing cafes and some of Verona's most sumptuous buildings, including the
northern end. Separating Piazza delle Erbe from Piazza dei Signori is the monumental
gate known as
Arco della Costa
, hung with a whale's rib that, according to legend, will fall on
the first just person to walk beneath it. So far, it remains intact, despite visits by popes and
kings.
On the northern side of Piazza dei Signori stands Verona's early-Renaissance
Loggia del
(Via Arche Scaligere; admission incl Torre dei Lamberti by lift/on foot €4/3; 9.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sun,
1.45-7.30pm Mon Jun-Sep)
- elaborate Gothic tombs of the Scaligeri family where murderers
are interred next to the relatives they killed.
adult/ reduced €6/4.50; 8.30am-7.30pm)
rises a neck-craning 85m. Begun in the 12th century
and finished in 1463 - too late to notice invading Venetians - this watchtower still offers
panoramic views of the city and nearby mountains, which are snowcapped in winter. A lift
whisks you up two-thirds of the way.
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 basilica 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.
Duomo
CATHEDRAL
( 045 59 28 13;
www.chieseverona.it
; Piazza Duomo; adult/reduced €2.50/2, or with VeronaCard;
10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 1.30-5.30pm Sun Mar-Oct, 10am-1pm & 1.30-5pm Tue-Sat, 1.30-5pm Sun Nov-Feb)
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