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If you want to enjoy an incomparable view of the city, all you have to do is take a comfortable elevator to the top. The eastern side of the square hosts the famous Case Mazzanti: among the oldest buildings in Verona, they still preserve on the facade the lively 16th-century frescoes with mythological subjects.
- The Roman Forum
- La Berlina
- St. Mark Lion's Column
- The Jewish Ghetto
- The Rib Arch
- Other Buildings and Monuments
- The Market
- The Aperitivo
To see the remains of these ancient buildings and structures, however, you have to go down three metres below street level in Piazza Erbe. In the cellars of a famous restaurant that overlooks the square, you can see the foundations and some of the columns of the ancient temple. Underneath another prestigious restaurant overlooking the square are th...
A little further on, a kiosk on a podium attracts the curiosity of visitors. A dangling chain immediately brings to mind a place of torture. In reality, it is the podium on which the measurements once used in Verona for the various types of goods on sale in the market were marked. On a column are engraved the units of linear measurement. Carved on ...
At one end of the square stands a large stone column. It is topped by the imposing sculpture of a leon of St. Markplaced during the four hundred years of Venetian rule of Verona, from 1405 to 1797. The statue was destroyed by the Jacobins during Napoleonic rule and was replaced by a replica in the aftermath of Italian unification.
At the opposite end you are struck by a group of tall, narrow, huddled buildings. This is what remains of the old Jewish ghetto of Verona. It was established at the end of the 1400s. The Jews were confined to a certain area near the market. If a family expanded, there was no other option but to build high, creating these characteristic dwellings. T...
On the opposite side, from an arch connecting the Palazzo della Ragioneto the Domus Nova, hangs a mysterious object. It is a gigantic rib. Tradition indicates it as a whale bone, but someone advances the hypothesis that it could be an ichthyosaur fossil. Even on the reasons for its presence there are many hypotheses. The most likely is that it was ...
The unique aspect of Piazza delle Erbe is given by the presence of several buildings and monuments of great visual impact. . The 84-metre-high Lamberti Tower is the tallest building in Verona. It is characterized by the various styles and materials with which it has been built several times over the centuries. The short side of the square, where th...
Verona's ancient forum has always been a place of commercial exchange. In the Middle Ages, the main merchandise sold here was spices and vegetables. Hence the current name of Piazza delle Erbe. In recent decades, the spread of large supermarkets and the growth of tourism in Verona have changed the appearance of the stalls in Piazza Erbe. Today ther...
Piazza Erbe has always been the place where the Veronese meet up with friends and sit down for an aperitif. One long side of the square is entirely occupied by bars with their stalls where you can sit and enjoy the classic spritz, a Prosecco or a glass of Durellometodo classico in the magnificent setting of one of the most beautiful squares in Ital...
Verona’s Stately Square Nestled close to the ancient Roman forum, now Piazza delle Erbe, lies the elegant Piazza dei Signori. This historic space echoes the grandeur of epochs gone by, with Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance architectural styles coming together seamlessly.
Other buildings, the tall houses of the Ghetto, are reminiscent of medieval tower-houses. The square's most ancient monument is the fountain (built in 1368 by Cansignorio della Scala), surmounted by a statue called Madonna Verona , which is however a Roman sculpture dating to 380 AD.
One of the most beloved open-air lounges in the world, whose walls are made up of ancient buildings dating back to different eras that have characterized the history of the city. Piazza Erbe is the oldest square in our city and is located on the area of the Roman forum. At that time it was the nerve centre of social, economic and political life ...
It's no wonder that this is one of the most historic and picturesque squares in Italy: in antiquity, it served as a Roman forum; today, it contains many historic buildings, sculptures with a popular and colorful market overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables. Duration: 1-2 hours.
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Palazzo Maffei’s magnificent Baroque façade closes the north-west end of Piazza delle Erbe. The oldest part of the building was built in the late Middle Ages in the area of the Capitolium, the religious complex dedicated to the Capitoline Triad and built during the Republican era, when Verona became a Roman Municipium (49 BCE).
