Italy
Things to do in Verona
30 places22 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 30 places to explore in Verona, and 22 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Verona's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Sant'Anastasia
The church of San Pietro da Verona in Santa Anastasia, better known as the basilica of Santa Anastasia, is an important Catholic place of worship that stands in the heart of the historic center of Verona; it is located at the end of the decumanus maximus of the city in Roman…
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Piazza Bra
Piazza Bra, often simply called The Bra, is the largest public square in Verona, Italy, situated in its historic city center.
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Verona Arena
The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic center of Verona, Italy. It is among the best-preserved ancient amphitheatres to have survived into the modern era.
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Castel San Pietro
Military building on the San Pietro hill in Verona, at a raised point with a wide view; originally an Austrian barracks.
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Verona Cathedral
Verona Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Verona, northern Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Verona.
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Scaliger Tombs
The Scaliger Tombs is a group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century.
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Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza delle Erbe (Market's square) is a square in Verona, northern Italy. It was once the town's forum during the time of the Roman Empire.
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Basilica of San Zeno
The Basilica of San Zeno (also known as San Zeno Maggiore or San Zenone) is an important place of worship of the Catholic Church located in the heart of the San Zeno district of Verona.
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Arco dei Gavi
The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona, northern Italy, situated at the beginning of the Via Postumia, just outside the Roman walls of the city.
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Porta Borsari
Porta Borsari is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate dates to the 1st century AD, though it was most likely built over a preexisting gate from the 1st century BC.
Discovery routes in Verona
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Verona: From the Arena to Juliet's House and the Cathedral
From Piazza Bra and the Arena to Porta Borsari, Piazza delle Erbe and the Torre dei Lamberti, Juliet's House; then the Scaliger Tombs, Santa Maria Antica, Sant'Anastasia and Verona Cathedral.
Verona: Castelvecchio and San Zeno
From San Lorenzo to the Arco dei Gavi, Castelvecchio and the Castelvecchio Bridge, then on to the Basilica of San Zeno and Porta Palio.
Verona: Ponte Pietra, the Roman Theatre and Giardino Giusti
From the Ponte Pietra to the Roman Theatre and the Archaeological Museum, Castel San Pietro, Santa Maria in Organo and the Giardino Giusti.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Piazza Bra
Piazza Bra, often simply called The Bra, is the largest public square in Verona, Italy, situated in its historic city center.
Verona Arena
The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic center of Verona, Italy. It is among the best-preserved ancient amphitheatres to have survived into the modern era.
Porta Borsari
Porta Borsari is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate dates to the 1st century AD, though it was most likely built over a preexisting gate from the 1st century BC.
Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza delle Erbe (Market's square) is a square in Verona, northern Italy. It was once the town's forum during the time of the Roman Empire.
Torre dei Lamberti
The Torre dei Lamberti is an 84 m high tower in Verona, northern Italy.
Arco dei Gavi
The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona, northern Italy, situated at the beginning of the Via Postumia, just outside the Roman walls of the city.
Castelvecchio
Castelvecchio ("Old Castle") is a castle in Verona, northern Italy. It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages.
Castelvecchio Bridge
The Castel Vecchio Bridge or Scaliger Bridge is a fortified bridge in Verona, northern Italy, over the Adige River. The segmental arch bridge featured the world's largest span at the time of its construction (48.70 m).
Porta Palio, Verona
Porta Palio is a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Verona, Italy. It was designed and built during 1550–1561 by the architect Michele Sanmicheli.
Ponte Pietra
The Ponte Pietra (Italian for "Stone Bridge") is a Roman arch bridge crossing the Adige River in Verona, Italy. The bridge was completed in 100 BC, and the Via Postumia from Genoa to Aquileia passed over it.
Roman theatre of Verona
The Roman theatre of Verona is an ancient Roman theatre in Verona, northern Italy. It is not to be confused with the Roman amphitheatre known as the Verona Arena.
Castel San Pietro
Military building on the San Pietro hill in Verona, at a raised point with a wide view; originally an Austrian barracks.
Teatro Filarmonico
The Teatro Filarmonico is the main opera theater in Verona, Italy, and is one of the leading opera houses in Europe. The Teatro Filarmonico is property of the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona.
Porta Leoni
Porta Leoni (Gate of the Lions) is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate was built during the Roman Republic by P. Valerius, Q.
Porta Nuova
Porta Nuova is a gateway to the historic center of Verona, built between 1532 and 1540. It was designed by architect Michele Sanmicheli.
Museums
Casa di Giulietta
Medieval house on Via Cappello in Verona, near Piazza delle Erbe; with Juliet's Tomb and Romeo's House it is one of the city's places linked to Shakespeare.
Museo archeologico al teatro romano
Archaeological museum in Verona's Veronetta district, set above the Roman Theatre in a former monastery.
Castelvecchio Museum
Castelvecchio Museum is a museum in Verona, northern Italy, located in the eponymous medieval castle. Restoration by the architect Carlo Scarpa between 1959 and 1973 has enhanced the appearance of the building and exhibits.
Places of worship
Santa Maria Antica
Santa Maria Antica is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, Italy.
Sant'Anastasia
The church of San Pietro da Verona in Santa Anastasia, better known as the basilica of Santa Anastasia, is an important Catholic place of worship that stands in the heart of the historic center of Verona; it is located at the end of the decumanus maximus of the city in Roman…
Verona Cathedral
Verona Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Verona, northern Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Verona.
Saint Lawrence church
San Lorenzo is a Romanesque style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Cavour in central Verona, region of Veneto, Italy.
Basilica of San Zeno
The Basilica of San Zeno (also known as San Zeno Maggiore or San Zenone) is an important place of worship of the Catholic Church located in the heart of the San Zeno district of Verona.
Santa Maria in Organo
Santa Maria in Organo is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, Northern Italy.
San Fermo Maggiore
San Fermo Maggiore is a Romanesque and Gothic church in central Verona. It is dedicated to Saints Firmus and Rusticus, brothers who are local martyrs from the 3rd century.
Sant'Eufemia
The church of Sant'Eufemia is a Catholic place of worship located in the heart of Verona's historic center. It straddles an ancient Roman cardo, where a church building probably already existed in the 6th century.
Santi Nazaro e Celso
The Church of Saints Nazarius and Celsus is a Catholic place of worship in Verona located in the Veronetta district, on the road leading to Porta Vescovo.
Monuments
Scaliger Tombs
The Scaliger Tombs is a group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century.
Tomba di Giulietta
Stone sarcophagus in the former 13th-century convent of San Francesco al Corso in Verona, now a fresco museum; it is presented as Juliet's tomb.
Nature
Giardino Giusti (Verona)
Garden of Palazzo Giusti in Verona's Veronetta district, one of the best-known late-Renaissance Italian gardens.
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