Verona; Saturday, 03 May, 2008

After breakfast in a little café just down from the hotel, and locating a small kiosk which sold Verona cards, we had a daylight Wander through city to the Torre dei Lamberti, the large tower overlooking the city centre. From the top the views over the city were spectacular.

Next stop of the morning was church number one the Chiesa di Santa Anastasia, from there it was a short walk to the Duomo for church two, and then on through the town centre to the Porta Borsari, one of the original gates of the city, for a spot of lunch.

Appetites sated, for a while, we walked the short distance down the road away from the gate to the Castelvecchio and it’s museum. We had a long look around the castle taking in the views from its ramparts and towers, and the museums housed inside it’s buildings.

After leaving the castle we cross over the river on the fortified Ponte di Castlevecchio and walked along the opposite bank of the river to the next bridge and church number three of the day the Basilica di Santa Zeno.

After that church it was a short wander around the corner to a bar for a late afternoon drink, and then a walk back along the riverside to the hotel to freshen up before going back out for early evening drinks, dinner and then late evening drinks!