San Fermo Maggiore
Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore
A double-decker church with a Romanesque lower level from the 11th century and a Gothic upper level. Its boat-hull wooden ceiling and Pisanello frescoes are worth seeing.
San Fermo Maggiore stands on the site where Saints Fermo and Rustico were martyred. Its most distinctive feature is that two churches are built one on top of the other. The lower church dates from the 11th century, and its low Romanesque colonnades still preserve early frescoes. The upper church is Gothic, from the 14th century, and its ceiling is a fine boat-hull-shaped wooden structure. It also contains the Brenzoni funerary monument frescoes by Pisanello and Antonio Vivarini, including an Annunciation. Admission is about €4, and a combined church ticket is available. It is near the New Bridge on the Adige, a 10-minute walk from Piazza delle Erbe.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat approx. 10:00–18:00, Sun 13:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Juliet's House
- Torre dei Lamberti & Piazza dei Signori
- Scaliger Tombs (Arche Scaligere)
- Piazza delle Erbe
- Via Mazzini
- Arena di Verona
- Juliet's Tomb & Fresco Museum
- Basilica of Sant'Anastasia