Walk on the Arena

Horse and carriage

Whenever I see this carriage (it goes back and forth through the city centre all day) I can't help (mentally) singing Love and Marriage by F. Sinatra and I can't take it off my head all day...

Love and marriage

Love and marriage

Go together like horse and carriage

Frank Sinatra (click to hear the tune!)

The spring mood

A bright, sunny and warm afternoon in Piazza Erbe. Short sleves, shirts, sunglasses, icecreams and refreshing drinks. Finally.

Moonlight

A romantic walk into Piazza Dante.

City interiors #6

Last week I posted a pic of my friend T.'s kitchen. Here are more photos of that lunch...

...the dining room and the lovely pasta with broccoli, tuna fish and grated parmesan...yummy!

Farmers market

Times mix

Mix of styles and ages here. From the left: the medieval walls, the Gran Guardia (built between 1818 and 1853, in the last decades of the the austrian domination) and the back of Palazzo Barbieri, built after the second W.W.

The blue portrait

I was walking on the Lungadige San Giorgio yesterday morning when I spotted something that, from far away, seemed like a blue painting on the stones of this old building (that you can see on the other side here) and I thought, oh my, who can have done it?!? As I approached I realized (quite relieved!) that the painting was instead made on plexiglas tiles held together by tiny rings. The wind moved the tiles almost like it would have done if it was fabric.

Unfortunately I cannot read what's written underneath the face, have you got any ideas about who this artist may be?

Confession at Sant'Eufemia

Shutters and balconies

Polished floor

The "Tenin technique" on the polished marble tiles of Piazza Erbe.

Villa Novare

One more pic from Villa Novare.

The newsagent's bicycle

Behind the newsagent's kiosk on the medieval walls.

City interiors #5

More from my dear friend T.'s home...

Three friends, yummy food and lots of chatting: a perfect lunch!

Proportions

Close up on the base of the huge columns of Palazzo Barbieri, home of the town Council.

Across the road you can see the medieval walls and the "Bar Bra" (named after Piazza Bra, a few steps ahead), whose premises are straight into the walls. I definitely must remember this café for one of my "midmorning" coffees...

Romeo

Antiques market

Villafranca, a few miles from Verona, antiques market, every month, second sunday.

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.

San Lorenzo

Statue of Saint Lorenzo, placed above the portal that leads to the homonymous church.

The origins of the church go back to the IV century AD. Unfortunately it was almost completely destroyed by a strong earthquake in 1117 and rebuilt during the XII century.

The church is indeed a jewel of the romanic style, read more here!

Spring snow!

A couple of days ago a late snowfall whitened most of Italy's northern regions. Here in Verona it began tuesday evening, feebly, stopped overnight (or probably it was just too light and melt) and started again on wednesday morning with bigger flakes that fell at a steady rythm for hours. The traffic was slowed down considerably and probably this caused discomfort for many people. I was lucky enough to enjoy the "show" at home, behind the windows... Only in the afternoon I went out to take a some pics....

Theme day: THE TENIN TECHNIQUE

Sun fading behind the Lessinia mountains. Cerna, a few miles from Verona.

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Textures and colours

An old abandoned church on Via XX Settembre, Veronetta district's high road.

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Just like that.

Parona, a few miles from Verona, walking near the river Adige banks.

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 in Veronetta

Walking back home with my grocery...

Military archeology

Inside the area of the Franz Josef I Arsenal, a huge military compound built during the Austrian domination (1815-1865). Today only some parts of the nine buildings are used. This one, in particular has become a parking (not inside the buildings!).

The Chievo dam and the geese

Geese at the Chievo Dam. The little village of Chievo is hidden behind the dam, on shore across the river Adige. Chievo became famous for the local football team (A.C. Chievo Verona) that plays in the national first division (Serie A).

Terranima Café

Yesterday I took my midmorning coffee in this tiny and very cute café in Parona, a village a few miles from Verona, along the Adige River. Stepping inside I was welcomed by the warm scent of the freshly ground coffe - oh, so irresistible!

I approached the wooden bar and asked for an espresso. The guy, called Marco, prepared my coffee and served it along with a little glass of water (quite a typical thing in Verona) and then placed a small leaflet with information about the type of coffee he served me (basically a selection of four types of Arabica).

I couldn't help, I had to take some pictures!

Dew drops

Yesterday morning, as I was rushing into my car, I noticed the dew on the soft top of a white Porsche and thought it was going to make a nice contrast with the Arena in the background. What do you think?

City interiors, #4

This is the lovely dining room at my sister and brother in law's. This very peculiar three storey home is not in the heart of town but in a small countryside village a few miles from Verona.

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Theme day: PASSAGEWAY

One of the many passageways inside the Arena's "belly"!

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