32/40.- Verona, City Walls

Cangrande the first made of this city a cultural and artistic center. Dante, who had already been protected by Bartolome, dedicated the third part of his comedy to his friend and protector Cangrande. After Cangrande’s death (1390) the decadence began. Only during Cangrande the second reign Verona recovered some of its lost splendor. During this period was constructed Castelvecchio and the 'Ponte Scaligero' our next visits ...

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