Verona
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History
(INSERIRE CENNI STORICI ?)
CouchSurfing in Verona
The CS community has grown up considerably from the end of 2008, even if it has been existing since 2006. Now (November 2009) there are about 244 Couchsurfers in Verona and the community is pretty active, with many members happy to host and organize meetings.
Tips
Left-luggage
There is a luggage deposit the main railway station: just near the taxi entrance, open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Prices per piece of luggage is 4 € for the first 5 hours then from 6th to 12th hour 0,60 € per hour and then 0,20 € for 13th onward.
Meetings
( DESCRIZIONE NOSTRI MEETING, FREQUENZA)
To see some pictures: Verona meetings
Emergency couch
( TELEFONI?)
SOS groups
If you have only a short time and still don't have a host you can post a message in the Verona SOS group or in the Veneto SOS group (read carefully the group guidelines). These groups are for emergency cases only, do not use them if you have time to do a proper Couch Search, perhaps searching in a bigger area.
Youth hostel
Just in case you want to extend your stay in Verona and there is no host available: Youth Hostel "Villa Francescatti", Salita Fontana del Ferro 15, tel +39 045 590360 (one bed in a dorm. 17 €)
( ALTRI OSTELLI)
(CAMPING)
Getting to Verona
By plane
There are 2 airports near the city: the Catullo Airport, close to the city and the Brescia Airport.
From the Catullo Airport there is a bus service to the Verona train station every 20 minutes. Precisely from the airport starting at 6:30 and then at 10, 30, and 55 minutes past the hour each hour till 23:35, cost: 4,50 €. As this timetable can change, it is reccomended to check the official site (Verona aerobus).
From the Brescia Airport there is also a bus service to the Verona train station but only 3 days a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, right after or before the flight, 11 €, Brescia aerobus). Otherwise it's possible to go by bus in Brescia and take a train to Verona (Italian railway website).
By train
ATTENTION: Trains in Italy are rather cheap expecially if you use the regionali (R) and they get to destination only a little later than Intercity (IC) or Eurostar (ES) trains.
Verona can be reached in 1h:30 from Milano with a fast and expensive train, or in 2 hours with a cheaper train. From Venezia it takes from 1h:10 to 2h:10, depending on the type of train. Moreover, from Trento (north) it takes 1h - 1h:20 and from Modena (south) 1h:20 - 2h.
In Verona there are two railway stations: the main one is Porta Nuova and the second is Porta Vescovo, a small station which can be useful for people being hosted in eastern part of the city and travelling to/from Venice. Remember to validate your tickets or you might get fined.
Check the railway website for the schedules.
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By car
Hitchhiking
(MODERARE QUESTA COSA) Hitchhiking is very dangerous in Italy despite general kindness, so don't do it. Trains are very cheap.
Going around Verona
By car
( SULLE COLLINE/MONTAGNE/PAESI VICINI)
By bus
( SITO APTV, DOVE SI ARRIVA)
By bicycle
There is a free service of bike hire; just go to Porta Nuova railway station in the tourist office and hand over a valid document ID. Timetable is 09:00-18:00 winter, 09:00-19:00 summer, 09:00-15:00 on Sundays ( INSERIRE LINK A SITO DI BICI )
Visiting Verona
(DA VEDERE IN CITTÀ)
(VERONACARD)
(MUSEI GRATIS LA 1a DOM DEL MESE)
Eating out
It is forbidden to sit down on the steps and eating or drinking; just walk through the main Porta Brà and sit in the nearby garden 100 meters on the right.
Piazza Brà offers several solutions: one of the cheapest is the supermarket PAM, just behind the main gate in Corso Porta Nuova, first turning on the right. In the piazza itself there is a self-service BREK, good ratio food/price (pasta is been cooked in front of you at reasonable prices: 5/7 € ).
Another solution is a MacDonald just behind the main gate in Corso Porta Nuova on the right. If you really want to save money and are on a strict budget the INS supermarket can be a good choice: at the end of Viale XX Settembre (15 minutes walk from Piazza Brà), moreover this shop is to be taken into consideration if you want to carry some italian food home spending reasonable prices.
The best coffee in town: Caffè Tubino, Corso Portoni Borsari, close to Piazza Erbe (it's a little coffee-shop with a special atmosphere).
(ALTRI POSTI, OSTERIE, KEBAB, NIPPO, GELATERIE, PIZZA)
Un luogo per mangiare in cui possono accedere anche NON-studenti è la Mensa universitaria; si può scegliere: un pasto standard composto da: primo piatto, secondo piatto, pane, frutta, bibita a scelta, al costo di 7 euro; un pasto ridotto, privo cioè del primo o del secondo piatto o un mini pasto composto da un primo piatto, un panino e una bevanda, al costo di 5,00 euro. La sera è aperto anche il servizio pizzeria con forno a legna Viale dell'Università, 4
Orario: pranzo lun-dom. 11.30-14.45 cena lun-dom. 19.00-21.30 bar lun-dom. 8.00-21.30
Internet
(SISTEMARE) citycentre:vicolo volto San Luca 1 hour one euro from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. closed on Fridays via XX settembre 32b one hour one euro open 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. closed on Wednesays
( FREE WIFI ???)
In case of emergency
- General emergency: 113 (national)
- Police: 112 (national) - (+39) 045 8090411 (Questura di Verona, Lungadige Antonio Galtarossa, 11)
- Medical emergency: 118 (national)
- Hospital: (+39) 045 8071111 (P.le L. A. Scuro, 10, Verona)
- Duty doctor: (+39) 045 8075627 (city centre area)
- Fire brigade: 115 (national)
