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Lago di Garda-Verona-Venezia
Lago di Garda: Bardolino-Garda-Torri del Benaco
The East side of the Lake is always a good option. You can start your day from Bardolino or Garda and visit the town center and have a walk along the lakefront. From here you can also choose to do a lake trip by boat to discover other sides of the lake. You could as well take the car and go to Punta San Viglio and visit Villa Guarienti (https://www.locandasanvigilio.it/suite/) and spend some time at Baia delle sirene, which is a beach between Torri and Garda, a small paradise in nature. Torri del Benaco is a small jewel town. Certainly, the first stage of your trip to Torri must be with a visit to the Scaligero Castle ( a fortress, built during the Roman era http://www.museodelcastelloditorridelbenaco.it/). You can also go to the Tibetan bridge in the nearby town of Crero. To reach it you need to park your car in this town and follow the signs near the church of San Siro. In a few minutes, you will be able to reach the bridge and live a special experience.
Lago di Garda: Sirmione
Sirmione is a peninsular city on the south shore of Lake Garda. You can visit the Castello Scaligero (https://museilombardia.cultura.gov.it/en/museums/rocca-scaligera-di-sirmione/ ) and the Roman Villa at the top of the peninsula (http://www.grottedicatullo.beniculturali.it/index.php?en/150/la-villaromana ). Also, you can go to the terms of Sirmione, where you can enjoy a bit of relax and wellness (https://www.termedisirmione.com/en )
Arena di Verona
Start your visit from Piazza Bra and the Arena di Verona.
Casa di Giulietta
Visit Juliet's house and have yourself photographed on the famous balcony. Admire the graffiti, almost an attraction in itself.
Piazza Erbe Verona
Go to the market square Piazza Erbe and to Piazza dei Signori. Here you can also climb the Lamberti tower, the largest tower in Verona, originally built in 1172 by the Lamberti family (https://torredeilamberti.it/en/
Basilica di Santa Anastasia
Walkthrough Corso Santa Anastasia and visit the impressive Basilica di Santa Anastasia (https://www.chieseverona.it/en/our-churches/the-basilica-of-saint-anastasia)
Ponte Pietra
Cross Ponte Pietra, admire the beautiful landscape and the Teatro Romano
Castel San Pietro
Enjoy the panorama at Castel San Pietro to see Verona from the top. There are steps up to it behind the Roman Theatre.
Museo di Castelvecchio
This is the Civic Museum and exposes important medieval, Renaissance, and modern art collections including the most important works of Tintoretto, Mantegna, Pisanello, and other great artists.
Aperitivo in Verona
What about an Aperitivo while discovering Verona? Here are some of the best places you can find during your walk: In Piazza Erbe: • Casa Mazzanti caffè (https://casamazzanti.it/?lang=en ) • La Prosciutteria (https://www.laprosciutteria.com/en/verona/ ) Corso Porta Borsari: • Osteria del Bugiardo ( https://osteriadelbugiardo.it/ ) Castel San Pietro: • Re Teodorico bar (https://reteodorico.com/bar ) Piazza Bra: • Vittorio Emanuele Cafè (https://www.ristorantevittorioemanuele.com/ristorante-vittorioemanuele-english.html )
Enoteca della Valpolicella
Are you a wine lover? Discover the Valpolicella area and do a wine tasting tour.
Locanda Buglioni
Are you a wine lover? Discover the Valpolicella area and do a wine tasting tour.
Palazzo Maffei Casa Museo
This is the Civic Museum and exposes important medieval, Renaissance, and modern art collections including the most important works of Tintoretto, Mantegna, Pisanello, and other great artists.
Galleria d'Arte Moderna Achille Forti
A collection dedicated to visual arts from XIX to XX century
Venezia
A day in Venice From Verona, you can take the train and in 1 hour you will be in the heart of Venice. Leaving the great entrance of the station behind, in front of your eyes there is the Grand Canal, the Ponte Degli Scalzi (one of the 4 bridges that cross the main canal of the city) and the dome of the Church of San Simeone Piccolo. During your day you can also have a gondola ride, one of the most suggestive experiences in Venice and eat a cicheto, a typical small tasting, and have a spritz in a bacaro (a small tavern you can find in every corner of Venice).
Ghetto Ebraico - Ponte di Rialto
From Gran Canale you can go to the Jewish ghetto and enjoy a simple walk among the tall buildings, trying to see the windows of the synagogues. Cross Rialto bridge and have a look at the shops full of jewels and Murano glass. Admire the buildings reflected in water and the gondolas in the canal. Near the bridge you can also enjoy the Rialto typical market, which is open every morning, except on Sunday.
Piazza San Marco - Palazzo Ducale & Ponte dei Sospiri
Visit the famous Piazza San Marco and the basilica (http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/ ) Here you can reach Palazzo Ducale and observe the lagoon that opens in front of you with the island of San Giorgio and its bell tower. You can also see the Ponte dei Sospiri that connects Palazzo Ducale with the prisons. The legend says that here, prisoners exhaled the last breaths before being condemned. You can also visit Palazzo Ducale if you have time (https://palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en/home/ ).