Verona Experience

Where for art thou Verona

Advantages: A beautiful city with lots to offer
Disadvantages: Italy itself can be a little expensive

...my recent holiday to Italy Verona was one of the cities that I visited. Verona is a city in Northern Italy not far from Lake Garda. Due to its geographical position the city has frequently flooded in the past and as you travel round the city this can be noted by water markings on bridges and walls. Verona was also the town that Julius Caesar visited for his relaxing stays and features strongly in the travel diaries of Goethe. Furthermore Verona is ...
...Despite all of this however Verona is probably most famous for being the setting for William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. So what can you do in Verona? Verona due to its historical heritage has a great many tourist attractions that draw in the crowds. These attractions include The Arena, Juliet's House & Balcony, Juliet's Tomb, Verona's Archaeological Museum, the tombs of the Scaligers and many more. Now we all know (or maybe ...

MI9to5 08.10.2008 · Read full review
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A Lot More Than Romeo And Juliet

Advantages: Beautiful
Disadvantages: None

...past year I've gone to Verona a little too often, especially considering I don't live in Italy. That said, I'd go back tomorrow. This beautiful city has got so much to offer a visitor and even after three visits I don't think I've scratched the surface of it, but I'm going to try and talk you through some of my highlights of this great place. Perhaps most famous to Brits as the city where Romeo and Juliet is set, Verona lies in Northern Italy, in ...
...the seven Veneto provinces. The Verona province includes a number of gorgeous little surrounding towns, including Soave, which is my pick of the bunch - a little walled city, complete with castle on the top of a hill, a 1000 year old church, plenty of places to go of an evening for food and drink, and home to the Soave wine region - and trust me, the Soave wine you'll get there is very different to the rubbish you'll see in tescos! On a "holiday ...

louiseypees 08.10.2008 · Read full review
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romeo oooooooooo romeo

Advantages: lots to see
Disadvantages: not anoth time

After our trip to Venice we thought were nicer place to go than the birthplace of romeo and juliet yes Verona, A lovely romantic place to visit with a lot of history and a lovely amphitheater where the opera plays IN AUG We went to the house where it is said romeo lived then to the house and court yard of the home of Juliet it was romantic and the whole city is behind like a castle wall stunning views and lots to do, also the main shopping city and ...

vikkisbest 12.09.2008 · Read full review
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Veron, Verona, wherefore art thou Verona

Advantages: Beautiful City, lots to see & do
Disadvantages: None

Walking around Verona in early June, there was a smell all over the city, not the smell of decaying rubbish as I experienced in my work trip to Naples, but the sweet smell of tree blossom, and Jasmine, even my hotel had Jasmine growing under the window! I never really took to Shakespeare, at school I was more into war stories, and adventures, but Verona forever has the association with Romeo & Juliette, as you walk around the city, you will see ...
...Where is it? *** Verona is in the Central Northern part of Italy Built on a tight bend in the river Adige, it was easy to defend, as the water provided a natural barrier, also it was a natural crossing point. City walls were constructed to defend the rest of the city. The Romans had a major city here, complete with theatre & amphitheatre. The city goes back much further than the Romans though, and the oldest recorded settlement here was in the ...

lazza123 22.07.2008 · Read full review
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Wow - what a city!

Advantages: Breathtaking views, bundles of romance, history and architecture
Disadvantages: Easy to get lost, no obvious hostel/travellers sites (except camping)

...a brief six hours in Verona whilst touring round Italy and out of all the cities we visited, i found myself falling in love with Verona. We arrived by train from venice which is about 2 1/2 hrs away (where we were staying) and picked up 2 maps in the train station (which is advisable as it never looks the same when your walking it!) It took us about 15 minutes to get to the centre Arena, where we passed lots of interesting looking museums and shops ...
...resting place which was beautiful and it made the story more poignant for us. From there we negotiated our way through the tiny streets and alleyways through many squares with fabulous examples of Italian architecture and found Juillet's balcony. After the photo opportunity we then wandered towards the river and walked down to the impressive gateway of the city. We ate both our lunch and tea at the same corner restaurant outside the Arena and had ...

beccilace 02.11.2005 · Read full review
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