Welcome to Verona

A remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheatre from around AD 30, still hosting a world-famous open-air opera festival every summer.

A 13th-century townhouse whose surname link to Shakespeare's Capulets made it a beloved, if legendary, pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A fortified 14th-century red-brick castle built by Cangrande II della Scala, now home to an important museum of medieval and Renaissance art.

Historic wine bar founded in 1890, holding around 19,000 bottles and a Wine Spectator Grand Award, its ceiling watched over by a carved wooden "gobbo".

Tiny historic café near the Roman gate Porta Borsari, roasting its own coffee since 1969 and running a "caffè sospeso" suspended-coffee program.

Historic trattoria in the Filippini quarter renowned for its cured meats and cheese board and for its Amarone-braised specialities.

Verona's grandest pedestrian shopping street, a dead-straight line of jewellers and fashion boutiques linking Piazza Bra to Piazza delle Erbe.

Market stalls beneath colourful umbrellas on the site of Verona's Roman forum, today mixing traditional produce with crafts, souvenirs, and gifts.

A historic shopping street running from the ancient Porta Borsari gate into the centro storico, following the line of the old Roman Via Postumia.