{"id":21168,"date":"2018-11-24T08:07:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=21168"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:43:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:43:27","slug":"verona-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/verona-green\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips to discover an extraordinary and green Verona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only the Arena or the House of Giulietta and Romeo. Beautiful gardens and flew markets, delicious gastronomy and sweet hills, let\u2019s discover a secret and eco-friendly Verona. The capital of love hides extraordinary places and unusual green journeys to discover a sustainable city. Here\u2019s the top 10 things to do in Verona.<\/h4>\n

Verona, the capital of love with the ancient architecture, the beautiful buildings, the romantic bridges over the river Adige and the street full of tourists hides extraordinary places and unusual green journeys to discover a sustainable Verona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10 suggestions to live an unusual and green<\/strong> Verona:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Into the green of Giardin Giusti<\/h2>\n
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Giardin Giusti – Picture via official page<\/div><\/div>\n

Into the heart of the city, not far away from the Arena, there is one of the oldest garden of Verona<\/strong> that hosted historical important persons, the Giardin Giusti<\/a>. A real masterpiece of botanic architecture<\/strong> where you can relax surrounded by flowers, plants, fountains and renaissance statues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let yourself be captured by the beautiful colors and intese aromas by visiting this incredible green place.<\/p>\n

2. Local Fruit and Vegetables\u00a0in Verona’s Farmer Markets<\/h2>\n
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Picture of Peter Wendt via Unsplash<\/div><\/div>\n

Every day in different places, the market of the local farmers<\/strong> are selling their fruits, oil, vegetables, cheese and wine for a sustainable shopping tasting the local products<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the historic center, near the beautiful Castel Vecchio, every Thursday morning from 8.00 to 13.00 you will find the kilometer zero market of the Arsenale<\/strong>, an old military barracks. This market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables<\/strong>, cheese, local oil, jams and biologic honey as well as the fresh fish of lake Garda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. San Zeno and the\u00a0flea market\u00a0of Verona<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Antique Market of San Zeno\u2013 Picture via verona.antiquaria.it<\/div><\/div>\n

It is not a simple and common market! Every first Sunday of the month, San Zeno<\/strong> changes look and get transformed. Stands, books, disks, dresses, furnitures occupy the central square with the wonderful cathedral<\/strong> to visit after the shopping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once per month you can live, breath, touch and see the vintage <\/strong>feeling into the magical square of San Zeno!<\/p>\n

4. The ethical shopping<\/h2>\n
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Progetto Quid \u2013 Picture via Facebook<\/div><\/div>\n

For the shopping lovers, in Verona there is the possibility to choose the sustainable and ethical shopping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Quid<\/a> is a project born in the year 2013 to give a work opportunity for the people with disadvantaged backgrounds<\/strong> to create fashion products with unsold and unused materials. The Quid shop is exactly in the center of Verona and it offers ethical fashion and unique cloths<\/strong> of different patterns at an accessible price.<\/p>\n

5. Into the hearth of Valpolicella hills\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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An ancient villa into the hearth of Valpolicella, Villa Mosconi Bertani – Picture via Facebook<\/div><\/div>\n

Just a few kilometers from the city center of Verona, there is the possibility to walk over the sweet hills<\/strong> of Valpolicella. Between the green of the vineyards<\/strong>, the centuries old trees and the ancient villa to live the old atmosphere and get in contact with the nature. Without forgetting the typical wine tasting of local and organic wines<\/strong>, aged cheese and other home made and organic products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the sport lovers there is also the possibility to do a bike tour<\/strong> to visit the wonderful countryside area with some stops to taste a glass of Amarone<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Verona Bike<\/h2>\n
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Verona Bike \u2013 Picture of Oleg Chian via Fickr<\/div><\/div>\n

We can\u2019t say that Verona is not a city that pays attention to the sustainability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the city center of Verona can circulate only natural gas buses<\/strong> and of corse there is the Verona Bike\u00a0<\/strong>(https:\/\/www.bikeverona.it\/home<\/a>), a simple, practical and ecologic bike sharing, born to improve the mobility of the citizens<\/strong> and for a greener city. Verona Bike Sharing is not just a simple bike renting service, but a real public transport solution to use for the short transfers<\/strong> instead of the traditional public transport of the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, there are also several associations that are organizing bike guided tour<\/strong> to visit the historical center and surroundings. Simonetta Bike Tour<\/a> to admire the most wonderful and absorbing views of the city or Veronality<\/a> to discover the cultural heritage of the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Castel San Pietro<\/h2>\n
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Picture of Zoltan Kovacs on Unsplash<\/div><\/div>\n

Castel San Pietro<\/strong>, the romantic and fascinating panoramic view<\/strong> to admire the beauty of Verona at the sunset during an aperitif or in the night with the bright lights of the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8. The Roman Theater of Verona\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Roman Theater – picture of Simone via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

The Roman Theater<\/a> is exactly at the feet of the Castel San Pietro\u2019s hill over the Adige river. It was build in the end of I century BC and it preserves the old atmosphere. When the Romans were meeting to attend the theater representations<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to experience this magic moment, then do not loose the theater representations, conferences, concerts and dance representations that are proposed every summer in the magnificent amphitheater<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9. The fine food (also vegan)<\/h2>\n
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Picture of Janko Ferlic via Unsplash<\/div><\/div>\n

Walking around the streets there is Caff\u00e8 e Parole<\/em>, a family conduct delicious bistrot<\/strong> where you can eat organic food<\/strong>, prepared with passion and attention. From the breakfast to the lunch break or even for a simple coffe pause even with your\u00a0pets<\/strong>! Every day the meals are changing due to the different season and ideas of the chef! By eating you can read books or just relaxing with the view over the Cathedra<\/strong>l. Finally it is one of the few places with a particular attention for vegetarian and vegan meals<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But we do not have to forget the several trattoria and osteria<\/strong> (typical restaurants) where you can taste the typical meals, such as the lesso con la pear\u00e0, risotto all\u2019amarone<\/strong> or a good Cheese and charcuterie boards of typical products with a wonderful glass of red wine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Organic Agritourism, charme and green hospitality<\/h2>\n\n\t\t