Category: Verona and nearby

Bra Square (Piazza Bra)

The Bra Square is the largest square in Verona. It owes its name to the term “braida” which in Lombard language means wide. In Bra Square there are many monuments from different eras: The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheater from the 1st century AD. During the summer, the Arenian Opera Festival is held inside it, inaugurated in 1913 with GiuseppeVerdi’s Aida. The “Palazzo della Grand Guardia”, from…

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Roman Verona

Verona has numerous monuments from the Roman era in addition to its Arena: The Roman Theater of Verona was built in the 1st century BC and is one of the bestpreserved Roman theaters in northern Italy. Porta Borsari and Porta Leoni were the most important gates for accessing the city. The Arch of the Gavi is an honorary arch…

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