Do Castelvecchio
The most impressive Roman monument in Verona, not counting the Arena, jest Porta dei Borsari (the zbiegu via Diaz and Corso Porta Borsari), construction, which - like the amphitheater - had a great influence on …
Verona – monuments – What is worth seeing
Do House of Juliet i San Fermo
Via Mazzini is narrow, a pedestrian street north of the Arena, with mainly expensive clothing stores, shoes and jewelry. Turning left at the end of the street, comes to …
Verona
Verona
With its wealth of Roman monuments and streets lined with pink medieval houses, VERONA has more to offer than any other city in Veneto, except for Venice itself. But, unlike the capital of St.. Brand, industry is not in Verona …
Vicenza – Outside the city - Monte Berico and its surroundings
Vicenza – Outside the city - Monte Berico and its surroundings
W 1426 there was a plague in Vicenza and twice, during the plague, Our Lady appeared on the top of Monte Berico - a hill on the southwestern edge of the city, to announce the salvation of the city. Erected there …
Vicenza
Vicenza
As the largest textile producer in Europe and the capital of the Italian "Silicon Valley", VICENZA is a very exclusive city, where probably every second car is a BMW. However, the contemporary economic development has not destroyed the historic district. City center, still partially surrounded by medieval walls, …
South of Padua – Montagnana – I rovigo
Montagnana
MONTAGNANA proudly, located fifteen minutes by train from Este, there are medieval ramparts, erected by the ubiquitous Ezzelin da Romano, which in 1242 r. practically razed the city to the ground. Walls, almost two kilometers in circumference and twenty-four polygonal towers, …
South of Padua – Monselice – It is
South of Padua
A few kilometers southwest of Padua, the Euganean Hills suddenly appear among the plains (Euganean Hills), whose slopes - between villages, villas and churches - overgrown with vineyards. The spa towns of ABANO TERME lie between Padua and the hills …
Padua – Valley Meadow – Duomo
Prato della Valle i Santa Giustina.
A little further south is the Prato della Valle, considered to be the largest city square in Italy; it is quite a gloomy place, surrounded by excessively wide roads and even a summer festival does not improve the atmosphere much.
To one …
Padua – Church of the Eremitani – Saint's Square
Church of the Eremitani.
The Eremitani Church nearby, erected at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, was almost completely demolished during an Allied bombing raid in 1944 r., and then meticulously rebuilt (usually open Mon-Sat. 8.15-12.00 i 15.30-18.30, nd. 9.00-12.00 i 15.30-18.00). Photos on …
Padua (Padova)
Padua (Padova)
PADUA was largely rebuilt after the destruction of the war, and it is surrounded by industrial suburbs, to which it owes its role as the main economic center of Veneto. So at first it does not seem to be the most attractive place in northern Italy. However, it is one of the oldest cities, which …