Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore

Also known as Basilika San Zeno Maggiore

The 48 bronze panels on the west doors of San Zeno Maggiore, cast in the 11th and 12th centuries, are among the finest examples of Romanesque (meaning the pre-Gothic style of the 10th-12th centuries, characterized by heavy stone arches and figurative metalwork) metalwork in Italy.

San Zeno Maggiore is widely considered the finest Romanesque church in northern Italy. The 48 bronze door panels cast in the 11th and 12th centuries are masterworks of medieval metalwork, and Andrea Mantegna’s 15th-century triptych altarpiece still sits in the apse for which it was painted. Entry costs a small fee and the church is open Monday-Saturday 8:30am-6pm. It sits 20 minutes on foot west of Piazza Bra, or reachable by bus. Less crowded than Verona’s central sights and genuinely worth the walk.