The inhabitants of Verona are about 257.000.

Origin: regarding the name of the city there are more than one theory. The most reliable is that the name Verona comes from the union of three ancient words, which mean: The city of the Veneto Region on the river. The relations between Rome and Verona began around the third century BC, when centuries of great splendor began during which Verona, Roman city, was rebuilt within the loop of the river Adige. Its important ford was replaced by two bridges, Ponte Pietra and Ponte Postumio. During the Roman age Verona was a political and commercial venue of great importance, whose magnificent traces are still visible nowadays. An interesting, even if less known, aspect of the city are the ancient city walls, many parts of which are still preserved in excellent conditions. In 1136 AD Verona became fully a Municipality.

The city is well known also because it was land and crossroads of great poets and artists. Among the most famous: Shakespeare, who set the tragedy of the two lovers Romeo and Juliet within the Scaliger walls; Dante Alighieri, who lived many years of his life in exile in the Scaliger city as a guest of the Cangrande family and Paolo Caliari, called the Veronese, great painter of the Renaissance period.

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