Fodor's the Best of Italy by Fodor's Travel Guides

Author:Fodor's Travel Guides [Fodor’s Travel Guides]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fodor's Travel
Published: 2019-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Arche Scaligere

MEMORIAL | On a little square off the Piazza dei Signori are the fantastically sculpted Gothic tombs of the Della Scala family, who ruled Verona during the late Middle Ages. The 19th-century English traveler and critic John Ruskin described the tombs as graceful places where people who have fallen asleep live. The tomb of Cangrande I (1291–1329) hangs over the portal of the adjacent church and is the work of the Maestro di Sant’Anastasia. The tomb of Mastino II, begun in 1345, has an elaborate baldachin, originally painted and gilded, and is surrounded by an iron grillwork fence and topped by an equestrian statue. The latest and most elaborate tomb is that of Cansignorio (1375), the work principally of Bonino da Campione. The major tombs are all visible from the street. EVia Arche Scaligere.

Arco dei Gavi

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE | This stunning structure is simpler and less imposing, but also more graceful, than the triumphal arches in Rome. Built in the 1st century AD by the architect Lucius Vitruvius Cerdo to celebrate the accomplishments of the patrician Gavia family, it was highly esteemed by several Renaissance architects, including Palladio. ECorso Cavour.

Arena di Verona

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE | FAMILY | Only Rome’s Colosseum and Capua’s arena would dwarf this amphitheater, built for gymnastic competitions, choreographed sacrificial rites, and games involving hunts, fights, battles, and wild animals. Although four arches are all that remain of the arena’s outer arcade, the main structure is complete and dates from AD 30. In summer, you can join up to 16,000 people packing the stands for spectacular opera productions and pop or rock concerts (extra costs for these events). TIP → The opera’s the main thing here: when there is no opera performance, you can still enter the interior, but the arena is less impressive inside than the Colosseum or other Roman amphitheaters. EPiazza Bra 5 P045/8003204 wwww.arena.it A€10 (free with VeronaCard) CClosed Mon. Oct.–May.

Castelvecchio

MUSEUM | This crenellated, russet brick building with massive walls, towers, turrets, and a vast courtyard was built for Cangrande II della Scala in 1354 and presides over a street lined with attractive old buildings and palaces of the nobility. Only by going inside the Museo di Castelvecchio can you really appreciate this massive castle complex with its vaulted halls. You also get a look at a significant collection of Venetian and Veneto art, medieval weapons, and jewelry. The interior of the castle was restored and redesigned as a museum between 1958 and 1975 by Carlo Scarpa, one of Italy’s most accomplished architects. Behind the castle is the Ponte Scaligero (1355), which spans the River Adige. ECorso Castelvecchio 2 P045/8062611 wmuseodicastelvecchio.comune.verona.it A€6 (free with VeronaCard).

Duomo

RELIGIOUS SITE | The present church was begun in the 12th century in the Romanesque style; its later additions are mostly Gothic. On pilasters guarding the main entrance are 12th-century carvings thought to represent Oliver and Roland, two of Charlemagne’s knights and heroes of several medieval epic poems. Inside, Titian’s Assumption (1532) graces the first chapel on the left. EVia Duomo P045/592813 wwww.

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