Thinking of a city break in Verona?

Read our brief city guide to Verona below to help you decide if a weekend getaway or short break in Verona is what you want, then click on Verona short break packages to view our short break packages to Verona.

Tourist's who travel to Verona usually end up in Piazza Bra. Trains terminate here and cars tend to park around here. Piazza Bra is dominated by the Arena, where it is possible to enjoy opera productions during the summer. It is impossible not to be charmed by the majesty of the Arena, the third-largest remaining Roman amphitheatre. The piazza is also home to the Palazzo della Gran Guardia, and the Gran Guardia Nuova, from there you can head towards the embankment of the Adige and reach Corso Cavour.

Two of the most important Veronese monuments are located here: Sanmicheli's Palazzo Canossa, and the Romanesque church of S. Lorenzo and the Palazzo Bevilacqua, (an unfinished masterpiece by Sanmicheliano). From here, you can cross the Porta Borsari, the main entrance to the Roman city and continue along the road of the same name until you reach Piazza delle Erbe. Via Cappello leads out from the piazza and at no. 23 you will find casa di Giulietta (the house of Juliet Capulet.

A walk along the prestigious Via Mazzini is a must, it is home to the chicest shops: from the elegant Gucci to the leather goods of the magnificent Furla. Cittadella: - The economic centre of the city lies in Piazza delle Erbe. It is crowded with multi-coloured stalls; this is also quite a prestigious area, with its famous shops that face the square (Boutique Lacoste, Valextra and Swatch, to name but a few)