Place: Verona, Italy
Weather: Mainly sunny, 49/75F.
Route: From Vicenza 58 km west on E70.
Significance: There are remaining examples of architecture from Roman times to the 18th century. Its height was during the 13th and 14th centuries when it was ruled by Scaliger family. The city had strong internal divisions between those who supported the pope vs those who supported the holy roman emperor. These divisions were dramatized in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Aerial view of the city center along the river Adige (from whc.unesco.org)
The fortified Ponte Scaligero from the 14th century (from whc.unesco.org)
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