Cathedral of Verona

The church of San Giorgio in Braida was preceded by the Romanesque church of a Benedictine monastery that flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries. After a period of decline, the monastery was entrusted to the Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga in 1442. It is believed that the construction of the present church began at that time and continued until the 16th century. Under Austrian rule (1815-1866), with the construction of the new fortifications in 1837, a large part of the building was demolished. In 1938, the building underwent a cycle of restoration work that led to the partial reconstruction of the 16th-century cloister.

The basilica of Santa Anastasia, begun in 1290, was never completed although the church was consecrated in 1471. The church was built for the Dominicans and remained theirs until the dissolution of the order in 1807. The church was then entrusted to the secular clergy, while the adjacent convent, now abandoned, later became the seat of a high school. The church is the most important Gothic monument in Verona. Inside you can admire paintings and frescoes by famous masters of painting from Verona and elsewhere.

The Synagogue in Verona was built in 1864 by architect Marco Treves. This Historicist stone building still serves as a synagogue.