Dark Historical Verona Walking Tour

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Experience this walking tour and learn about the darkest parts of Verona history. You will live some of the most cruel fights held in the Arena, you’ll pass the old Jewish Ghetto and you’ll hear about the cruel destiny of some of the people who lived there. Then, in Piazza Erbe, we’ll undergo the sorrow and pain of the people exposed to the public shame, we’ll pass the place where Mastiff I was murdered, reach the arch where the torture instruments were exposed, and then we’ll see the Scala family Tombs, the courtyard where dozens of beheaded skeletons were found, and, of course, we’ll end with the heart-breaking story of Romeo & Juliet. Be prepared to gasp and cry, to held your breath and feel touched and moved while living the ill-fated, hopeless human tragedies which occurred in the very places we’ll be passing by.

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Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Starts: Verona, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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Experience this walking tour and learn about the darkest parts of Verona history. You will live some of the most cruel fights held in the Arena, you’ll pass the old Jewish Ghetto and you’ll hear about the cruel destiny of some of the people who lived there. Then, in Piazza Erbe, we’ll undergo the sorrow and pain of the people exposed to the public shame, we’ll pass the place where Mastiff I was murdered, reach the arch where the torture instruments were exposed, and then we’ll see the Scala family Tombs, the courtyard where dozens of beheaded skeletons were found, and, of course, we’ll end with the heart-breaking story of Romeo & Juliet. Be prepared to gasp and cry, to held your breath and feel touched and moved while living the ill-fated, hopeless human tragedies which occurred in the very places we’ll be passing by.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Arena di Verona, Piazza Bra 1, 37121, Verona Italy

We will not enter the Arena, but you’ll learn about the history of the building and some of the many stories that took place there … you’ll be magnetized by it !
What happened in the Arena on the Ides of March of year 54 AD? Why were 176 people – including children – burnt alive on February, 13th, 1278?

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sinagoga di Verona, Via Oro, 4, 37121 Verona VR, Italy

What happened to the Jewish family who lived next to the Synagogue during WWII? See Verona from a different perspective and discover some of the darkest times that occurred in there.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza delle Erbe, 37121, Verona Italy

You’ll live the Medieval life and learn about its cruelties while watching the pillory or the tower where exposition cage hanged …

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza dei Signori, Verona Italy

Passing by the corner where Mastiff I of the Scala Family, the ruler of Verona, was murdered in 1277, we’ll reach Signori Square, and learn about the sad destiny of orphans, about Dante and his flight from Florence, and then the hard life under the Austrian-Hungarian Empire …

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Arche Scaligere, Via Santa Maria in Chavica near Piazza dei Signori, Verona Italy

Looking at the Scala Family Tombs, we’ll come to know about some of the plots that brought to their end: the hate among brothers, the murders, the attacks …

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa di Giulietta, Via Cappello 23, 37121, Verona Italy

You’ll cry your eyes out at the sad story of the two doomed lovers …

Duration: 10 minutes



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