I'm not sure how anything I could write would do justice to this masterpiece. The floors are the…read moreoriginals from the 1400's. I can't get over the architecture in this country. They used the finest materials and people dedicated lifetimes to making these churches a spectacular place to worship. The art on the walls depicts famous biblical stories and tells of the time period that the church was built. This church stayed true to it's gothic design throughout and each detail is breathtaking. It now costs to enter on non worship days. You can get a pass for all the churches in the area for just a few euro. It would totally be worth it if you have a couple days to check them all out. However, if you are on a short visit I would recommend this one as a top choice for viewing.

This cathedral was erected on the same site where two churches were destroyed in the early 12th…read morecentury earthquake. It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare and it is an episcopal seat of the diocese of Verona. The tall tower can be seen from Saint Peter's hill. We drove the car to the cathedral, but we were quite surprised how compact the whole area around the cathedral is, so my family decided to stay in the car while I visited. The cathedral is absolutely breathtaking. Dante Alighieri visited the Duomo di Verona in the 14th century and mentioned cathedral in his Divine Comedy.

A bit hidden in the northwest of old town Verona you'll find this attractive cathedral (La…read moreCattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare). It was finished in 1187 and built in the romanesque style, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Over the years later on it was being modiefied several times. Together with the Sanmicheli's bell tower it is a lovely sight, too bad you can't get much distance between you and the church to really get a great view, the other buildings and streets are too close to it. But surely a must-see, one of the nicest churches here in lovely Verona.

A beautiful building located at the Piazza del Signori in Vicenza, Italy. The architecture is…read moresimply amazing. As we sat at the Piazza you can't help but admire this beautiful structure.

There is so much history in Vicenza and the Basilica is a huge part of that history…read more "The Palladian Basilica is a public building facing onto the Piazza dei Signori. Its name is linked to Andrea Palladio, who redesigned it, adding the famous loggias with serliana openings in white marble to the existing Gothic building. The building on which Palladio worked was the Palazzo della Ragione, built in Gothic style in the mid-fifteenth century. The upper floor is entirely taken up by an enormous hall with no intermediate supports, where the Council of the Four Hundred met. The copper-lined, inverted ship's-hull roof was inspired by that of the Palazzo della Ragione in Padua. The Gothic facade was originally clad with diamonds of red and straw yellow Verona marble, which are still visible behind Palladio's addition. A loggia surrounding the building was commissioned after its completion, but continually delayed due to various structural difficulties and the nature of the ground beneath. At the beginning of the sixteenth century the double order of porticoes and loggias, though not complete, collapsed. The Council called on many leading architects of the time to resolve the difficult problem of its reconstruction. They included Jacopo Sansovino, Sebastiano Serlio and Giulio Romano. The project was awarded to Andrea Palladio (1508-80) in 1549, following a competition, and he worked on it for the rest of his life. It was completed posthumously in 1614. The reconstructed building was called a basilica by Palladio himself, who had been inspired by the model of the Roman basilica for civic use." The building has three independent exhibition spaces that are used to host architecture and art exhibitions of international renown. http://www.museicivicivicenza.it/en/tbc/basilica_palladiana.php In the Summer months they offer a pass for 5euro and you can go up to the top and walk around on all the levels as often as you like. One time guests only need to pay 1euro. There's a nice bar on the rooftop and it is one of my favorite spots in the city to watch the evening sky change or a storm roll in.

Secured when we were here but we took the time to appreciate the exterior. This Gothic styled…read morechurch is in the oldest part of the town, not far from the Ponte Pietra https://www.yelp.com/biz/ponte-pietra-verona-3?hrid=1Rqn7LFUZsDFHiqdwdZw_Q. The building was started in 1280 and construction continued for another 120 years, finally completing in 1400 and then consecrated in 1471. The façade is divided into three vertical section corresponding to the nave and the two aisles in the interior. Unfinished, the façade is mostly in brickwork. The center of the middle section is a simply rose window. From what I've read, the interior is impressive and I would expect so for a six-hundred-year-old church. [Review 16995 overall - round number 200 in Italy - 511 of 2022.]

This church here looks quite a bit different than the several other ones in this city. Finished in…read more1400 in gothic style, it is quite an amazing sight. Coming from the front you will almost miss the big belltower. The front entrance is almost made in a simple architecture, typical for the gothic period. From far it almost appears (by the color) made from wood, but of course it's not. There are many lovely churches and cathedrals in town, but this needs to be on the to-do list, and if only because of the different style it has.