Postcard of the Week: Verona
Here are two postcards from Verona, a stunning city in Veneto in Northern Italy which is famous for being the home of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s as beautiful as any other Renaissance Italian town and has one big advantage, it’s right next to the stunning Lake Garda!
When I lived in Córdoba I hung out lots with a huge group of Italian Erasmus students. Three of these lovely Italians were from the Università di Verona: Alberto, Gloria & Elio. Italians are such incredibly friendly people and hugely fun to party with. In February 2011, a few weeks after leaving Córdoba to move to Modena in Italy for Part II of my Third Year Abroad, a German friend Isabella and I headed to Alberto’s hometown near Verona for the weekend. Not only did we explore the city of Verona, but we also joined in the Carnivale in Alberto’s hometown, which was possibly the most fun I’ve had on a night out in Italy! With 40 or so of us dressed up as identical firemen, we partied our way through the streets accompanying our enormous carnival float. You can the full story of that wild night in this blog post.
I headed back to Verona in the summertime a few months later to visit Albi and Gloria another time, this time spending our days at Lake Garda near Desenzano, a heavenly spot where Gloria lives. We spent our days zooming around the lake on a friend’s boat, sunbathing on the lake’s beaches, visiting the Castello di Sirmione and taking in the panoramic views from hilltop bars. Ahhhhh… It was then that I added Verona to my list of potential cities to live in. It’s big enough to be lively all-year round, has a very sophisticated, high quality of life and is very close to Lake Garda, making it ideal for weekends.
…Verona looks so magical–but then again, I only know it through what I’ve seen in the movie “Letters to Juliet” (terrible, I know)!!…
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I’ve never actually seen the film!
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…Well, if you like (somewhat) generic romcoms, Amanda Seyfried, and/or Vanessa Redgrave, you should TOTALLY give it a shot, :-)!!…
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Gorgeous pictures. I need to get traveling very soon!!
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They are cute little postcards aren’t they! I’d definitely recommend a weekend away in Verona.
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I have seen both lake garda and lake como. I much prefer Lake Como: it is more stung and less touristy. The lake is set in the mountains and I find the contrast between the lake and the mountains stunning. It is worth a visit if you can make it!!
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Oh right, I’ll have to visit Lake Como then. I though Garda was beautiful so if Como is even more so then it’ll be mindblowing…
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I loved both Verona and Lake Garda! Such a beautiful part of Italy! Verona especially I thought was a really magical city 🙂 I stayed in Malcesine in Garda and managed to bag a lakeside room – amazing views to wake up to everyday! Xx
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Great, glad you loved that picturesque part of the world too! Aren’t the views over the lake mesmerisingly beautiful?
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They certainly are, they almost don’t look real! 🙂 gonna have to dig my pictures out now haha!
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Like so many people I have fond memories of walking around Verona and sitting chatting with friends in the open air theatre. It’s a lovely city.
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Lake Garda’s lovely and so is Verona. Did you get a chance to go onto Juliet’s balcony or see the statue at her house?
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Yes I did see Juliet’s statue and her house – amazing to see so many love notes written on the walls!
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