Verona's Adige River

Years ago now, Adam and I toured Northern Italy, and one of our favorite ports of call was Verona, the other Renaissance beauty of the Veneto.

This is the real-life setting of the fictional Romeo and Juliet, fair readers.  We’re talking gilded churches, cobblestone lanes, secret gardens, a medieval castle, even a famous Roman arena.

In Verona you’d have to work extremely hard to miss out on romance…so why even fight it? [Read more...]