As far as economy is concerned, Verona is particularly an active agricultural centre, where horticultural products are distributed to Central Europe. Industry is developed in the engineering paper, chemical and food sectors. Tourism is also a very important economic factor.
Verona serves as an important traffic-nexus including: the Brenner and Serenissima motorways; connections with Port cities of the Adriatic-Tyrrhenian coasts; a vital railway junction linking Italy and the rest of Europe; an international airport capable of handling both passenger and commercial traffic; one of the most important customs in Northern Italy.
Together with Rome, Milan, Florence, Bologna and Venice, Verona has become one of the major conference cities in Italy.

Typical Products
Verona offers its typical products that are exported all over the world, to its guests. Millions of tourists take advantage of this fact during the summer. There is an even wider range in winter. The numerous advantages go from the widest possible choices to extremely good prices.

D.O.C. Wines (with controlled specifications of origin):
Valpolicella (including Recioto and Amarone, not to be missed), Valpolicella-Valpantena (with Recioto di Valpolicella-Valpantena), Soave (with Recioto di Soave), Bardolino, Bardolino Novello, Bianco di Custoza, Lugana, Bianco and Rosso Valdadige, Valdadige Schiava, Valdadige Pinot Grigio, Tocai di San Martino della Battaglia and Lessini Durello.
You can go to the area where Bardolino and Custoza are produced following "la strada del vino" (the wine road) of Bardolino, of Valpolicella and of Custoza.
The Veronese wines lead the italian national export of doc wines.

Agro-alimentary: about fifty per cent of Verona's industrial revenue derives from the "agro alimentary industry". The principal productive sectors are: vegetable and animal fat processing, slaughtering and curing of meats, processing and preservation of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, the processing of cereals, pasta and bread products, cocoa and chocolate, sweets and ice cream, animal feeds, ethyl alcohol production, brandy and liquor distillation, the wine industry and the dairy industry.

Marble: numerous Veronese "masters of marble" produce real artistic pieces in their workshops which are concentrated in the Valpolicella and Valpantena areas.

Period-styled furniture : the area south of Verona called "Basso veronese" shows the largest concentration of period-styled furniture in the country. They are reproductions of original Italian and European old furniture from 15th to the 19th century: 3.000 craftshops spread in 15 municipalities and attended by 10.000 workers along the 120-mile "Furniture -Route".

Gastronomia: Verona has always had a great tradition for good food  and all the typical dishes of the Veneto region can be found here. Typical dishes are: bolied beef with "peara' sauce" (made of bread and pepper), "gnocchi" (potato dumplings) with butter or Parmesan cheese, tomato sauce, "pastissada de caval" (horsemeat that has stewed for a very long time in a special broth), pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans). Veronese typical cakes are the "Pandoro di Verona"and "Natalino" (they are both special Christmas cakes), shortbread and "sfogliatine" (special flaky pastry biscuits).

Events: The Opera season at the Arena (July-August), Fiera di Verona (agricultural-livestock fair in March), Vinitaly (April), `Bacanal del Gnoco' (Good Friday).

Famous People: Caio Valerio Catullo (Latin poet, 87-54 BC), Paolo Calieri known as `il Veronese' (artist,1528-1588), Ippolito Pindemonte (poet, 1753-1828), Cangrande I Della Scala (1291-1328), Emilio Salgari (writer, 1863-1911), Aleardo Aleardi (poet and patriot, 1812-1878).

Cultural Institutions: University, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale (museum of natural history, Bolca fossils), Museo Lapidario Maffeiano, Museo Archeologico and Museo del Risorgimento (museums),Biblioteca Civica (library), Museo di Castelvecchio and Museo degli Affreschi (museums) Galleria d'Arte Moderna.

In the Province: Legnago (Musei della Fondazione Fioroni-museums), Soave (Grape festival in
September), Cisano (festival of the `osei', song birds); Lazise, Garda, Bardolino, Torri del Benaco, Malcesine (Museo del Castello Scaligero, museum) and Peschiera del Garda.