Verona's origins date back to ancient times, besides being a commercial center, it has been developed culturally and artistically . Many streets are picturesque and city churches filled with famous frescoes. A well preserved Roman amphitheater (1st Century A.D.) sits on a prominent piazza, near it begins a traditional promenade of wide marble pavement called "Liston". Only the most fashionable shops surround this area.
The Scaligeri clan established itself as rulers of Verona in 1260. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drama is set in the city, featuring the maiden out on her balcony ,with her lover from a feuding family courting below. Historians dispute if there ever was such a couple but Verona tourism says, " yes there was!" Who knows?
Maybe the philospher Dante, another famous citizen, whose statue is a favorite perch for pigeons.
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