The Piazza delle Erbe in Verona sits on the 2,000-year-old footprint of the Roman forum and has operated as a market square ever since. The Venetian lion column in the center marks Venetian rule from 1405 to 1797. The square is surrounded by frescoed medieval palaces, a Baroque palazzo, and the climbable Torre dei Lamberti. Morning market runs Mon-Sat. Torre dei Lamberti approximately EUR 8. Always accessible. Central Verona, 10-minute walk from the Arena.
square in Verona
Piazza delle Erbe Verona
Also known as Piazza delle Erbe
The Piazza delle Erbe in Verona sits on the exact footprint of the Roman forum. The market square that has operated here since at least the medieval period, selling vegetables and produce in the same location where Roman civic life once organized itself, is surrounded by frescoed medieval palaces and tower houses that accumulated over centuries.
- Type
- square
- Destination
- Verona
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1st century BC
- Era
- Roman
- Address
- Piazza delle Erbe, 37121 Verona
- Coordinates
- 45.4431, 10.9972
- Official website
- Visit website