Best of Verona Highlights Walking Tour with Arena
Description
Discover Verona through a guided walking tour that blends iconic highlights with insight only a local expert can offer. As you wander through the historic center, you’ll explore the city’s most famous landmarks, from the medieval Castelvecchio and the ancient Gavi’s Arch to the vibrant Piazza delle Erbe and the elegant Piazza dei Signori, uncovering stories, details, and hidden meanings along the way. The experience continues in Piazza Bra, where Verona’s most extraordinary monument awaits: the Arena. Skip the guesswork and step inside with your guide for an immersive visit of this remarkably preserved Roman amphitheater. Learn how it was built, how it has been used through the centuries, and why it still hosts world-famous performances today.
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Meeting point: 5 minutes away from Castelvecchio
Enjoy a pleasant walk through Verona lanes, in the company of a small group of people and our expert local tour guide. We will depart from the city center to start discover lanes, streets and squares of our city, with several stops to admire from outside the most important monuments.Castelvecchio and its Scaligero Bridge, then Bra square and the roman Arena amphitheater.
It connects the Verona’s late-medieval castle to the Adige’s left bank. It was almost destroyed in a bombing and later fully rebuilt looking precisely similar to the original one.
The street takes its name from Porta Borsari, the street is one of the most elegant and characteristic of Verona, as well as being one of the most exclusive for shopping
Discover this unique square, it was the Forum, centre of city life during Roman times. The centre of the square contains the monuments that symbolise the different rulers of Verona: the most famous is the fountain, built during Scaligeri rule.
You will listen our local tour guide telling you ancient legends and tales from the past about Juliet and the magic balcony, roman and medieval lanes and the lifestyle of our fellow citizens inside the old town wall.
The city walking will end in Piazza Bra. You'll have a quick pause before the Arena guided tour.
The "Piazza dei Signori" was the former centre of power in Verona. A large statue by the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri has dominated the square since 1865 and gave the square the nickname “Piazza Dante”.
Follow your guide through the old city center and discover the famous sights of the ancient Roman Arena. Enter the ancient amphitheatre and listen interesting stories about it. You have included the guided visit and ticket skip the line.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Underage customers must be accompanied by and adult.
- This tour runs rain or shine
- This tour is guaranteed with a minimum number of 2 participants
- Please note that during the tour in English there will be a 30 min break before the Arena tour
- Please note that in case of adverse weather conditions (eg. bad storms, unexpected extreme events), or unforeseen circumstances (eg. monuments sudden closures, train/flight cancellations or delays) we do not guarantee a full refund. The company will examine each case and act accordingly.
- Please note that from March 2026, the tour does not include the access to Juliet's Balcony.
- English tour: there is a 30-minute break before the arena tour
- Italian tour AM: there is a 1.5-hour break before the arena tour
- Please note that some parts of the tour may not be easily accessible for people with reduced mobility (or any kind of disability), if you are unsure of the details, feel free to contact us.
Reviews(138)
Frank was very knowledgeable, passionate, funny, and an exciting tour guide! We learned so much about Verona + Arena and had a great experience. Thank you!
Tour was very informative and the tour guide Francesco was fun.
Isabella, our guide, was very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. We enjoyed the tour and would recommend it.
A most informative and enjoyable walking tour of Verona with Isabella being a perfect guide. Highly recommend Isabella and the tour.
Maria is a wonderful tour guide! I only had a half day to explore Verona. Joining this tour maximized my limited time to learn and enjoy Verona
Great tour with Isabella. Felt like we were walking around Verona with a friend. She shared all the history about Verona. Brought us to the key locations. And then took us into the Arena. Fantastic afternoon. Definitely recommend this tour
Benedetta is a fantastic guide, you can tell she loves Verona and what she does. She gave us so many incredible recommendations and tips. It’s always fun to see a city through a local’s eyes, and we loved hearing the history of the city along with Benedetta’s personal stories as well. Would definitely recommend this tour!
Thank you for this wonderful review, Kyle! Seeing the city through the eyes of someone who truly loves it makes all the difference. We’re so glad you enjoyed both the history and the local recommendations along the way 😊
It was so nice to see Verona with our guide Isabella. She is so knowledgeable and very passionate about her town. We would recommend this tour to anyone.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Verona. A passionate guide truly makes the city shine, and we’re glad the experience left such a positive impression.
Tour guide was informative (although he did make a few “off color” remarks meant to be humorous). However, he was not very personable.
Our tour guide was friendly, engaging and highly knowledgeable. We discovered areas of the city that we had missed, and collected many facts and stories about the history of the area.
