A vibrant trading center and the second biggest city in the Veneto region after Venice. Verona is a vibrant trading center, boasting of many magnficent Roman ruins and a fine palazzi of rosso di Verona, the local pink-tinged limestone. Verona has two main focal points: the massive 1st-century AD Arena, which is still the setting for major events, and Piazza Erbe with its colorful market.

Another main attraction is the church of San Zeno Maggiore, which boasts unusual medieval bronze door panels, carved with extraordinary scenes, some biblical, others on the life of San Zeno.