Ponte Pietra

Ponte Pietra is the first construction built by the Romans when they arrived in Verona in the 1st century BC. It is characterized by the combination of two different materials: the original white stone and the bricks that replaced the damage suffered by floods and war. It retains the characteristic donkey-back shape of Roman bridges.

The Ponte Pietra, Italian for stone bridge, is a Roman bridge built around 100 BC. It has been destroyed several times by floods, but the last time it was blown up by German troops on April 24, 1945. The bridge was then rebuilt using original material fished out of the river.

From the Ponte Pietra you have a beautiful view over the Adige, but you also look towards the theater. The Ponte Pietra can be reached on foot and by bicycle.