Verona Province

Mantegna masterpiece returning to Verona in original glory

One of the greatest works by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna is to dazzle visitors once more following a two-year restoration.

Soccer player to wed in Juliet's house

An Italian soccer player will kick off Verona's drive to woo the world's couples into tying the knot on the scene of Romeo and Juliet's most romantic encounter.

Vinitaly opens with wine weathering global downturn

Italy's wine sector has not been immune to the global economic downturn but it has been able to the weather financial storm, Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia said on Thursday.

The charms of Verona

Verona, now a World Heritage Site, is a great crossroads of historical periods and cultures. In the quality and preservation of its Roman antiquities, it is second only to Rome..

'Wed me in Verona' drive starts

The Italian city of Verona, home to literature's most famous lovers, is trying to woo the world's couples into tying the knot on the scene of Romeo and Juliet's most romantic encounter.

Wine, wine everywhere

The wines of Lake Garda and Verona are sometimes underrated. Marc Millonurges urges us to search out some gems.

Octopuses have legs and arms

Octopus don't just have eight tentacles, they six ''arms'' and two ''legs'', researchers at the Italian aquarium of Gardaland announced on Tuesday.

Europe's oldest hippo mourned

Italy on Friday was mourning the death of Pippo, Europe's oldest hippopotamus, who spent 40 years as a children's favourite at a zoo near Verona.

Verona to target home sex-workers

After clearing prostitutes from its streets, Verona is planning the country's first crack-down on sex workers who operate in private apartments, Mayor Flavio Tosi said Monday.

Verona inks deal with the Louvre

The Louvre in Paris and the city of Verona on Friday signed a cooperation deal six months after the French museum pulled the plug on a long-awaited exhibition of priceless works in the Italian city.