Caffè Portegheti

This is one of my fav cafes in the district of Veronetta. It's right in front of St. Thomas Becket's Church, under the "portichetti". It's from this word that the place takes its name, but in veronese dialect, "portegheti". It was a bright, sunny but cold morning and we enjoyed a good coffee.

Portici #2

This is another little "portici" in the centre of Verona. It's only a few meters long but it is, by far, the most elegant I know. Red carpeted, decorated ceiling, a few very exclusive shops...

Portici

This is a part of the "portici" that run along the liston, the large marble paved part of  Piazza Bra. I don't know a translation for the word portici (if anyone can help...). I think it was the cold and wet northern climate that generated the architechtural feature of the portici: a simple way keep dry in case of rain. Verona has really a few portici, compared to other northern towns, in fact I can think of only a couple more, certainly shorter than this.