"Born in Verona, I have vivid memories of this splendid Palazzo and the time I used to spend admiring it through the ancient Roman passageway of Porta Borsari.
Today, the opportunity of having purchased it after 40 years spent abroad, dedicated entirely to the luxury hotel business, arouses two strong emotions in me: the first is clearly one of great joy, the second is being vested with a great responsibility to my city.
Verona has a rich history and culture as well as being, in the collective imagination, one of the most romantic destinations in the world. It has been my wish to create in Palazzo Victoria a place where everyone can feel at home from the very first second but also a meeting place where the combination of styles can inspire the desire to meet different people and cultures. A sort of agora where visitors and the people of Verona have an opportunity to meet so that their stay in our city becomes an experience they remember for a long time but also a splendid home to set off from to discover everything that Verona, and the Veneto region in general, have to offer.
I look forward to seeing you to extend my personal welcome," - Marcello FM Pigozzo.
HISTORY
Palazzo Victoria stands in the ancient heart of the city of Verona, which is today even more lively, just a few steps away from the Arena and directly on Corso di Porta Borsari, one of the main streets, full of elegant shops but also delightful restaurants and cafés, which ends in the sumptuous Piazza delle Erbe.
Palazzo Victoria represents the co-existence over a thousand years of arts, cultures and architectural innovations: starting from the ancient Roman remains, which can be seen under the hotel and which make hotel the first museum to visit when you arrive in the city, to the medieval frescoes and the present day with the splendid hall in exquisitely contemporary style, furnished with the sofas and armchairs by Gaetano Pesce, the unquestioned Maestro of Italian design.
74 rooms, including 8 junior suites and 7 suites offer the refined atmosphere of the ancient palaces of Verona with the modern conveniences.
Precious materials, ancient techniques and age-old remains are combined with the warm colours of the fabrics and colours used and those of the typical local varieties of marble for rooms that from the very first approach bring the experience of the city within their walls.
Thanks to the enviable position, although right in the city centre, the rooms are spacious and flooded with natural daylight.
Some rooms offer incomparable views over the roofs of the surrounding historical buildings whilst others look on to quaint secluded lanes or the pedestrian street famous for the most elegant and refined shopping: corso di Porta Borsari.
This Suite is the most spacious of the hotel, 245 square meters on the first floor overlooking Corso di Porta Borsari and inner courtyards. It offers an exclusive atmosphere with refined furniture, parquet and marble floors. With a beautiful living room with design sofas, plasma tv and an original frescoed ceiling with wooden beams, it has four nice bedrooms, one with a fresco.
One them could also be a living room with cooking area or a meeting room. Four large Italian marble bathrooms, one with original frescoed wall and one with Hammam, enrich the Suite.
The Suite, of 187 square meters on the first floor overlooking inner courtyards and Corso di Porta Borsari, is one of the largest and most luxurious suite: it is composed by a living room with a plasma TV and an original frescoed ceiling with wooden beams. Three large bedrooms with plasma TV, one of these with a walk-in closet and a make up corner.
One of the rooms could become a cooking area or a business room. Three large bathrooms with beautiful Italian marbles, one with an original frescoed wall enrich the suite.
The suite, of 153 square meters which overlooks inner courtyards, is a spacious suite located on the first floor with luxurious furniture. it consists of a beautiful living room with design sofas, plasma TV, and an original frescoed ceiling with wooden beams and other frescoes on the walls.
Two nice bedrooms, one with walk-in closet with a make up corner. One of them could became a living room cooking area or a meeting room. Two large bathrooms with Italian marbles and a wonderful bath tub with wall original fresco.
140 square meters which overlooks Corso Porta Borsari and an inner courtyard, on the first floor, it has perfect blend of classic and modern style. With parquet and marble floors, it has an elegant living room with a wonderful original central fresco on the ceiling.
Two beautiful bedrooms with plasma tv, one of them has a chance of becoming a living room with cooking area or a meeting room. Two large bathrooms, one with Hammam, with beautiful Italian marbles.
The suite, 105 square meters, overlooks an inner courtyard and is the perfect mix between the luxury of a classic taste and modern technologies. With refined upholstery, elegant furniture, marble and parquet floors, it has an elegant living room with design sofas, a plasma TV and an original frescoed ceiling with wooden beams.
The luxurious bedroom has walk-in closet with a make up corner. A bright bathroom with Italian marbles, design resins and a large tub with wonderful original fresco on the wall, enriches the suite.
This suite of 83 square meters, is located on the first floor and overlooks Corso Porta Borsari and an inner courtyard. With refined upholstery, elegant furniture and beautiful marble floors, it has an elegant living room, a plasma TV and there is the chance of making the living room a kitchen area or a meeting room.
The suite has a luxurious bedroom and two large bathrooms, one with Hammam, with beautiful Italian marbles, design resins.
The suite, of 68 square meters which ovelooks Corso Porta Borsari, has been designed with the most modern comfort and sophisticated elegance. With elegant tapestries, precious furnishings and wonderful marbles, it features an living room with a beautiful original round fresco on the ceiling, design sofas and plasma television.
