On our second day in Italy, after the short morning visit to Garda lake and Sirmione, the plan was to visit Verona. Verona is the second largest city in Veneto region and the third largest in northeast Italy.
It's indeed a lovely and very lively city, with really pretty
architecture, smart blend of ancient and modern, a lot of restaurants
and coffee shops, a lot of fashion shops... Yet it seems that Verona is mostly famous for being the romantic setting of William Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet". House of Juliet is here, and her well-known balcony. Large Roman amphitheater is also here...
Našeg drugog dana u Italiji, nakon kratke jutarnje posete jezeru Garda i mestu Sirmione, plan je bio da posetimo Veronu. Verona je drugi po veličini grad u regiji Veneto i treći najveći grad u severnoistočnoj Italiji. Zaista je privlačan i živahan grad, sa lepom arhitekturom, veštom mešavinom antičkog i modernog, sa puno restorana i kafića, i naravno mnoštvom brendiranih radnji... Ipak čini se da je Verona najpoznatija kao romantična lokacija gde se odvijala radnja čuvene Šekspirove drame "Romeo i Julija". Julijina kuća je ovde, kao i njen famozni balkon. Veliki rimski amfiteatar je takođe ovde...
Lion of Saint Mark, located in Piazza delle Erbe, symbol of Verona
Lav Svetoga Marka, lociran na Trgu Erbe, simbol Verone
La casa di Giulietta, might be the most famous and most visited location in Verona. Juliet's House is a 14th century residence with a tiny balcony overlooking a courtyard. What's interesting is that no one knows for sure if Shakespeare ever visited Verona or Italy at all, but his plays are the reason why so many people visit this city. Maybe because everyone is still searching for the true love...
La casa di Giulietta, je vrlo moguće najčuvenija i najposećenija lokacija u Veroni. Julijina kuća je zdanje iz 14-og veka sa malim balkonom koji gleda na dvorište. Interesantno je to što niko nije siguran da li je Vilijam Šekspir ikada u stvarnosti posetio Veronu ili Italiju, ali njegova dela su razlog što toliko ljudi posećuje ovaj grad tokom čitave godine. Možda zato što svi i dalje tragaju za pravom ljubavi...
Verona's Arena (Arena di Verona) is a tremendous Roman amphitheater from the 1st century, which in ancient times could accommodate about 25,000 visitors who enthusiastically watched the shows and gladiator games. It's the third largest amphitheater in Italy, and we all know the biggest one is Rome's Colosseum. Nowadays its beautiful interior is used for hosting the concerts, fairs, theater and opera performances during the warmer days. I've always loved this kind of monumental buildings...
Veronska Arena (Arena di Verona) je grandiozan rimski amfiteatar iz prvog veka, koji je u davna vremena mogao da smesti oko 25.000 posetilaca koji su sa oduševljenjem posmatrali performanse i gladijatorske borbe. Treći je po veličini amfiteatar u Italji, a svi znamo da je najveći rimski Koloseum. Danas se lepa unutrašnjost Veronske Arene koristi za održavanje koncerata, sajmova, opera i pozorišnih predstava tokom toplijih dana. Meni su se uvek dopadale ovakve monumentalne građevine...
Juliet's balcony
Julijin balkon
Palazzo del Governo, the seat of the Province of Verona
Palazzo del Governo, sedište Veronske nadležnosti
The Scaliger Tombs (Arche Scaligere)
Arche Scaligere, mauzolej plemićke porodice Skaligeri
Piazza dei Signori
Trg Sinjori (Trg Gospode)
You see, Verona is really a wonderful city but the truth is- I personally may have expected a bit more. Just as I expect from Rome, Milan or Florence- all these Italian cities that I still haven't visited and seen in the right way. I
can not explain exactly what, but let's say it's that
inexplicable charm and fascination that you simply feel the first time you
see a city...
Vidite, Verona je zaista divan grad ali istina je da sam ja lično možda malo više očekivala od Verone. Isto kao što to očekujem od Rima, Firence, Milana- svih ovih italijanskih gradova koje još nisam posetila i videla na pravi način. Ne mogu vam objasniti tačno šta, ali recimo da je to onaj neobjašnjivi šarm i fascinacija koje prosto osetite kada prvi put ugledate neko mesto...
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