A stop-off at Verona? Store luggage?
Sep 21st, 2005, 12:50 PM
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A stop-off at Verona? Store luggage?
Wondering if a small taste of Verona can be easily gleaned by taking a train from Venice, staying in Verona for a few hours, then proceeding by train to Como.
Are some traditional sights near the Verona train station or easily accessible? Does the station have a left luggage facility?
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Are some traditional sights near the Verona train station or easily accessible? Does the station have a left luggage facility?
thanks
Sep 21st, 2005, 02:45 PM
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Hi elaine-
I haven't been yet, but planning my trip to Venice (w/day trip to Padova, Vicenza, and Verona) in October.
According to my guidebook, the train station is not in the old city center, and one has to take a bus to get there (but I believe it's quite straight forward).
I don't know when you're leaving for your trip, but if you're not going until after October, I'll be sure to come back and report.
I haven't been yet, but planning my trip to Venice (w/day trip to Padova, Vicenza, and Verona) in October.
According to my guidebook, the train station is not in the old city center, and one has to take a bus to get there (but I believe it's quite straight forward).
I don't know when you're leaving for your trip, but if you're not going until after October, I'll be sure to come back and report.
Sep 21st, 2005, 03:18 PM
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My 'Blue Guide' shows the distance from the train station to the Amphitheater at Piazza Bra to be ~1200m.
Which is a good place to start and if you like romantic fantasy don't forget 'Juliet's Balcony'
. Regards, Walter
Which is a good place to start and if you like romantic fantasy don't forget 'Juliet's Balcony'
. Regards, Walter
Sep 21st, 2005, 04:36 PM
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Too bad that Juliet's House appears to be one of the biggest tourist traps in Italy. It's not sure if it was the Capuleti's house, actually some say the house was originally a brothel, and that the balcony was added around the 1930ies. It's a simple house, the price of the ticket is high for what it's worth, and the house is always packed with tourists. If you want to visit it, go later in the afternoon when the flocks of tourists have abated a bit. I was there when I was a teenager and didn't like it: too pricey, too crowded, nothign romantic in it. There are lots of other interesting things to see and do in Verona: the arena, basilica di San Zeno and Piazza delle Erbe so lively suring the day for its open air market
Sep 21st, 2005, 04:59 PM
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You can certainly see enough of Verona in a few hours to ensure a return visit! We did just that enroute Venice-Milan a few years ago, and it was great. Don't miss the museum/gallery just off the main Piazza Herbe (?)
We left our bags in lockers at the Station, but that was before 9/11, so can't say what's available now.
We left our bags in lockers at the Station, but that was before 9/11, so can't say what's available now.
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