Verona : Italy
Medieval monuments
The Saint Zeno Basilica (San Zeno) is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture.[1] It was rebuilt in 1117 on the remains of an older church, following from an earthquake.
Famous Veronese
Girolamo Fracastoro also known by his Latin name Fracastorius – renowned scholar, physician and poet
Other information
Verona was the birthplace of Catullus, Vitruvius, and the town that Julius Caesar selected for his relaxing stays. In its history many important names passed and events happened that were relevant for the European history, like Theodoric the Great, king of Ostrogoths, Alboin and Rosamunda, the Lombard Dukes, Charlemagne and Pippin of Italy, Berengar I, Dante. Conclaves were held here, as were important congresses. Verona was in the travel diaries of Goethe, Stendhal, Paul Valry.
Verona is the setting of the story of Romeo and Juliet, made famous by William Shakespeare. Although the earliest version of the story is set in Siena, not Verona – the move was made in Luigi da Porto’s Istoria novellamente ritrovata di due Nobili Amanti – a balcony falsely claiming historical connection to the fictional lovers has become a tourist attraction for lovers; the wall beneath it is covered with their graffiti.
Its Natural history museum contains one of the most valuable collections of fossils and archaeological remains of Europe.
The colors of the city are the yellow and the blue.
The town has two soccer teams, one in the highest division of the Italian championship, Chievo Verona and the other in the second division, Hellas Verona.
Things from Verona (and sometimes people) are called Veronese. The most famous example of this can lead to confusion, however, as the Renaissance painter, Paolo Veronese is often referred to as simply “Veronese”.
