Verona on foot
A walking loop through the heart of Verona, starting from palladio20
21 stops, from Porta Palio to San Zeno and back. Just over two hours of walking, stops excluded: do it in one day or split it over two mornings.
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Start at palladio20
Viale Andrea Palladio 20
- 1
10 min from the previous stop
Porta Palio
A 16th-century gate by Michele Sanmicheli, starting line of the Palio del Drappo Verde mentioned by Dante.
- 2
10 min from the previous stop
Castelvecchio
The mid-14th-century Scaliger castle and its battlemented bridge. Inside, the art museum redesigned by Carlo Scarpa.
- 3
2 min from the previous stop
Arco dei Gavi
A 1st-century Roman arch bearing the rare signature of its architect, Lucius Vitruvius Cerdo.
- 4
5 min from the previous stop
Arena
The 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, still alive: opera and big concerts every summer.
- 5
10 min from the previous stop
San Fermo
Two churches stacked on each other: Romanesque below, Gothic above, with bronze doors by Luciano Minguzzi.
- 6
2 min from the previous stop
Porta Leoni
Ancient Roman gate on the main north–south road, named after a sarcophagus carved with two lions.
- 7
2 min from the previous stop
Casa di Giulietta
The 13th-century tower house tied to the Romeo and Juliet story, with its famous balcony.
- 8
2 min from the previous stop
Piazza Erbe
Once the Roman forum and for centuries the heart of city life; today, market stalls and cafés.
- 9
1 min from the previous stop
Torre dei Lamberti
84 metres tall, begun in 1172. There is a lift, and the whole of Verona from the top.
- 10
1 min from the previous stop
Piazza dei Signori
The square of Scaliger power, quiet and enclosed, with Dante's statue in the middle.
- 11
1 min from the previous stop
Palazzo della Ragione
The old magistrates' palace with its marble staircase. Home to the Modern Art Gallery.
- 12
1 min from the previous stop
Arche Scaligere
The Gothic tombs of the Scaliger lords, behind a wrought-iron fence.
- 13
2 min from the previous stop
Via Sottoriva
A low, arcaded street along the Adige that still feels like old Verona.
- 14
5 min from the previous stop
Ponte Pietra
The city's oldest Roman bridge: white stone mixed with the red brick of later rebuilds.
- 15
3 min from the previous stop
Teatro Romano
A theatre from the late 1st century BC on the hillside; summer shows are still held here.
- 16
8 min from the previous stop
Castel San Pietro
At the top of the hill, the finest view over Verona. Walk up or take the funicular.
- 17
6 min from the previous stop
San Giorgio in Braida
A white-marble Renaissance church; dome and bell tower attributed to Sanmicheli.
- 18
7 min from the previous stop
Duomo
The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, with its cloister, baptistery and bishop's palace.
- 19
5 min from the previous stop
Sant'Anastasia
A masterpiece of Italian Gothic, built by the Dominicans from 1290 onwards.
- 20
7 min from the previous stop
Porta Borsari
The old Roman entrance on the Via Postumia, with its white stone façade.
- 21
15 min from the previous stop
San Zeno
Verona's best-loved Romanesque basilica, with bronze doors and the "wheel of fortune" rose window.
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20 min from the previous stop
Back to palladio20
The route on your phone
Google Maps allows a limited number of stops, so the loop is split into three parts.