Welcome to Verona

About the City

About midway between Milan and Venice, Verona was the setting for Shakespeare's plays Romeo and Juliet and The Two Gentleman of Verona. And as it should be Verona is one of the most romantic cities in the world. It's not merely that you're reminded everywhere of the Shakespeare connection (The Capulet house with Juliet's famed balcony is a big tourist attraction).
And it's not just its gorgeous setting surrounded by mountains and the River Adige. And neither is it just because of its magnificent Roman ruins and its mellow medieval and Renaissance buildings. The city is full of music and its piazzas and streets are particularly lively during the annual summer opera festival held during July and August in the Roman Arena.
Verona was the seat of one of Italy's most important dynasties, the Scaligera, throughout the medieval period.