Padova
The Canale Alicorno from the Ponte delle Torricelle gives Venice vibes. Much of Padua's ancient canal system has been filled in to create the city's roads in the 19th and 20th centuries but in their heyday, they were critical for trade and defence and actually linked Padua to Venice.
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Verona
Welcome to Verona and the Gates of the Brà, where most of us enter the old city. This wasn't initially intended to be gates of the city back in 1257; it was just a passageway between the Castelvecchio and the inner city. But 130 years later, Gian Galeazzo Visconti was worried about the Venetians invading so he created a Citadel in the inner city and built a defensive (and more protective) single arched entrance. He was right to be worried but not successful in his goal. The Venetians took over
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