📜 Group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy.
🔍 Honors the Scaliger family, who ruled Verona from the 13th to late 14th century.

Why Go

🏛️ Fine example of Gothic architecture, built between late 13th and late 14th centuries.
🐎 Elaborate tombs feature sarcophagi, baldachins, and equestrian statues of lords.
🛡️ Richly decorated with religious and military motifs, unique to each deceased.
📍 Located in a court outside Santa Maria Antica, near Piazza dei Signori.

Tips

ℹ️ Complex is surrounded by a wrought iron fence with a stair pattern, symbol of the Della Scala family.
💡 Cangrande I's tomb is adorned with dog sculptures, as 'Cangrande' means 'big dog' in Italian.
🖼️ Original equestrian statue of Cangrande I is at Castelvecchio Museum, a copy stands at the tomb.