| Page Views: 2,100 Last Visit to Verona: May, 2005 | A romantic and beautiful town!! by Azhut - last update: May 19, 2005 |
| Teatro Romano and S. Pietro |
Verona worths a visit, well at least once in your life! You will probably know this town for the legend of Romeo and Juliet, immortalised by the pen of William Shakespeare. Visiting Verona you will discover that there is more than this! I passed just few hours in Verona so I decided to go back there soon. After this little intro please read this "historical" informations :-)
The origins of the city are uncertain, as is the meaning of the name of Verona itself. In the III century B. C., it was populated by the Venetians, but as early as 89 B. C., Verona became a Roman colony and was an important crossroads: the Claudia-Augusta road, the Postumia and the Gallic road all passed through the city. |
| Torre del Lamberti: detail |
|  | In the period of barbaric invasions, Teodorico made Verona the headquarters of his reign and built a sumptuous castle on the hills of San Pietro. Berengario, who had been elected king of Italy, chose Verona as his residence. In medieval times Verona became a free municipality and reached its maximum splendour with the dinasty of the Scala family. In 1405 the city accepted the rule of the Serenissima Republic. |
Venice's dominion thus lasted about four hundred years, until the French invasion of 1797. With the Treaty of Campoformio (october 1797), Napoleon consigned Verona and much of its territory to Austria. Under Austrian dominion, Verona became one of the strongholds of the Quadrilateral. Finally, Verona was united to the Reign of Italy in 1866 by popular vote. | | |
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| Pros: | "Fab monuments and landscapes" | | Cons: | "Hot weather in summer" | | In A Nutshell: | "After Venice you must go there!" |
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woodysak Thu Jul 2, 2009 05:50 UTC
oh super super romantic but where's romeo? | iwys Wed Jan 25, 2006 15:51 UTC
Such beautiful photos, and your main picture is simply amazing. | Maurizioago Wed Aug 3, 2005 22:27 UTC
Bella pagina! Ciao! | JustinJansen Sun Jun 5, 2005 18:53 UTC
Very nice pages, and all finished..... :-) |
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