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The province has an area of {{convert|3109|km2|mi2}} and a total population of about 0.9 million. There are 98 ''[[comuni]]'' (singular: ''comune'') in the province. Important ''comuni'' include [[Bovolone]], [[Bonavigo]], [[Bussolengo]], [[Cerea]], [[Isola della Scala]], [[Legnago]], [[Negrar]], [[Peschiera del Garda]], [[San Bonifacio]], [[San Giovanni Lupatoto]], [[San Martino Buon Albergo]], [[Soave, Veneto|Soave]], [[Sona, Italy|Sona]], [[Valeggio sul Mincio]] and [[Villafranca di Verona]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Banca Dati Provincia Verona|url=http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/|publisher=Unione delle Province d‘Italia|access-date=18 September 2014|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428034726/http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/|archive-date=28 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' takes place in Verona, as do some scenes in his play ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. The Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" /> Verona attracts many tourists. Due to its historic importance, the province boasts of a large number of castles, towers, hermitages, monasteries, sanctuaries, and old Romanesque parishes. A regional park is located in Lessinia. [[Valpolicella]] is popular for its wines which are made from indigenous techniques. Europe's biggest natural bridge-Ponte di Veja is located in the province. The northern part of the province is mostly hilly. Several rivers pass through the rivers. A few of them are Tartaro, Caslagnaro and Adige.<ref name="Penny">{{cite book|title=The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bS-H_-NYM4IC&pg=PA268|year=1843|page=268}}</ref>
[[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' takes place in Verona, as do some scenes in his play ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. Verona attracts many tourists, and the Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" />
 
[[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' takes place in Verona, as do some scenes in his play ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. The Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" /> Verona attracts many tourists. Due to its historic importance, the province boasts of a large number of castles, towers, hermitages, monasteries, sanctuaries, and old Romanesque parishes. A regional park is located in Lessinia. [[Valpolicella]] is popular for its wines which are made from indigenous techniques. Europe's biggest natural bridge-Ponte di Veja is located in the province. The northern part of the province is mostly hilly., Severalwith rivers pass through theseveral rivers., Aincluding few[[Tartaro-Canalbianco-Po of them aredi Levante|Tartaro]], Caslagnaro and [[Adige]].<ref name="Penny">{{cite book|title=The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bS-H_-NYM4IC&pg=PA268|year=1843|page=268}}</ref>
 
== References ==