An elegant bedroom with plasma TV, two large bathrooms with Italian marble, two showers and a bath tub.
Located on the first floor of the Palazzo the Victoria Suite offers large windows and a private balcony overlooking the pedestrian shopping street Corso di Porta Borsari. The open space area is equipped with all the modern comforts and is ideal for a romantic and relaxing stay.
The bathroom is furnished with Veronese marbles and a Jacuzzi bathtub. This room can be connected to a Grand Deluxe.
The Suite have been luxurious designed to guarantee comfort and style. The rooms consist of comfortable living area furnished with armchairs and coffee table, which combines a functional area to work with a desk and complimentay Wi-fi.
The bathrooms are spacious and covered with fine Italian marble, some of them are furnished with Jacuzzi. All the Suites are equipped with flat screen satellite TV, minibar and tea and coffee making facilities.
Junior Suites, with double bed, are particularly spacious and equipped with a lounge area and a bathroom. The Verona style is to be found in some original pieces of furniture as writing tables, chairs and armchairs.
Every room is furnished Jacuzzi bath, satellite TV with plasma screen, mini-bar, hair-dryer, safe, telephone and complimentary WI-FI technology.
Rooms are decorated with local furniture from the Veneto region; they combine comfort with the most elegant style.
Those rooms are an ideal choice for both leisure and business travelers; there is enough space to work and relax.
Deluxe rooms have pastel-colored walls, classical boiseries and wooden floor, ideal for an exclusive stay. The style captures the modern and traditional trend of the hotel.
All rooms are equipped with complimentary wi-fi, satellite TV and minibar. The spacious bathrooms have professional hair dryer.
The Grand Terrace Deluxe is a Deluxe Room which is characterized by a magnificent terrace overlooking the ancient buildings of the city.
The deep blue wall covering gives an elegant and romantic allure to the room.
Olive trees, fresh flowers and herbs like rosemary, sage and basil diffuse their aromas throughout the restaurant. It is also possible to admire the Roman ruins underneath thanks to a modern and ingenious Plexiglas insert in the floor.
Symbol of a modern concept of a restaurant that is almost unique in Italy: at the center of the room there is an elegant and functional Show Kitchen which offers to his guests the emotion of seeing the Chef Carmine Calò and his team while cooking.
The Chef offers light lunch and a selection of dishes for dinner to taste the best of the genuine and typical character of the Italian culinary tradition, in an expertly modernized reinterpretation.
Only fresh and seasonal products to create his dishes changing in accordance to the market offer.
Surrounded by newly planted olive and Mediterranean trees, guests can now enjoy the warm Italian sun, in the shade of elegant white parasols, at the newly renovated terrace, a delightful 14th century courtyard.
During the spring and summer, the terrace will be available for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as drinks, aperitifs, and cocktails inspired by fresh fruit of the season expertly concocted by their in house mixologists.
The elegant Victoria Lounge e Café is not a simple bar but unquestionably a leading element of the spirit of Palazzo Victoria. It offers the hotel guests and the city as a whole an exquisitely decorated but at the same time genuine setting, preserving the spontaneity that distinguishes Verona and its inhabitants.
Victoria Lounge e Café offers emotions: there are not many places where you can enjoy fantastic cocktails and fine wines in such a magical environment, surrounded by the visible signs of a distant and glorious past which meet the freshness and lightness of a renovation in a contemporary reinterpretation.
With the ritual of the “aperitivo”, very much alive all over Italy but with an even stronger connotation in the north, Palazzo Victoria emphasizes its bond with the city and, although it has only opened recently, it has already become one of the favourite meeting places of the Veronese and visitors alike.
As well as the classic drinks, above all the star aperitivo of Verona, the Spritz, team works magic in reinterpreting the great classics and in particular has fun creating and offering guests new cocktails for connoisseurs and to introduce neophytes to this art which has a foreign name but which has been excellently interpreted by the Italians.
Palazzo Victoria thanks to its excellent location is easily accessible from the central station of Verona Porta Nuova and from the international airports of V.Catullo and Orio al Serio as well as the main roads and highways.
The building, dating back to the 13th and renovated in the last century, features the balcony where Romeo promised his beloved Juliet eternal love in Shakespeare's famous tragedy.
Across the river from the historic centre, these sculpted gardens are considered a masterpiece of Renaissance landscaping, and named after the noble family that has tended them since opening them to the public in 1591.
One of Verona's most popular attractions, this 84m-high watchtower provides panoramic views of Verona and nearby mountains.
Built of pink-tinged marble in the 1st century AD, Verona's Roman amphitheatre survived a 12th-century earthquake to become the city’s legendary open-air opera house, with seating for 30,000 people.
In a city rich with history and cultural heritage, Shakespeare’s Lovers, famous wine and extraordinary culinary experience, Palazzo Victoria a stunning palace of the XVI century, ideally located in the heart of Verona.
PALAZZO VICTORIA
Via Adua, 837121 Verona VRItaly