Piazza Bra (from the old German word ´breit´ meaning ´wide´) is dominated by the Arena amphitheatre, the third largest after the Colosseum and the amphitheatre in Capua. It could hold up to 25.000 spectators, divided in its 44 tiers, and today it is the home of the great lyric summer open air festival .The outer circle, of which just four arches over three storeys remain, collapsed following the earthquakes of 1117 and 1183, whereas the inside seating is the work of an admirable restoration project begun in the 15TH Century. It is built of blocks of pink marble, flint and brick.

The 15THcentury Loggia del Consiglio, the former assembly hall of the city council, rises on Piazza dei Signori behind the statue dedicated to the great poet Dante Alighieri, guest of the Scaligeri family during his exile from Florence. The style is typically Venetian- renaissance and the façade is adorned in the upper part with frescoes and statues of worthies born in the city, like Catullus and Pliny, poet the first and historian the second.

This 84-m high tower rises in the courtyard of the palazzo della Ragione and gives dizzying views of the city and of the Alps when the sky is clear.

Crossing the river by the Roman bridge known as Ponte Pietra, one comes to the Roman Theatre: The theatre was built into the Hill of St. Peter's, Verona's most ancient residential area in the 1st century BC, to house theatre performances, most of all satirical dramas. From the seats of the theatre you can enjoy a sweeping panorama of the city. Today the theatre is still used for performances, such as the annual Shakespeare festival.

Ponte Scaligero is a medieval bridge built under Cangrande II, of the Scaligeri family, and part of the old defence system of Castelvecchio. It was once used as an escape route in case of particular danger. The bridge was destroyed by Germans during the World War II, in order to delay the arrival of the Allied troops. Fortunately the inhabitants of the city have decided to reconstruct their bridge from which you can enjoy beautiful sunsets.