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 We take a little break, but in the meantime check this video of all of the tourist attractions we have covered so far 👇.

Verona... An Ancient Gem of the Roman Empire

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 You may be aware of Rome, most likely because that's where one of the most important empires in history was formed leaving many artefacts that until this day are key to tourist attractions. However we are NOT going to visit Rome, but 315 miles north of from the city, we are going on a trip to a city that had a lot of Roman influence, ladies and gentlemen hop on board cause our destination is Verona.

Hellas Verona

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 We have now made a quick stop, and what do we see, a huge building where people go to see a sort of entertainment that is different from The Arena, much more physical, involving two teams of 11 players each, and a football, with over 39000 people watching it in this building. This is football, and this building you are seeing is the 8th biggest football stadium in Italy, host of Hellas Verona football team. I present to you..... The Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium. The Marcantonio Bentegodi is located in Piazzale Olimpia, yes you could technically say that the stadium is located in Olympus. However this is also home of Serie A side Hellas Verona, this club was funded in 1903 by group of high school students, the club was asked to be called 'Hellas', as a request from their professor in classics. The word 'Hellas' is the Greek word for Greece, which is why there are link to ancient Greece including their venue. Since the foundation of the club, Hellas Verona have seen it