“I'd like to sing Verona...” recited in dialect the Veronese poet Berto Barbarani, speaking of the city, of its river and its beauties.
And that's what I've been trying to do for more than twenty years: describe my Verona, the city that I love.
I have always loved history and everything related to it. I look at my city continuously evolving and it fascinates me to think how it has changed over the centuries and how I can tell about this long transformation.
I like to think that through my words the modern visitor can see the changes that have occurred in more than two thousand years of history.
I can amaze children by telling the life of the ancient Romans and the gladiators fighting inside the amphitheater.
Or narrate the deeds of Cangrande della Scala, knight and patron.
And also talk about the powerful Veronese families who, through their magnificent palaces adorned with carved stone and colors, showed their magnificence and richness, when Verona was dominated by the Lion of San Marco.
You can find all this in Verona, the traces of its long history are in the buildings, in the names of the streets, in the rushing Adige river. From roman age until the battles for the independence of Italy Verona has always been in the center of Italy's history.
And this is what I like to think I can do: portray the beauties of Verona even if only through the names of squares and alleys or by looking at a stone set in the wall, witness of an ancient and forgotten use.
My philosophy, when I walk around the city, is to often look upwards and discover new frescoes, new unexpected views and thus amaze even those who have always passed there but who have never looked up.
I joyfully welcome visitors who come from very distant countries, for whom everything is amazement, but also my fellow citizens who want to discover or rediscover Verona with new eyes.
This is what I love to do and this is what I hope to convey.
John Ruskin, who Verona knew and loved, wrote that: “good art can only be produced by people who have beautiful things around them, and time to look at them".
And in Verona we are surrounded by "beautiful things" that we can look at and admire today with all the possible time.
I lived the first years of my life in different cities in Italy and some years in Peking, China, where I learned English, at the Beijing International School.
Back in Italy, I moved to Verona with my family... and I have never left since then|.
After classical studies in the local Lyceum and political science studies in Padua, I lived and worked in France for several periods to learn and improve French.
But then I came back to Verona where I obtained the qualification as a Registered Tourist Guide first in Vicenza in 1999 and in Verona in 2000, both for English and French.
I continued to participate to training courses, organized by the Veneto Region and by private entities.
And you never stop learning anyway!
In my free time I take care of my garden and my orchid collection. Seen the results I am quite convinced that I have green fingers. It's a passion that I also find in my job when I explain a garden or simply tell the story of ancient trees in the city or on the surrounding hills.
When I travel I always drag my family to visit historic museums and gardens and often also exhibitions.
Verona offers many opportunities and ideas for visits, but the Roman era remains one of my favorite. You can visit the visible Roman Verona, but also discover a hidden Verona underground. And much more will come to light in the coming years!
And a treasure hunt is an amazing way to discover archaeological artifacts.
I love taking visitors to discover the hidden garden, Giardino Giusti, a fascinating place hidden behind the austere facade of the family's building in the neighborhood of Veronetta.
Another tip is to follow the sinuous path of the Adige and reveal all the hectic activities that took place on its banks. Follow the water of the river but also the water in the city.
Visiting the surroundings you cannot miss the land of wine white Soave, land of castles, villas and ancient parish churches.
And during visits, a reference to the local cuisine, its aromas and flavors cannot be missed together with its wines.
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