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piazza delle erbe
the square sits in the spot where the ancient roman forum used to stand.
it is surrounded by medieval and renaissance buildings and is the site of a bustling, picturesque open-air market.
worthy of note are palazzo maffei (17th century), with baroque decorations and topped by a balustrade with statues of hercules, jupiter, venus, mercury, apollo and minerva; the gardello tower (14th century); the marciano lion which towers on a 16th century column in the middle of the square; the madonna verona fountain (14th century); the merchants’ house (14th century), with merlons and porticos; and casa mazzanti, once owned by the della scala family.
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