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IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN VERONA?
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Amidst wine and culture: The Venetian Villas of Verona
For centuries, the Republic of Venice ruled the seas. But one of its greatest legacies, and a distinctive feature of the region's landscape today, is the collection of nearly five thousand Venetian villas scattered over its mainla…
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Verona, city of horses
Legend has it that, just after the end of the war in 489 AD between Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, and the Roman general Odoacer, the starving people of Verona were granted exceptional permission to eat the many horse carcasse…
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What’s new for Christmas 2017 in Verona
I’m writing this article after a family visit to the new Christmas markets that have just opened in Verona. But first, I should explain what I mean by “new”. For some years now, the city has been a kind of unofficial Christmas cap…