Romans in Verona

We also visited some of the Roman sites in Verona, starting with the arena.  It was built in the 1st century, 50 years before the Colosseum..  Even after being plundered of its marble facade and used as a bomb shelter in WWII,  they had a concert there last night.  Talk about about your good, long-term civic investments.

We then trekked over to the Roman walls which were improved upon by the medieval times.  The old stone bridge became more fortified and they constructed Castlevecchio.  Of course, Napoleon's army captured it and during WWII, the retreating Germans blew some of it up.  Next to the castle is the Gavi Arch,  Napoleon's army destroyed it.  The locals built the relics back using as much of the original material as possible.

We crossed the river to tour thr the Roman theatre, which is also still used for modern performances.  Some of the purist tourists complained the should just be preserved in their natural state.  We were just impressed to visit them.