The Scala della Ragione
A fifteenth-century external Gothic stair — Verona's best-known architectural element.
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A complex of twelfth-century buildings between Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori in the heart of Verona, the seat of the city's administration and justice in the Middle Ages. At the heart of the complex is an inner courtyard holding the Scala della Ragione, an external Gothic staircase of the fifteenth century climbing the building's face — among the best-known and most photographed elements of Verona's architecture. From the courtyard rises the Torre dei Lamberti, about eighty-four metres and the tallest tower in Verona. It is climbed by lift or stairs, and the view from the top covers the whole old city: the Roman arena, the tiled roofs, the bend of the Adige and the hills beyond. This is the best view in Verona, and the first practical reason to visit. The building today holds exhibition galleries alongside the courtyard and the tower. Tickets vary: the tower alone, or with the exhibition. Check the combination before buying, as some Verona combined tickets include it and others do not.
A fifteenth-century external Gothic stair — Verona's best-known architectural element.
Eighty-four metres, climbed by lift or stairs, with a view over the whole city.
The Roman amphitheatre, the tiled roofs and the Adige's bend in one frame.
Between Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori, central Verona
Torre dei LambertiThe Lamberti tower is Verona's highest point: eighty-four metres grown across ce1 min walk
Scala della RagioneAn external stone staircase in the Mercato Vecchio courtyard in central Verona, 1 min walk
Galleria Achille FortiA gallery of modern art inside the Palazzo della Ragione in the heart of Verona,1 min walk
Piazza delle ErbePiazza delle Erbe is Verona's Roman forum that never stopped working — two thous1 min walk
Cappella dei Notai (Chapel of the Notaries)A few steps above the vegetable market, behind a door nobody notices, hides one 1 min walkA card covering most of the city's sights — the arena, Juliet's house, the main churches and museums — for a set period, usually including public transport. If you will visit more than three or four sites it is clearly better value. Check the list of included sites before buying, as it changes.
Not if you use the lift, which reaches near the top with a few steps remaining. The stairs are an alternative and are long. The platform at the top is relatively narrow and fills in season; early morning is quieter and better for photographs.
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