Italy Guide
The Veneto
Piazza dei Signori
Piazza dei Signori used to be the chief public square of Verona. Facing you as you come into the square is the medieval Palazzo degli Scaligeri, residence of the Scaligers; extending from it at a right angle is the fifteenth-century Loggia del Consiglio, the former assembly hall of the city council and Verona's outstanding early-Renaissance building. The rank of Roman notables along the roof includes Verona's most illustrious native poet, Catullus. For a dizzying view of the city, take a sharp right as soon as you come into the square, and go up the twelfth-century Torre dei Lamberti (Mon– Thurs 9.30am–8.30pm, Fri– Sun 8.30am–10pm; June– Sept open till midnight on Fri– Sat; €4 ).