Verona - Surroundings
In the countryside around Verona are a number of beautiful villas, especially in the north and west towards Lake Garda. These include the Villa Sarego Boccoli near Pedemonte, designed by Palladio and modeled on houses from the ancient world; it was never completed.
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Soave, Italy
(Near Verona)
East of Verona is the little medieval town of Soave (40m/132ft; pop. 6,000), renowned for its battlemented town walls and towers and fine palaces.
An attractive excursion from Verona (north) is to the beautiful uplands of Monti Lessini and Giazza (758m/2,501ft), the only one of the "Tredici Comuni" (Thirteen Communes) inhabited by the descendants of settlers from Bavaria and Tirol, and where German is still spoken.
An attractive excursion from Verona (north) is to the beautiful uplands of Monti Lessini and Giazza (758m/2,501ft), the only one of the "Tredici Comuni" (Thirteen Communes) inhabited by the descendants of settlers from Bavaria and Tirol, and where German is still spoken.
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
(Near Verona)
Southwest of Verona, on the River Tione, is Villafranca di Verona (54m/178ft; pop. 25,000), with a ruined castle, part of the "Serraglio", the frontier fortifications of Verona, which extend to Valeggio, 9km/5.5mi west. In 1859 an armistice agreement was made in Villafranca between France and Austria.
In Valeggio is the well-tended park of Sigurtà.
In Valeggio is the well-tended park of Sigurtà.
Villafranca di Verona Tourist Office
Corso V Emanuele 9
I-37069 Villafranca di Verona
Italy
Corso V Emanuele 9
I-37069 Villafranca di Verona
Italy
