The darkest medieval alley in the centro storico. Three metres wide. 600 years old
Vicolo Crocioni
Four minutes' walk from the Arena, Vicolo Crocioni is three metres wide and completely unchanged since the 15th century. It's never appeared in a guidebook. It's in no walking tour. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Jewish ghetto — the walls are original stone, the roof at the narrowest point is a single span, and the light at midday is a single strip. You walk through it in thirty seconds but the contrast with the tourist zones two streets away is complete. Verona has dozens of these. This is the best.
Visitor Tip
Google Maps will find it but won't tell you why it matters. In the Middle Ages this was part of the Jewish ghetto. The narrowness and the stone walls are unchanged since the 15th century.