If you have little time available for a holiday, staying in Italy is definitely the best choice. You can reach many places within a few kilometers from home and discover hidden treasures that will leave you speechless. We obviously suggest you visit us in our beautiful city and we do so by giving you a plan to see Verona in 2 days, ideal for the weekend.
Our itinerary is divided into 2 days precisely. The first is dedicated to the discovery of the city, during which you can wrap yourself in the atmosphere you will experience walking through streets and alleyways while admiring the artistic and architectural beauties with the nose upwards. The next day we wanted to include the visit inside some of the most emblematic places in Verona, so you can fully enjoy the stories that they will tell you during the visit.
Day 1°
Piazza Bra
The itinerary to visit Verona in 2 days could only start in the largest square in the city, as well as home to one of the most important Roman monuments in Italy. If you arrive by train, after leaving your luggage at one of our hotels, Piazza Bra is the first place that is easily accessible. The appellation of “piazza” acquired it in the early seventeenth century. In the previous period it was only an open space, a “braida”, as the Lombards called it. Initially it was even outside the city walls. The base was covered with beaten earth and only in 1770 was paved. Imagine, when you are there, to be in the eighteenth century with the square completely in the dark: you have to arrive in the 19th century to have this place illuminated. Today the square is the beating heart of Verona, thanks to the shows held throughout the year in the Arena and the events taking place in the square itself, such as the New Year celebrations.
Via Giuseppe Mazzini
It’s the main shopping street in Verona and you absolutely cannot miss it. Big brand shops and boutiques can be found at every step, however you must attract your attention somewhere else. The road connects two of the most important city squares, Piazza Bra and Piazza delle Erbe, retracing a section of the Roman decumano. It is a long and narrow road with no buildings worthy of note, except the Arvedi Loggia and the Academy building. Just a glance to notice a particular feature of this way: the marble of two different colors. The red is the famous marble of Verona, which recalls the ancient activity of extraction in Roman times. Next to this marble you will see the Pietra di Lessinia, an area located on the mountains north of Verona.
Piazza delle Erbe
Going along Via Mazzini and turning left you will come to Piazza delle Erbe, the living room of Verona. The square is full of restaurants and cafes where you can sit and enjoy a good glass of Bardolino or Amarone or delight yourself with typical Veronese dishes.
Here it is nice to walk when the sun’s lights have disappeared and only the street lamps illuminate the square. If then the temperature allows it to stop for an aperitif or a hot tea in one of the premises in the square. You’ll almost feel like you’re in a French bistro. Plus you will be surrounded by the history of the city, which still lives in the palaces overlooking the square and in the names that evoke places of the past.
Piazza dei Signori
At the center of Piazza delle Erbe enter Via della Costa to reach Piazza dei Signori. A jump back in time to the Middle Ages, when the square was built and the surrounding area with buildings that symbolize the power of the Della Scala family. Verona, in fact, is called the “Scaliger city” just from the name of the family that governed the city for 125 years (1262 – 1387).
Along the perimeter of the square rise the Palazzo della Ragione, the Palazzo del Cansignorio, the Palazzo del Podestà and the Loggia del Consiglio. A little curiosity: under the tower of the Palazzo del Cansignorio you will see a mouth, which was used to insert anonymous complaints of citizens towards others
citizens.
Immediately after the square is located the Church of Santa Maria Antica. On the portal there is the sarcophagus of Cangrande I della Scala, while the scaligere arche preserve the bodies of Mastino II della Scala and Cansignorio della Scala.
Castelvecchio e Ponte Scaligero
Here is the last stop of the first day of our itinerary to visit Verona in 2 days.
You can reach Castelvecchio in two ways. From Piazza delle Erbe you have to take Corso Porta Borsari and go all the way to the end. At that point you will have to continue straight along Corso Cavour, which will become Corso Castelvecchio at the height of the castle. Otherwise you can go back to Piazza Bra and from there take Via Roma that will take you straight to the castle.
You will cross the majestic entrance of this defensive bulwark erected during the Della Scala dynasty to protect the invasions from the Adige river. Following the path that crosses the
you will reach the Scaliger bridge, from where you can admire the river and take beautiful photos of the city of Verona.
Ready to discover the 2nd day of our itinerary to visit Verona in 2 days? We are waiting for you at the next exit!