Piazza delle Erbe

March 2012 trip to Madrid, Venice, Verona, Milan and Paris.

Verona: Piazza Bra, Roman Arena, Chiesa San Fermo Maggiore,
Juliet's House, Piazza delle Erbe, Chiesa di Santa Anastasia,
Roman Theater & Archaeological Museum, Ristorante Torcolo di Luca Barca,
Castelvecchio Museum

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Linda shopping in the Piazza delle Erbe market
Piazza delle Erbe - Verona, Italy
An artist painting the Piazza delle Erbe in Verona (prints of this photo are available at Finearts America)

Friday continued

The Piazza delle Erbe in Verona is just a short walk from the Casa di Giulietta. Piazza delle Erbe was the town's forum during the time of the Roman Empire. It is still a market square, though the stalls mostly sell souvenirs.


Piazza delle Erbe, was rebuilt in the 13th century using material from Roman spas and villas

Souvenir stalls in the Piazza delle Erbe - Verona, Italy
Souvenir stalls in the Piazza delle Erbe

Torre dei Lamberti - Piazza delle Erbe
Torre dei Lamberti was begun in 1172, but was restored in the mid
16th Century after a lightning strike - the clock was added in 1779.

Madonna Verona fountain
Fontana di Piazza delle Erbe from the 14th century it topped  with by a statue called the Madonna Verona,
which is a Roman sculpture from 1,000 years earlier

Palazzo Maffei - Verona, Italy
Palazzo Maffei is a Baroque style palace which dates from the 15th Century but it wasn't finished until 1668

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