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Verona Walking Tour: Explore City Highlights & Historical Arena
4.7
116 Ratings
Verona
Join a Verona walking tour with a local guide to explore the city's highlights, historical landmarks, and the famous Arena. Discover the ancient Roman past, admire beautiful squares and palaces, and learn about Veronese culture and traditions.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ways Tours - Meeting point: 5 minutes away from Castelvecchio
- Museo di 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.
- Ponte Scaligero - It connects the Veronaâs late-medieval castle to the Adigeâs left bank. It was almost destroyed in a bombing and later fully rebuilt looking precisely similar to the original one.
- Porta Borsari - World Heritage Site - 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
- Piazza delle Erbe - 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.
- Piazza dei Signori - 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 âPiazza Danteâ.
- Arena di Verona - 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.
- Casa di Giulietta - 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.
What's Included
- Local tour guide
- Arena entrance ticket
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick up and drop-off, food and drinks
Additional Information
Accompany your guide, a savvy local, as you wander the charming streets of the old city to uncover its most picturesque locations. Revel in the city’s plazas, pausing to behold the most significant landmarks from the exterior. Gaze upon the medieval Castelvecchio and its Scaligero Bridge, the Gavi’s arch and delve into the city’s rich Roman history. Walk past Porta Borsari till you reach the illustrious Piazza delle Erbe, the city’s former Roman forum. Here you can feast your eyes on the frescoes of the graceful palaces, engage with the local market and appreciate the stunning Torre dei Lamberti. Learn about the love story of Romeo and Juliet and visit the iconic balcony. Get immersed in Veronese customs and traditions with the guide which will help you appreciate the charm of this enchanting city. Lastly, arrive at the Arena for a concise 30-minute tour. Explore the Roman amphitheatre of Verona, gain entry with your priority ticket and pay heed to the local expert as they share details about its creation, present and past function, and historical legends surrounding it.
- 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 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.
Location
Teatro Ristori
Via Teatro Ristori
The guide will be in front of the theater holding a yellow sign with "TOUR" written.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(116 Ratings)
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Kathi_e
May 30, 2024
Just do it! - Wonderful guide. Leisurely pace showing all of the highlights and answering all of our questions. Helpful for ideas post- tour.
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John_a
May 21, 2024
Great, interesting and informative! - Francesco was knowledgeable and actually wanted questions from his guests. He has a light and humorous way of providing history and information making the 2 hours go by nicely and rewarding. I only wish the meet up point were close to a cafe that had a place to sit, have a coffee and a restroom to use prior to the start time of the tour, but that has nothing to do with the guide...Francesco was superb!
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Vtchopperdude
May 20, 2024
Amazing experience! Must do! - Amazing walking tour of many Verona highlights. Our tour guide Frank was great! Very knowledgeable, easy to understand, and had an inviting personality. The Arena tour was a great addition and was the highlight of our tour. Must do!
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Thalissa_r
Apr 17, 2024
I had a great time in... - I had a great time in Verona. Our guide Francesco was super informative and we could see how passionate he was for the city. He was super kind and friendly to everyone. I'd recommend this tour to everyone who wants to get to know the best of Verona in an amusing and pleasant tour
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Melissawilliams
Mar 25, 2024
Highly recommend - We had a great tour with the area added on. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable (an archeologist) and very personable. We were the only couple with a small child (5 year old daughter) and the tour guide went out of her way to speak with our daughter and tell her about some great things she would understand
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Amy
Feb 24, 2024
A perfect way to explore the big Verona sights - This was a perfect walking tour at a great price point to explore the main sights in Verona. Benedetta is an excellent guide with great insight and made the experience very fun and rewarding. Definitely recommend!
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Daniel_p
Jan 3, 2024
Verona walking tour - Great tour - guide Isabella was really good. Very easy to understand and shared wonderful insight. Thanks.
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J4326mhjamesh
Oct 21, 2023
Excellent tour guide! - Our tour guide for Verona, Andrea, was excellent! His knowledge of ancient and also more modern history of Verona was extensive. On our walking tour, he introduced us to many buildings, squares and monuments using interesting details and showing us specific aspects we wouldn’t have noticed ourselves. Andrea also asked questions and used humour to keep the tour both interesting and entertaining. He made the tour a highlight of our time in Verona.
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Amit_s
Nov 5, 2023
Small group. Isabel, the... - Small group. Isabel, the guide, was knowledgeable and pleasant. I expected it to take 3 hours but we finished in 2.
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Beverly_e
May 27, 2024
Never do a Viator again. - Viator was not responsive. I made a simple request and at first they said they would and then wihen the time came, they did not keep their word. I would have cancelled if I had known.
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