Verona as a base-of-operations for a visit to Northern Italy

verona piazza dante Rather than making a brief visit to Verona, you might want to consider making Verona your "home base" for an extended stay, during which you can see everything worth seeing in Northern Italy. There are several great reasons for staying in Verona for much of your time in the North.

First and foremost, Verona is an extraordinary city, small and manageable, with both Roman and Medieval architecture surviving. The 22,000 seat Roman amphitheater is second only
to the Roman Colosseum, and in better condition. It is a vibrant and fully functioning city, the center of the wine-producing region of Valpolicella, and it has a great cuisine worth sampling for more than one day. venezia gondole

Second, consider how appealing it is to stay in one comfortable place for a week, with a kitchen, rather than going to 3 or 4 different places, and having to adjust to new hotels and new neighborhoods almost every day. Aside from the obvious benefit of staying in one great place and getting to know it without moving all your things, consider that trains from Verona to Venice are fast and inexpensive.
The train station in Venice is centrally located, is reached from Verona in little more than an hour, and when you arrive, you're ready to walk around Venice without bags, and you can return to Verona whenever you like.

mantova Next, consider that Verona is centrally located in Northern Italy, and very close to Padua, Mantua, and Lake Garda, as well as the Valpolicella wine-producing region, which is just outside of Verona. You can take a train or bus easily to any of the many attractions of the Veneto. The towns on Lake Garda, and the remains of one of the most magnificent Roman Villas (the Grottoes of Catullo in Sirmione) are popular tourist sites only 30 minutes from
Verona. The Alpine towns of Bolzano and Merano are only little more than hour north of Verona by autostrada.

So think about staying at L'Ospite for a week, getting to know the excellent restaurants and shops in Verona, and making forays outside the city whenever you like, by train, bus, or rental car. sirmione We are always available to give you advice about how to do this. There are few pleasures greater than getting up in the morning and not having to pack and move to another destination!! Just picture coming back everyday to a comfortable apartment, with a kitchen, in a neighborhood that you get to know. It's a better way to travel, and a better way to see Venice and the other attractions that are so close to Verona. Spend more time seeing interesting things and less time moving your bags! Stay with us, and have a more relaxing time in bella Verona.

L'OSPITE accommodation in Verona: your apartment in the historical downtown of Verona