Forte San Mattia
Forte San Mattia stands on the highest hill north of Verona, beside the small church of San Mattia. From the surrounding slopes, you look across the city, Avesa and the opposite ridge.
Construction ran from 1837 to 1843 within Verona’s Habsburg defensive system, under Franz von Scholl and Michael von Maly. The irregular fortress follows the mountain terrain. A casemated redoubt rises one, two or three storeys along the slope, while a dry moat and central caponier protect the approach. Polygonal tuff blocks give the walls a precise, durable surface. Four rifled muzzle-loading cannons and four smoothbore cannons once defended the hillside.
The exterior remains preserved, while the interior is not open to the public. A large cannon niche opens toward Verona like a triumphal arch.
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