Verona

• Verona is a Medieval city on the river Adige in the Veneto Region of northern Italy. It is noted for being the setting of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
• Verona became a Roman colonia in 89 BCE and a Roman Amphitheatre was built here in the 1st century CE known as the Arena of Verona, which is still used for concerts today.

Roman Sites

• Arena of Verona
  • Rigaste Redentore, 2, 37129 Verona.
  • Roman Amphitheatre used for shows, concerts and operas.
• Roman Theatre
  • It holds the Roman Theatre Archaeological Museum.
• Porta Leoni
• Porta Borsari
• Archeological Area of Corti Sgarzerie
• Parco delle mura e dei Forti
• Villa Romana di Valdonega
• Roman Necropolis

Museums

• Archeological Museum of Verona
  • Lungadige Re Teodorico,2, 37129, Verona.
  • Verona Archeological Museum
• Roman Theatre Archaeological Museum
  • Located in the Roman Theatre (not the Amphitheatre known as the Arena of Verona).

Roman Roads

• Via Postumia
  • A road linked Verona to this Road which ran between Genoa and Aquileia

Verona