On the other side of Ponte Garibaldi, and right along the embankments or through the public gardens, is the church of San Giorgio in Braida has a beautiful dome by Sammichele. The altarpieces are by masters of the Veronese and Brescian schools. On the high altar is "The Martyrdom of St George" by Veronese. In a side chapel is a notable Madonna by Girolamo dai Libri.

It's a short walk along the embankments, past the twelfth-century church of Santo Stefano and the Ponte Pietra, to the first-century-BC Teatro Romano (Tues-Sun: July-Aug 9am-3pm; Sept-June 9am-6.30pm; free first Sun of month); much restored, the theatre is now used for concerts and plays. High above it, and reached by a rickety-looking lift, the Museo Archeologico (same hours & ticket) occupies the buildings of an old convent; its well-arranged collection features a number of Greek, Roman and Etruscan finds.

If you continue up via Santa Chiara from the Teatro Romano you'll come to the finest formal gardens in Verona, the Giardini Giusti at Via Giardini Giusti 2 (daily: summer 9am-8pm; winter 9am-sunset). Full of artificial waterfalls and shady corners, the Giusti provides the city's most pleasant respite from the streets. One last spot on this side of the river might profitably fill an hour or so - the Museo Storico Naturale (Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 2-7pm), opposite the church of San Fermo at Lungadige Porta Vittoria 9. As well as fossilized mammoths and tigers from local cave sites, the museum has an offbeat section on faked natural wonders - unicorn horns, monstrous animals and the like. If you've got any energy left to walk up the hill, the Museo Africano (Tues-Sat 9am-noon & 3-6pm, Sun 3-6pm) is just off Via San Giovanni in Valle at Vicolo Pozzo 1 - containing musical instruments, fetishes and masks collected over the years by the Combonian missionaries.

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