Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Lamberti Completed in 1463, it is the highest tower of the Roman relics at Verona. The tower is 84 meters high and has 238 stairs. At the top of the tower, one enjoys the beautiful scenery of Verona.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Catena The Chain Tower was built in the fourteenth century as a military and defensive building of Verona. Its name comes from the fact that its construction was carried out to hook a chain that connected and closed the two banks of the Adige. In addition to the defensive task, the structure was also used for the customs control of the goods entering the city of Verona. The tower also took its name Porta Catena, which was nearby and on the right bank of the Adige.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Forte San Mattia Forte San Mattia is located in the hilly area overlooking the city of Verona between the valley of Avesa and Valdonega. It was built in 1843, at the church of San Mattia from which it takes its name and is part of the Hapsburg fortifications of Verona. It has an irregular shape with an articulated planimetric system, where the garrisons were sheltered, but its structure was also used for artillery.
Peschiera del Garda - Walls, towers and gates Porta Brescia The Porta Brescia is located north of the walls surrounding the city of Garda and has the form of a narrow gap. It is the second entrance that leads to Peschiera and today you can walk only on foot, like the long bridge that connects with the mainland. The door was built thanks to a project, in 1766—1770, by Anton Maria Lorgna.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Borsari It is a gate located between two buildings and was built in the 2nd century AD. This gate beautifies the streets of Verona with a typical Roman architectural accent.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Palio Also this gate was designed by Michele Sanmicheli, this time to celebrate the importance of the ancient Via Postojna. His name is linked to a traditional prize on the occasion of which the door was open.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Nuova A monumental gate to the city from the south , designed in the first half of '500 and renowned by architect Michele Sanmicheli.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Vescovo The original medieval gate was replaced by a door from '500 and was later expanded in the second half of '800 under Austrian domination.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Zeno The door was built in 1542 to protect Verona against attacks from Lombardy.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Catena This entrance was called and Fura and dates back to the XII century , it has been altered in the XVI century in the Venetian period and in the nineteenth century by the Austrians.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Leona The door should be similar to Porta Borsari, equipped with an elegant arcade. It represents the birth of Roman Verona because it keeps on the oldest door a brick inscription AD 49.
Legnago - Walls, towers and gates Torrione It represents the only surviving element of the original four circular towers, built in the 15th century by the Venetians, placed at the corners of the ancient Fortress of Legnago.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre Abbaziale di San Zeno The Abbey Tower of San Zeno was raised around the twelfth and the thirteenth century next to the homonymous Abbey. The structure, in stilled brick, is a prominent architectural work and also home to numerous and precious paintings, such as the wall of the tower, in which the scene of a procession of various peoples is depicted that is starting to pay tribute to the sovereign.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Gardello The Gardello Tower was raised in the second half of the twelfth century and restored in 1370, with the addition of the bell created by Maestro Jacopo. The latter is characterized by the images of San Zeno Pescatore and the Scaliger coat of arms, but its peculiarity is a bell clock, which turns out to be the first public clock in Verona.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Forte Lugagnano Fort Lugagnano was built between 1860 and 1861. Initially it took the name of Werk Kronprins Rudolf, Archduke Rodolf of Habsburg. In the central part of the structure there was the reduced, inside which, the garrison shelters were welcomed. The artillery combat stations were instead protected by crossbars.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Leoni (Porta San Fermo) The Leoni Gate was raised in the Republican age, at the behest of the four viri that are mentioned in the epigraph preserved in the plume. In the Middle Ages it was also known as Porta San Fermo for its proximity to the homonymous church. From the fifteenth century it was called Lions due to the presence of a Roman sarcophagus located nearby and composed of two lions. Initially, the door consisted of two terracotta facades and only in the imperial age was the marble part raised.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Vittoria The Vittoria Gate was built between 1287 and 1289, at the behest of Alberto I della Scala and owes its name from the commemoration of the victory of Cangrande II della Scala over his half-brother Fregnano. The structure shows the neoclassical style and was provided with only one arch with double Doric pilasters. Later, the door was closed, but on the orders of Marshal Radetzky it was reopened in 1829 to allow the passage to the Monumental Cemetery of Verona.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta dei Borsari The Borsari Gate was built in the first century AD but certainly it was preceded by another ancient door from the first century BC. During Roman times it was known by the name of Porta Iovia due to the presence of a nearby temple, dedicated to Jupiter Lustrale. The current name refers to the bursaris, so they were called the soldiers who collected the duty. The rectangular structure was composed of the front hole.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta del Palio The Palio Gate was built between 1550 and 1561, on the architectural arrangement of Michele Sanmicheli. The rectangular structure consists of a central entrance hall where the main facade takes over the terraces of the Roman theater of Verona. The articulation of four pairs of columns far from each other, forms the three main spans where the doors are located. The vestment has elements of Veronese tuff and consists of semi-columns of Doric order.
Cologna Veneta - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica di Cologna The Civic Tower of Cologna Veneta was built in 1555. In one of its facades is the municipal coat of arms, while in the other a sacred effigy built of wood representing the Madonna. The building has a quadrangular structure built of bricks.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Benedeck The Benedeck Fort, located in Pastrengo, was named after General Ludwig August Von Benedeck. Work on the construction of the fort was completed in 1861. When it was built, it was chosen to do it on a hill, as a strategic point in case of war. Today, the fortification is a private property.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Degenfeld Fort Degenfeld was built between 1859 and 1861 by the Austrians. It was named after Commander August Graf Degenfeld Schonburg. Its structure also included a dozen cannons and a cistern for collecting rainwater. Since the early twentieth century it has been no longer used, but today it is still preserved in good condition. Currently it can be visited only on request, since it is privately owned.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Leopold Fort Leopold was built in 1861 dedicated to Prince Leopold Anaht-Dessau. This construction was intended to be the headquarters of the command, on which other forts depended. Today it has been transformed into a restaurant/pizzeria.