Spend your day getting to know this fantastic city. See the spectacular Verona Arena (Arena di Verona) on this 2.5-hour small-group walking tour with an expert local guide. Home to a world-famous annual opera festival, this amazing Roman amphitheater has a fascinating history and grand modern allure. You’ll also stroll through the UNESCO-listed historical center to see top Verona sights such as Juliet's Balcony as well as elegant architecture and incredible roman ruins. Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group tour, ensuring a more personalized experiencee.
Meet your
expert local guide at
Castelvecchio for your small-group intimate guided-tour. You’ll explore the
ancient city and see its star attraction:
Verona Arena (Arena di Verona), a
UNESCO World Heritage site. Enjoy a leisurely walk through the historical center to see
Verona’s Roman ruins, enchanting churches and architectural gems from all periods. Listen to your guide's stories about
Verona's remarkable urban structure, which has been outstandingly preserved over thousands of years, lending to the historical center's UNESCO World Heritage status. Arrive at
Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater built in 30 AD, and admire it's architecture from the outside. This one of the best preserved structures of its kind. Learn about the damage, destruction, repairs and renovations that the arena has seen over the centuries. Hear stories about its grand arena, and discover how it once held some 30,000 spectators for its bloody games and performances. Today, the arena is internationally acclaimed for itslarge-scale opera performances, most notably the
Verona Arena Festival (Arena di Verona Festival), a summer opera festival. Imagine the excitement of thousands of fans sitting on the tiered stone seats amid the candle-lit arena as some of the world's most highly acclaimed opera singers perform on center stage. After learning about
Verona Arena and taking photos outside, continue your tour visiting
Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta) and its famous
Balcony, the house that inspired
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and then follow your guide back to
Piazza Erbe and
Ponte Pietra to conclude your tour.