The central feature of Verona's Centro Storico is the rectangular Piazza delle Erbe, one of the most picturesque squares in Italy.
It stands on the site of the Roman forum and is now a fruit and vegetable market. In the center of the square is the 16th-century Berlina, a canopy on four columns, formerly used for elections.
To the north of it is a fountain from 1368 with the Madonna di Verona, an ancient marble statue that was repurposed in medieval times.
At the north end of the square, a marble column holds the lion of St. Mark, the emblem of Verona's former Venetian rulers.
At the northeast corner stands the Casa Mazzanti, originally built by the Scaligeri. Like many houses here, it is adorned with Renaissance frescoes
