Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Verona, Italy
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6.2 km
198 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 VeronaSight 1: Forte San Leonardo
Fort San Leonardo, originally called Werk San Leonardo, was a fortification located on the hills northwest of Verona, part of the complex city defensive system and more specifically of the sector of hill forts and advanced plain forts, put in place between 1837 and 1843. The fortified structure was built in 1838 and the works were directed by the director of the Imperial Royal Office of Fortifications of Verona, the German Major General Franz von Scholl. In the second half of the twentieth century, the structure was profoundly transformed to house the church of Our Lady of Lourdes, a subsidiary of the diocese of Verona.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Giorgio in Braida
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 A church titled San Giacomo in Braida, was located in Cremona, and became superseded by Sant'Agostino.
Sight 3: Porta San Giorgio
Porta San Giorgio was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Verona, Italy.
Sight 4: Arsenale Austriaco
The Campagnola artillery arsenal, originally called the Franz Josef I artillery arsenal but better known as the Verona arsenal or the Austrian arsenal of Verona, is a military establishment built by the Austrian Empire in Verona, now located in the Borgo Trento district. The preliminary studies and the elaboration of the project, commissioned by Field Marshal Josef Radetzky, were held in 1854 with the choice of the executive project by Major Conrad Petrasch, director of the Genie-Direktion of Verona. The construction of the arsenal was completed in 1861 according to the reduced plan of 1859.
Sight 5: Torre della Catena
The Torre della Catena is a military building built during the fourteenth century on the bed of the Adige as part of the Scaliger defensive system of the city of Verona. The tower, now in disuse, is located between the Catena bridge and the Risorgimento bridge.
Sight 6: Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore
The Basilica di San Zeno is a minor basilica of Verona, northern Italy constructed between 967 and 1398 AD. Its fame rests partly on its Romanesque architecture and partly upon the tradition that its crypt was the place of the marriage of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It stands adjacent to a Benedictine abbey, both dedicated to St Zeno of Verona.
Sight 7: Porta San Zeno
Porta San Zeno was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Verona, Italy. It was designed and built during 1542 by the architect Michele Sanmicheli.
Sight 8: Forte San Zeno
Fort San Zeno, originally called Werk Radetzky, was a fortification located west of Verona, part of the city's complex defensive system and more specifically of the first entrenched camp on the plains, commissioned by the Austrian field marshal Josef Radetzky and put in place between 1848 and 1856.
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