Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Verona, Italy

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 141 m
Descend 234 m

Explore Verona in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in VeronaIndividual Sights in Verona

Sight 1: Castel San Felice

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Castel San FeliceThis Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. / CC BY-SA 4.0

Castel San Felice is a fortification located north of Verona, along the city's magisterial walls, in which numerous construction phases have taken place over the centuries, the last of which was in the first half of the nineteenth century, when it was restored and adapted to new defensive needs by the Imperial Royal Office of Fortifications of Verona.

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1013 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Castel San Pietro

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The tax barracks of Castel San Pietro or more simply Castel San Pietro, originally called Aratoryalcanern Castel San Pietro, is a military building located on the San Pietro in Verona Colle, in an elevated point and characterized by a wide panoramic view of the Scaliger city, e For this privileged destination for tourists and Veronese who can reach the square in front of the castle also through the funicular of Castel San Pietro. The building was designed by the K.K. Genie-Direktion Verona Austrian stationed in the city and built between 1852 and 1858, when the remains of the curtain wall of the pre-existing castle were also restored, built at the end of the fourteenth century.

Wikipedia: Castel San Pietro (Verona) (IT)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Museo archeologico al teatro romano

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Museo archeologico al teatro romanoThis Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Archaeological Museum at the Roman Theatre is a large museum complex located in the Veronetta district of Verona, near the bend of the Adige river; it consists of Palazzo Fontana, which serves as the entrance to the large area, the archaeological site of the Roman theater of Verona and the museum itself, located in the fifteenth-century convent of the Gesuati.

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863 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Porta San Giorgio

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Porta San Giorgio was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Verona, Italy.

Wikipedia: Porta San Giorgio, Verona (EN)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di San Giorgio in Braida

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Chiesa di San Giorgio in BraidaThis Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. / CC BY-SA 4.0

San Giorgio in Braida is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, region of Veneto, Italy. A church titled San Giacomo in Braida, was located in Cremona, and became superseded by Sant'Agostino.

Wikipedia: San Giorgio in Braida, Verona (EN)

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Museo e pinacoteca Canonicale

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Museo e pinacoteca CanonicaleThis Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Canonical Museum is located in the architectural complex of the Cathedral of Verona and can be accessed from Piazza Duomo. It contains collections of archaeological materials from pre-existing Roman buildings and early Christian basilicas, sacred furnishings and valuable sculptures and paintings dating from the twelfth to the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Museo canonicale (IT)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di Sant'Elena

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The church of Sant'Elena, formerly the church of Saints Giorgio and Zeno, is a Catholic place of worship located in the heart of the historic center of Verona, adjacent to the Cathedral; it is part of the diocese of Verona.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Elena (Verona) (IT)

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare

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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.

Wikipedia: Verona Cathedral (EN), Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte

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Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte

The baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, also simply called the church of San Giovanni in Fonte, is a Catholic place of worship located in the heart of the historic center of Verona, adjacent to the Cathedral; it is part of the diocese of Verona.

Wikipedia: Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte (Verona) (IT)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Palazzo del Vescovado

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The Palazzo del Vescovado, or Bishop's Palace, is a building that is part of the architectural complex of the cathedral of Verona, the seat of the diocese of Verona.

Wikipedia: Palazzo del Vescovado (Verona) (IT)

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia

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The chiesa di Sant'Anastasia, or the Basilica of Saint Anastasia is a church built by the Dominican Order in Verona, northern Italy. In Gothic style, it is the largest church in the city, located in its most ancient district, near the Ponte Pietra.

Wikipedia: Sant'Anastasia, Verona (EN)

391 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Ponte Pietra

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Ponte PietraThis Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Ponte Pietra 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. It is the oldest bridge in Verona.

Wikipedia: Ponte Pietra (Verona) (EN)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Teatro Romano

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Teatro Romano

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.

Wikipedia: Roman theatre, Verona (EN)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa dei Santi Siro e Libera

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The church of Saints Siro and Libera is a Catholic place of worship located in the Veronetta district of Verona, within the archaeological site within which the Roman theater and the museum of the same name are located; it is part of the diocese of Verona.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Siro e Libera (IT)

582 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di San Giovanni in Valle

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San Giovanni in Valle is a Romanesque-style, Catholic church located on the street of the same name in Verona, region of Veneto, Italy.

Wikipedia: Church of San Giovanni in Valle (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Museo africano

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The African Museum of Verona is an anthropological museum dedicated to the peoples and cultures of Africa. It was created, and is still managed, by the Comboni Missionaries, and exhibits material from the missions. In addition to the fixed exhibitions, the Museum offers a library and film library service, and hosts events and meetings on themes related to African peoples.

Wikipedia: Museo africano di Verona (IT), Website

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