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The territory of the Scaligera province is embraced from north-west at south-east by the Adige river: about ten of bridges connects the two parts of the town, but in the roman period Verona had only two bridges: the Pons Postumius (doing not more exist), and the Pons Marmoreus. This last, known like Ponte Pietra, destroyed during the Second World War, was rebuilt using the original parts; suggestive also the Ponte Scaligero, in the neighborhood of Castelvecchio, also it, like the previous, exclusively to pedestrian use, was built and fortified during the Seignory of Della Scala for civic and military purposes.
Appeared on the lake of Garda like a incomparably beautiful balcony, the mountain can be easily reached also with the new cableway that covers the route between Malcesine and the Mount Baldo with a inequality of 1650 meters, in only 10 minutes. The north-east zone of the territory is occupied from the Natural Park of the Lessinia, built of recent, in the 1990, that exploits the naturalistic-surrounding importance of this plateau which has witnessed in the XIII century the settlement of Bavarian-Tirolose speaking Cimbric communities and has developed important summer and winter tourism. Some of its most interesting attractions are the Fossil Remains Museum in Bolca which is dedicated to precious fossil fish of tropical climate, found in the "Pesciara", a fossil deposit of the Tertiary Era and considered, in its kind, between the most important in the world; the Ponte of Veja, a big rocky arch recognized like natural monument; the Molina Falls park which contains marvelous waterfalls and tiny green lakes, nature trails. Moreover the plateau offers, possibility of strolls, excursions, mountain bike, trekking, free-flying, horse-riding and during the winter season it becomes a big ski area. The north-west boundarys of the provincial territory is delimited from the shores of the lake of Garda: that its light and colors combines the fascination of the Mediterranean landscape with the atmosphere of nordic fiords. The east shore, known like Riviera degli Ulivi, offers culture, story and traditions, like testify, the Romanesque churches, Scaliger castles, residences in the Venetian style and nineteenth-century fortifications which stand on its sides or in the surroundings; it is the ideal place for the sojourn of people fond of sport and active holidays, perfect to practice, sailing, canoeing, wind-surf, fishing and immersions, but also so much cheerfulness with the fun-fairs, natural parks and fields from golf. After the sport the rich gastronomy offers the better of an area where the alpine environment is softened thanks at the Mediterranean influence: the wines and the extra-virgin oil are, with the freshwater fish, the principal products of the gardesana zone. Verona then has always had a great tradition for good food, in the hands of the restaurant owners and inn-keepers of the city and the province. Some of the typical dishes: the gnocchi (potato dumplings), pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans soup), the "papardele coi fegadini", the boiled beef with "pearà", the "pastrissada de caval" and the pandoro cake. Also the nearby towns offer variety of dishes such as the risotto from Isola della Scala (risottos with meat, grana cheese, aromatized with rosemary and cinnamon), the tortellini of Valeggio, the asparagus of Arcole , the cheese of Villafranca; all these dishes are accompanied with delicious wines, the most famous of which are the Valpolicella, the Amarone and the Recioto, the Bianco di Custoza, the Soave and the Recioto di Soave, the Arcole and the Lessini Durello. Visit Verona in one day:
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Verona travel guides Courtesy of Provincia di Verona - Ufficio Turismo
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