Outdoor aperitives

Friday, late afternoon. Before incessant rain caused flooding in the eastern area of the province.

Palazzo Bevilacqua

Yesterday you saw San Lorenzo, today you can see the back of the statue....and, more importantly, a part of the beautiful Palazzo Bevilacqua (about 1530), built by the veronese architecht Michele Sammicheli.

Bazar

Glasses, books, pottery, porcelain, paintings, books... you may find all sorts of collectibles in this little shop on Corso Cavour. Inside it is choc-a-bloc with stuff you can hardly walk in. So sad to find a note on the door, saying the shop is for sale... I am afraid it may close forever...

Sunset on Via Cavour

From the Palace of the Bank of Italy to the clock tower of Castelvecchio: this is only a part of Corso Cavour that stretches from Porta Borsari in a continuous line of beautiful noble palaces. Palazzo Canossa, topped with a row of statues, is probably one of the most beautiful buildings of Verona.

See my other posts on Corso Cavour!

Sightseeing tour

Broken dream, one year later...

These were the dresses that two italian performance artists, Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro wore as they departed from Milan to travel to the Balcans to deliver a message of "marriage between different people and nations", through the role of women. Pippa Bacca was unfortunately murdered on March, 31 2008 as she was hitchhiking through Turkey, choosing to have faith in human beings as part of the performance “Brides on Tour”.

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The Byblos Art Gallery hosts the "Brides on Tour" exhibition until the 9th of may. Photos, writings, videos, objects from the tour of the two "brides".

Palazzo Canossa is one of the four buildings in Verona that were built by the 16th century architect, Michele Sanmicheli. He designed the building probably between 1530 and 1537 but it was not finished until around the second half of the 17th Century. On the loggia, eight mythological figures by Giuseppe Antonio Schiavi overlook the Corso Cavour down below. Giambattista Tiepolo painted the lounge vault with scenes from the Glory of Hercules however, most of it was lost in the second world war bombings.

Corso Cavour is a busy road. I almost never walk there but when I do, I can't but stop and admire the beautiful palaces. Although I was on the other side of the road, I couldn't frame the whole building, so I focused on the upper part: I thought the statues looked even more dramatic against the bright sky.