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Via Sottoriva is lined Sant’Anastasia
with arcaded medieval Carved hunchbacks
houses and typifies the (gobbi), crafted in 1495,
heart of the old city. form the unusual supports
for the holy water stoups
in this church.

V I A D O N B A S S I
PIAZZA I V . Scaligeri Tombs
SANT’
ANASTASIA S In this masterpiece of
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14th-century Gothic
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funerary art, soldier saints
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stand guard around the
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tombs, a reminder of the
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military prowess of
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Verona’s powerful
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medieval rulers.
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C O R S O S A N T A N A S T A S I A C A V A L E T S A N T A M A R I A I N C H I A V I C A A is a little Romanesque
Santa Maria Antica
church which dates
back to the 7th century.
The canopied tomb
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of Cangrande I rises
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P I A Z Z A D E I above the entrance.
S I G N O R I SCALIGERI V I A P O N T E N U O V O
VIA ARCHE
PIAZZA
FRANCESCO V I A C R I S T O Ponte Nuovo
VIVIANI
The “new bridge” (1540)
spans the Adige river,
P O N T E N U O V O linking the hills on the east
bank of the city with
Verona’s historic centre.
V I A N I Z Z A Key
V I A C
Suggested route
V I A S T E L L A
A P P E L L O
Casa di Giulietta
The House of Juliet looks
the part, with its marble
balcony and romantic
setting, although there is
no evidence linking this 0 metres 100
house with the 0 yards 100
romantic legend.

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