10 Best Places to Go Shopping in Verona

Via Mazzini (or Via Giuseppe Mazzini) is Verona’s main shopping street. It links up the city’s 2 main squares, Piazza Erbe and Piazza Bra. It’s one of the most popular places for tourists who want to check out the many shops selling all the well known Italian fashion brands.

Via Mazzini is a narrow street with tall buildings on either side – great for escaping the sun during those hot summer months. And if you look down for a second, you’ll see the entire street is lined with marble. Spend an hour or 2 in the clothing boutiques, shoe stores and jewelers, and you’ll see why this street deserves its reputation as a shopping haven in Verona.

Piazza Erbe is a popular stop on Verona sightseeing tours, largely for its beautiful architecture, including Case dei Mazzanti, a terrace of houses painted with stunning medieval frescoes. But many people also visit the square to check out markets that take place from Mondays to Saturdays.

The markets are varied and tourist-friendly, whether you’re looking for fresh fruits and vegetables, souvenirs to remember your visit, or something to eat. And, as you take in the historic atmosphere of this impressive square, imagine how it would have looked back in the day as a Roman chariot racing circuit.

Corso Santa Anastasia is a prized shopping street in Verona, offering an upmarket experience where you can peruse high-end clothing, jewelry, and perfume. It’s also home to some of the best antique shops in the area. The prices might make you gasp, but for luxury shoppers, Corso Santa Anastasia is a dream come true.

Stretching between Piazza Erbe and Piazza Santa Anastasia, the street forms a part of northern Italy’s oldest Roman road, which ran all the way from Genoa to Trieste. These days, Corso Santa Anastasia is a pleasant place to shop in Verona. It still houses some of the city’s most attractive buildings along either side of its cobbled street.

Via Cappello is a relatively short street, but it’s full of excellet shops. With covered walkways at its southern end, the thoroughfare narrows as it heads north, before widening out again at Piazza Erbe. You’ll find plenty of souvenir shops, especially around Juliet’s House, the 13th-century building with a balcony that’s said to have inspired Shakespeare.

Take a look at the many clothing shops like Emporio Armani and trendy Camper or main street favorite, Mango. Pop by Intimissimi for some lingerie or Il Minotauro for used books. Finish your shopping with a visit to Elk Bakery to enjoy delicious coffee and cake.

Le Corti Venete is located a few miles outside Verona, but with that short distance comes the extra space that an out of town development offers. With over 60 shops and restaurants, including a grocery store and department stores, Le Corti Venete can keep you entertained for hours.

Shops include international brands H&M, Pandora and Vodafone, as well as Italian fashion favorites like Calzedonia and Imperial. If you’re driving, there is free parking available. Otherwise, you can take advantage of the free shuttle bus from central Verona that runs from Mondays to Saturdays each week.

Piazza San Zeno is a beautiful square in Verona, situated to the southwest of the Old Town. The main attraction for shoppers is the antique market that takes over the whole square once a month on Sundays. Many people also come here for the magnificent Basilica of San Zeno, a large church that’s attractive on the outside, but even more so on the inside.

If you have a spare couple of hours, you can’t beat ambling around the busy market and checking out the many ornaments on offer. You’ll likely find everything from retro 1970s lamps to 19th-century floral vases and mid-century-style wooden furniture. Over 50 traders bring their wares to the market, which attracts collectors from all over the world.

Adigeo is a shopping mall around 2 miles south of Verona’s center. It’s large and modern and a pleasure to shop in. It has a range of over 100 stores, a large food court with international names like McDonald’s and KFC, as well as loads of other world cuisines.

The stores at Adigeo are mainly high-street brands, with an impressive number of well-known stores. Shops include clothing giants H&M, Bershka, Pull & Bear, Guess and Levi’s. There are also plenty of shoe shops like New Balance and Vans, as well as home stores, jewelers and electronics. There’s free parking (for automobiles and bikes) and a Verona-Adigeo shuttle service.

Art and Chocolate is a real joy for cocoa lovers in Verona. If you want to combine a cafe stop with some shopping, this place is a must-visit. It sells a range of hand-crafted chocolates for you to take away or enjoy on the premises. Sample one of a range of hot chocolates in the cooler months, or highly-rated gelato in the summertime.

Art is the second concept in this cafe-shop-bar-gallery hybrid. There’s an ever-changing range of artworks on display, all of which help to create a relaxing vibe, but which can also be purchased. It’s nice to find somewhere so relaxed in the center of a busy city like Verona, so stop by Art and Chocolate if you can.

The Merchant of Venice is a Veronese shop dedicated to celebrating the perfume-making traditions of Venice that date back as far as 1060. Step inside this tiny shop and you’re stepping into a place of beauty – both visually and olfactory.

Venetian perfumiers were so in demand due to the artistry they displayed when creating both the ornate glass bottles and perfumes inside. So, if you want to treat yourself to a piece of art while you’re visiting Verona, a Merchant of Venice perfume or two will be a great reminder of your trip, as well as looking beautiful on your dressing table.

Fil Good markets itself as a concept store in Verona. Located south of the Old Town, it's a small place that deals primarily in leather goods that are high quality and built to last.

All items are handcrafted onsite using a range of colored leathers. The end results are high-end and exclusive purses, shoes, and accessories that are modern but classic – and very soft. The shop also stocks a range of sustainably made clothing that promote considered and purposeful buying – the very opposite of fast fashion.