Scaliger Tombs (Arche Scaligere)
Arche Scaligere
The Gothic tombs of the Scaliger family, who ruled Verona in the 14th century. Spire-like tombs are topped with equestrian statues, and the iron railings bear the family's ladder emblem.
The Scaliger Tombs stand in the churchyard of Santa Maria Antica beside Piazza dei Signori, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic funerary art. Cangrande I's tomb sits above the church doorway, topped with a smiling equestrian figure in a helmet (the original is in the Castelvecchio museum). The tombs of Mastino II and Cansignorio are built as tiered, spire-like canopies decorated with statues of saints. The wrought-iron railings around the churchyard repeatedly display the family emblem, the ladder (scala). Most of the time you can only view the tombs through the railings, and admission is free. It is a one-minute walk from Piazza dei Signori and can be combined with the Torre dei Lamberti.
Opening hours
Exterior viewable all day (interior occasionally open)
Nearby sights
- Torre dei Lamberti & Piazza dei Signori
- Juliet's House
- Piazza delle Erbe
- Basilica of Sant'Anastasia
- Verona Cathedral (Duomo)
- Via Mazzini
- San Fermo Maggiore
- Roman Theatre & Archaeological Museum