"~ V E R O N A ~" a Verona Travel Page by Marpessa

I stayed in Verona for a few days in August. I had just been in Firenze and afterwards would be going to Venice - so thought that Verona would be a good place to stop as well.

Verona was actually a bit smaller than I thought it would be (the city centre), but I still liked it. Despite the fact that there were a lot of tourist there (for the Opera and just in general), it didn't really feel like a city that was catering to the tourists - which after Roma, Pisa and Firenze was a nice change.

So, I only stayed in Verona for 2 nights. I think at first I thought (sarcastically) 'great another Italian city, with piazzas, pizza, shopping (Louis Vuitton, Armani) and gelato'. But I think that was because I had almost had two weeks of that already (my own choosing). And once you realise you think like that, you can look at a place with new eyes and change how you view the city. I think the most exciting thing about Verona for me was going to the opera, as that was a first for me, and I loved it.

In hindsight Verona is definitely much more than what I first thought. It is a great city with an interesting history, and I would like to come back here one day and explore more of the city that I missed out on.